A year ago, one of my dad's sisters lost her battle with breast cancer.
My dad's other sister just found out she has breast cancer.
There are only two sisters.
When my Aunt Glenda (who died) was sick, they tested my other aunt and my cousin, to see if she had the kind that was genetic. They said she didn't.
I'm now having problems with that result, since it seems like some insane odds that BOTH of my aunts would have a non-genetic form of breast cancer.
As the daughter of their BROTHER, would I be at a higher risk than I otherwise would be as a member of the female population? Should I, and my sisters, and my cousin, do anything now, other than perform regular self-checks? My sisters and I are in our twenties. Our other cousin, the only daughter of the other brother, is only five.
Thanks.
2007-02-09
07:08:46
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CrazyChick
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