My mum has breast cancer and her mum and grandma got different types to. What are my chances of getting it.?

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My mum has breast cancer and her mum had lung cancer though the doctors say it was from smoking. My mums grandma also got some kind of cancer but i'm not sure what type.
What is the risk of me getting it?

Answer 1

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Due to your relatives having it, you have a higher chance of getting it than people whose relatives don't have cancer. If you take care of yourself, your chances of cancer will definetley lower.

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My 8th Grade Health teacher.

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thanks.

Answer 2

Borrowed this from the National Cancer Institute.
Family health history: Your risk of breast cancer is higher if your mother, father, sister, or daughter had breast cancer. The risk is even higher if your family member had breast cancer before age 50. Having other relatives (in either your mother's or father's family) with breast cancer or ovarian cancer may also increase your risk.


Certain genome changes: Changes in certain genes, such as BRCA1 or BRCA2, substantially increase the risk of breast cancer. Tests can sometimes show the presence of these rare, specific gene changes in families with many women who have had breast cancer, and health care providers may suggest ways to try to reduce the risk of breast cancer or to improve the detection of this disease in women who have these genetic changes.

Also, researchers have found specific regions on certain chromosomes that are linked to the risk of breast cancer. If a woman has a genetic change in one or more of these regions, the risk of breast cancer may be slightly increased. The risk increases with the number of genetic changes that are found. Although these genetic changes are more common among women than BRCA1 or BRCA2, the risk of breast cancer is far lower.

You and your mum might want to be screened and have a little chat with a geneticist.

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http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk…