If one person in my family had breast cancer, am I more likely to get it? If, say, five people had it in my family, would I would be almost guaranteed to get it? A close friend recently was diagnosed, and it made me highly curious. I found out that my great grandmother had it - if anyone is educated in this topic, please let me know the risks.
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Chances would be higher if your mother had it. That far back is not a close relationship.
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Cancer is rarely hereditary. There are several risk factors for breast cancer and a family history is considered a risk factor if you have two or more first or second degree relatives who have had it or one first degree relative who was either male or under 50. Therefore, you are not at a higher risk than anyone else because your great-grandmother had breast cancer. If you had five people in your family with breast cancer it would not almost be guaranteed you would get it. A family history is only one of many risk factors. You could have several risk factors and never get it or have none of them and you do. We do not know what causes cancer and have no way to determine with certainty who will get it and who will not
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