I found out the my mother has breast cancer. I'm 15, how likely am I to develop it?
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Patterns show it is a high probability....sorry to say. Although cancers come in different forms one consistency shows is that if a relative had it the chances of your developing it has spiked considerably. It doesnt mean you will just the chances have just jumped dramatically in your life time. However, just remember that cancers can be caused by other things..such as bad diet (solution: eat more Kale -- has tons of antioxidents), lack of exercise, etc...but the biggest factor has always been hereditary -- your genes.
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Less than 10% of breast cancers are genetically linked. If your mother is the first in her family to have breast cancer then it is highly unlikely that hers is genetically linked. Without one of the faulty genes that increase risk, you have a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cacner by the time you turn 85. If you have one of the faulty genes, you have a 1 in 4 risk. With both faulty genes you have a 1 in 2 risk. You don't mention your mother's age, but a general rule of thumb is to start having mammograms 10 years before reaching the age she was diagnosed. Your risk over the next 5 years is close to nil.
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My guess, 50/50 chance. Do a self exam everyday,if there's a change in the touch or feel,go to the doctor.
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Only 5 - 10% of all breast cancer cases are hereditary; those that are hereditary are due to a rare inherited faulty gene. Breast cancer diagnosed after the age of 50 is even less likely to be hereditary. A sign that breast cancer MAY be inherited is when several members of the same side of a family have had it, especially if some of them have developed it at a younger than usual age. So if your mother is the only member of her family to have had breast cancer, the chances are it isn't hereditary. As the daughter of someone who has had breast cancer, you are likely to be treated as at increased risk as a precaution, starting mammograms ten years before you reach the age at which your mother was diagnosed. At your age, the chances of breast cancer, hereditary or not, are as close to zero as makes almost no difference; it's almost unheard of in under 20s and fewer than 0.1% of all those diagnosed with it are under 30. Most (80%) are over 50. All women have a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer over a lifetime of 80 years. Even if your mother's breast cancer was due to one of the 2 faulty genes known to be responsible for hereditary breast cancer, it doesn't mean you would have inherited that gene; you would have a 50% chance of having inherited it, and inheriting it would not mean you would definitely get breast cancer - that would be a 50 - 80% chance. But as you don't mention any other family members who've had breast cancer, it doesn't seem likely that it was.
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Hello Marissa: You have a advantage your doctor will be watchful of BC even more for you and so at age 25 I recommend you get a ultrasound done for a base line and than every 5 years get checked after that till you are 40 or 45 than go for your annual mammogram and pap. But the key is you have to pay attention to your own body. And I am sorry your mother has to deal with the monster too. There is a support group for breast cancer on yahoo. I would recommend she join us there. And keeping a positive attitude and doing what the doctor recommends is her best bet. I have been fighting breast cancer since 1993 when I had my first lumpectomy and 2004 they did a radical mastectomy bilaterally. We can live with out the breast but we have to fight to live. help her to have that want to live attitude. Again Sorry You all have to fight the monster too. And celebrate Christmas as we never know how many we have to celebrate. Live every day to the fullest and laugh every day that helps. Merry Christmas
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Having a mother with breast cancer is only a slight risk. There are several risk factors that carry a lot more weight than family history. If your mom is under 45 her doctor will probably recommend genetic testing. If your mom’s cancer is hereditary you have a 50% chance of inheriting it and even then it only increases your risk for it.
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