How high is the percentage of getting cancer when your mother and grandmother died because of it?

Question

Both my mother and grandmother passed away because of this disease. Im 17 and my sister is 14, should we start going to the doctor and get regular check ups? Any info would be appreciated.

My mother and grandmother started both by getting breast cancer. My grandmother died before it moved to any other organ, but my mother's cancer moved to her lungs after she got operated, after a few chemotherapt sessions it went to her brain and that's when she passed away.

Answer 1

If you had have a familial or heredetary disease (Genetic Predisposition) that could be one factor that influence cancer development. Prevention is the most important to fight against cancer. Diet is the most important (avoid fatty foods), exercise second (walking is the best exercise). If you are a woman please perform a BSE (Breast Self Exam) 7-10 days after menses, inform your physician if you have a lump notice to your breast. Ask your nearest nurse or school nurse how to perform BSE. If you are a man please perform a TSE (Testicular Self Exam) every month upon shower. Again, if you notice a lump on your testicle inform your physician, ask your nearest nurse or school nurse how to perform this exam. Remember this seven warning signs for cancer:

C- hange in bowel or bladder habits
A-ny sore that does not heal
U-nusual bleeding or discharge
T-hickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
I-ndigestion
O-bvious change in wart or moles
N-agging cough or horseness

Answer 2

It depends on the kind of cancer. If it's a cancer of the female organs, then obviously you would not be at any risk of getting it...but your sister would, and it would be something she needed to discuss with her gynocologist, to decide how often she should be tested for it.

If your mother and grandmother lived near each other, you might wonder if the environment played some role in their illnesses.

I'm very sorry for your loss, it must be terrible to be so young and be without a mother or grandmother.

Answer 3

Don't know if you can put a figure on this, but if your mother and grandmother passed from the same kind of cancer, then you are surely in a high risk group for getting the same. Notice I said high risk, NOT that you were going to get it. You are wise to have early and frequent check-ups as early detection has a higher chance for treatment and cure.

Answer 4

Depends on the cancer.... for women, if their grandmother and mom had it, there is a family history of br ca. and all of the girls in that family should be monitored closely. Cancer, hon, is not one disease, but many, each with different causes. So, depending on what your mom and grandmother had, would determine your risk, if any...

Answer 5

you have to look at their lifestyle and diets.that is far more important than thinking on heridity.do research of fungals,diet and heavy metal toxicity and also pres drugs or even oth drugs and your immune sys.

Answer 6

I thing that is twice as high as someone who doesn't have a family member who had it.