Can you get breast cancer even if no one in your family has never had it?
My husband told me that his mama went to have some tests run the other day. He said she thinks she has breast cancer. I think she has Munchhausen's. No one else in their family has had this. She seems to have one major illness after another.
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yes you can still get it its less likely to have it, but you can definitely get it
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Yes you can get breast cancer even if no-one else in the family has it. In fact the majority of cancer patients are the only ones in their family with it. I have a friend with an in-law who's like this, with one serious illness after another and never any proof of it. The whole family just ends up hedging their bets, after all it could be true. Still, you know what happened to the boy who cried wolf. Why don't you ask to see the test results.
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Many women develop breast cancer without any history of the disease in the family, so yes, you can definitely get it even if nobody else in your family has had it. What matters is what the doctor finds, not what mama thinks. If there's evidence for cancer, she has it; if there isn't, she probably doesn't. Even hypochondriacs actually do get sick from time to time.
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Sure it's possible. Cancer runs in your DNA and just does not activate until hormones and such trigger the gene. Family members could have held the gene, except it wasn't activated in their lifetimes. Anything is possible. Never assume you do not have cancer, get it checked out thoroughly to be 100% sure. Wish nothing but the best for your family.
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if no one has "never" had it, that means everyone has had it. so the possibilities are very high.
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Less than 10% of breast cancers are caused by inherited factors so more than 90% have no family history! 80% are in women over 50. Offer to accompany her to her next follow up appointment to give support. This way, you will know just what she is dealing with. If she has breast cancer, she will need someone else to absorb all the info she will be given, if she hasn't you will know, and either way you get brownie points for being a caring daughter in law.
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Below is the following risk factors for breast cancer : 1. The chance of getting breast cancer goes up as a woman gets older. Most cases of breast cancer occur in women over 60. 2. A woman who had breast cancer in one breast has an increased risk of getting cancer in her other breast. 3. A woman's risk of breast cancer is higher if her mother, sister or daughter had breast cancer. 4. The chance of getting breast cancer after menopause is higher in women who are overweight or obese. 5. Women who are physically inactive throughout life may have an increased risk of breast cancer. Being active may help reduce risk
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