[Joanne S]

Since my recent news of metastasis, I discussed this testing with my oncologist. I was pretty much in shock after getting my mets diagnosis so I have no ideas if I comprehended anything that day.

I too have two daughters, now 21 and 27 years old, so I've decided to get tested, and I'm currently waiting on my results. When I was originally diagnosed in 2006, I decided to hold off on this test because my daughters were so young and had a very remote risk of getting breast cancer for some years.

If I understood my doctor correctly ?????
Regardless if your mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer or not, If your mother is still alive, that is the person that should be tested first.
If your mother is negative, it is not necessary for you or your daughters to be tested.
If your mother is positive, then you have a 50% chance of having the gene.
If you are negative, it is not necessary for your daughters to be tested.
If you are positive, each of your daughters have a 50% chance of having the gene.
Not all breast cancers are a result of being positive for this gene.
Only are small percentage of the general breast cancer's population cancer are positive for the BRCA genes.
And if I don't have any of this correct, please let us know. THANK YOU!

My mother was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer (it was everywhere in her bones) in 1994 and she passed in 1996. Since she refused chemo and radiation other than Tamoxifen, and me not having any knowledge about cancer, I never asked any questions about the type.... I only knew she was hormone positive (being on Tamoxifen). My doctors advised that your BC tumor is kept for 7 years in case further testing or re-testing is needed, but I'm not sure that it is preserved for all patients or in certain cases.
If anyone know, please advise. THANKS!