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Mgarr · 06-20-2006, 02:57 PM

I have been wondering these types of questions for some time I will try a Reader's Digest version of my family experiences & the area I live in.

Paternal

2 aunts bc deaths -1 Inflammatory deceased 54yrs old, 2nd unknown was mentally & physically impaired, Medicaid patient 1 lump removed path. said neg. for cancer a year later another lump removed family informed neg. again - deceased approx. yr. later of b.c.

Cousin, diagnosed w/ ovarian cancer before wedding at 26 yrs. Another cousin diagnosed before her wedding at 25yrs. w/ non-hodgkins lymphoma. Brother diagnosed at 23yrs. w/ non-Hodgkins lymphoma. All born w/in a year of each other at same hospital.

There is some genetic mutation (maybe environmental) at work. I have not been able to get a hold of 1 aunts records to find out if ER+ or Her+ wondering if that was tested she passed away in 1995.

I tested neg. for BRAC I & II but as the genetist indicated these are the only genes they know about or can test for right now.

Maternal

Mom diagnosed at 62 w/ ER+ bc after some years of HRT. No other noted history of bc in her family.

W/in the past 2 years there have been at least dozen women I know diagnosed; one of which was a roomate of mine.

Born & raised in Detroit.

06-20-2006, 02:57 PM	#17
Mgarr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 230	I have been wondering these types of questions for some time I will try a Reader's Digest version of my family experiences & the area I live in. Paternal 2 aunts bc deaths -1 Inflammatory deceased 54yrs old, 2nd unknown was mentally & physically impaired, Medicaid patient 1 lump removed path. said neg. for cancer a year later another lump removed family informed neg. again - deceased approx. yr. later of b.c. Cousin, diagnosed w/ ovarian cancer before wedding at 26 yrs. Another cousin diagnosed before her wedding at 25yrs. w/ non-hodgkins lymphoma. Brother diagnosed at 23yrs. w/ non-Hodgkins lymphoma. All born w/in a year of each other at same hospital. There is some genetic mutation (maybe environmental) at work. I have not been able to get a hold of 1 aunts records to find out if ER+ or Her+ wondering if that was tested she passed away in 1995. I tested neg. for BRAC I & II but as the genetist indicated these are the only genes they know about or can test for right now. Maternal Mom diagnosed at 62 w/ ER+ bc after some years of HRT. No other noted history of bc in her family. W/in the past 2 years there have been at least dozen women I know diagnosed; one of which was a roomate of mine. Born & raised in Detroit.