Left Versus Right Hand & Breast Cancer

[Sheila]

There was an interesting story on the Chicago news last night that found that left handed women, which is less than 7% of all women, are more prone to developing breast cancer....they feel it might have to do with estrogen leveld during the pregnancy....I found this interesting as I am left handed...just wondering how many lefties are in this group?
Hugs
Sheila

[jener8er]

I saw this too, but I'm right handed.

[Lolly]

I'm a rightie.

[Unregistered]

my mom was left handed and she had BC. I am right handed and I have it to.

[margaret]

I'm left handed. Diagnosed stage 3b almost 4 years ago. I'm curious.

thanks, Margaret

[Unregistered]

I am right handed dx in 6/05 with IDC and my mom had bc and was right handed.

[bonnie]

My mother was left-handed and had breast cancer at 82 years of age. I'm right-handed and I had breast cancer at 58 years of age.

Bonnie

[DianeN]

I am left handed but my sister who has breast cancer also is right handed.

[Shell]

I am left handed, and it was one of the questions my surgeon had me fill out on his questionnaire... I have two girls, one left handed and one right handed...


Shell

[BonnieT]

I am right handed and my mother was too , and we both have BC.
BonnieT

[Kim in CA]

Im right handed, first diagnosed at age 42. My mother is a leftie, age 72, and as healthy as a horse! Her sister(my aunt) died of BC at age 70, twenty years after original diagnosis, also right handed.

[Kristin]

My mom, diagnosed in Spring 1999, Left handed, postmetapose, ER+/PR- Her2+. No history of bc in the family. I wonder how many left handers are ER+ too, since they are claming it is estrogen driven prenataly.

[Becky]

My mother and I are both right handed but lefties run in the family (of my 3 kids, 2 are lefties and one rightie). Of my mom's sisters who have bc - 2 lefties and one rightie.


Take care,

Becky