Sunday, June 1, 2008

What are my chances of getting breast cancer? I have two Aunts with breast cancer

What are my chances of getting breast cancer? I have two Aunts with breast cancer.?
I have a history of fibroadenomas. Two of my aunts had breast cancer and one of them has recently had it come back and spread. I am 24 and just found another lump. What are the chances this one is breast cancer? What is my chance of getting it as I get older?
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well idont know but about that lump I 100% recomend you to go see your doctor... There's a 50/50 chance i think PS>> can someone please answer my" help, just answer, genitalsthing" question please thanks :(
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Get it checked. Although a mammogram isn't always conclusive and often shows false positives for young women. They (and including you) often have dense breast tissue which makes them hard to read. With your history of fibroadenomas you've probably had a few scares already. Do as much family history research as you can starting with Mom, grandmother, all sisters and aunts, go back as far as you can. You can usually do this just by interviewing your relatives. Their history is very important to you. One of my very good women friends and co workers, only 28 at the time, no history, perfect health, very fit with only 5% body fat contracted breast cancer. This shocked everyone. The younger you are the more aggressive it is. Within three months she was having a bilateral mastectomy and it had already spread to left side lymph nodes. She only had a 50% chance of even surviving the original operation. She did get through that and has had a recurrence (local) She's been through so much. She's 35 now and a two time survivor. She's currently gone 28 months in remission. She had been in remission 4 years and 4 months when she had a recurrence. Don't wait on this. I'm not trying to scare you, just inform you. I'm a well respected expert in the field of breast cancer and write for a number of breast cancer web sites. My e-mail is open. If you have any more questions feel free to send me an e-mail. If you get a mammogram and it's inclusive ask for an ultra sound. If your family history warrants it you may want to consider getting an oncologist to keep you on their monitor system. They'd likely want to see you every six months, just to stay ahead of the game. Don't think your to young.. I've known a girl who was diagnosed with breast cancer two days before her senior prom...she was only 17. Educate yourself, be aware, don't take anything for granted about this....it's your life and you have total control over it. I hope some of this info has been helpful. Charlie C.

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