Monday, November 8, 2010

What are my chances of getting breast cancer

What are my chances of getting breast cancer?
I'm 15, my mom got breast cancer when I was 10 and died from it when I was 12, she was 43 when she died.
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I'm very sorry for your loss! I had an aunt who died from breast cancer, I know it can be hard. Honestly I don't think there is any definite way to tell if someone is going to get breast cancer. Though, statistically people who have had someone from the mothers side of the family get breast cancer are more likely to be diagnosed, but not by enough to be really worried about. So I'd have to say your chances are not that much greater than the next person. But you really shouldn't be thinking about getting breast cancer anytime soon, not until your 40 at least.
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Sorry to hear that Brooke, Some of my family members went the same way. Breast stimulation prevents cancer as it counter acts the hormone estrogen which aids cancer growth. There are several links below to articles describing what can happen. http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20070417/breastfeeding-cuts-breast-cancer-risk http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2136824.stm extended breastfeeding lowers cancer risk http://www.ehow.com/how_4482979_risk-breast-cancer-nipple-stimulation.html therapeutic stimulation lowers cancer risk Stimulation effects http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3791664 http://www.springerlink.com/content/n804244q325lg042/ milk made into tumor killer http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4187697.stm Cohen cancer free You can do something about it.