[jaybt]

I'm with you Marejo. I think genetics plays a big role in the 'why' though at the time of diagnosis I asked the question of 'what did I do wrong'. I have a reasonably healthy lifestyle so immediately I blamed myself.
But like you, my last generation went done like beer and skittles with various types of cancer, and my own generation across brothers, sisters and cousins has to suffer a choice of Systemic Lupus, Gillian Bare Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Breast Cancer, or Diabetes. All immune deficiency related diseases.
I took the pill for years and also HRT for the last two years and wonder if that contributed. However, the stats show that if you smoke there is more chance of getting cancer than taking HRT.
I always went for a mammogram every two years because my mother had breast cancer, and because of this one action my lump was found. I had gone to see my docter eight months before diagnosis to ask for a lupus test because I was not feeling well, and it came back with an auto-immune reading. My doctor (no longer seen) did nothing. What I am saying is that, I believe my system was designed to implode at one time one way or the other, and I got given this card.
I move on with my life because this weekend I celebrated survival with my friends as its been a year since I was called back for a biopsy. I raised my glass today to all those wonderful researchers whose knowledge and determination may keep us alive.