Breast Cancer......?

Question

My grandmother is a healthy 65 yr old woman whom was diagnosed with breast cancer last week. After her tests were run they said it was in stage one. What is normal survival rate for stage one? Do most survive? Also breast cancer has never run in our family so what are the chances of my mother or myself, getting the cancer?

Answer 1

Your grandmother's survival rate is 88%.

If your grandmother has cancer, and it is inherited, your mother has a 50/50 chance of getting it.

If your grandmother has inherited cancer and your mother doesn't , your chances of breast cancer are less than 50/50.

If your mother ends up with cancer that is inherited, you too, will have a 50/50 chance of getting it.

But, only 10% of people get cancer through inheriting the breast cancer gene. { a test can be done to determine if it is inherited for $2,500.(BRCA 1 and 2 gene test)}

Say the cancer in your grandmother is not inherited but just random, you have a greater chance of getting it than a family with generations that has no cancer.

Stage one means the tumor is no larger than 2 centimeters. This is good! It probably has not spread anywhere at this stage. The doctor will determine if she needs a lump removal or the entire breast. If the lump is removed, she will need radiation therapy to make sure they got all of it. If she has total breast removal, she won't need radiation. During the surgery, they will remove her lymph node or nodes, by her arm pit, to make sure it didn't spread. It probably hasn't, like I said, because it is so small. She shouldn't need chemotherapy if it hasn't spread. That is great!

My mom discovered she had breast cancer in 2006. She had a lumpectomy, radiation and chemo. I found out I had it in 2006 and had a mastectomy with reconstruction. My mom's sister died from it years ago and my dad's aunt had a mastectomy. It seems to run in our family.

Answer 2

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, but it sounds like so far she has promising information. Tests may be helpful, but until she has had surgery to remove the tumor then she hasn't been fully 'staged'.
Overall, results are excellent for stage I but in the past few years it has become clear that 'breast cancer' is actually probably more than one disease, and some can be more aggressive than others. Important additional information will be about hormone receptors and HER2/neu if it's an invasive breast tumor. After surgery, your grandmother should consult with her surgeon whether other treatment may be helpful.
Helpful information can be found at many organizations, including the Amedican Cancer Society, Memorial Sloan-Kettiering Cancer Center and similar cancer centers, Susan Komen Foundation, National Breast Cancer Coalition and other reliable sources. I would look at those sources first before considering anything mentioned in your first answer.

Answer 3

The big question is: What has your grandmother done in her lifestyle that lead her to have cancer. If Cancer was generic, why dont we find sharks with cancer, or deer with big brain tumors. One thing that I can tell you that all 3 of you are doing is that all 3 of you are using deodorant with alluminum. Aluminum is very toxic and it blocks your pores in your underarms which is not good to do in a period of 40 years. All of the waste particles that needed to be secreted through sweat have accumulated for years and that toxic overload causes cancer.

Treating it? Look into "Flax Seed Oil" Fresh and Refrigerated from a natureal store like "Whole foods". Canadians have found it to reduce cancer as fast as quemotherapy with no side effects...Read more and educate yourself. Ask only to get guidance and direction. Read and save your grandma's life. Chemotherapy, ratidation, and surgery are just a good bussiness that doctors love to do, and they will love your money when you die anyways. Read the Book "Natural cures they don't want you to know" and "More cures they don't want you to know". There is an acid called ‘Palladium Lipoic Complex (LAPd)’ that is good against cancer. Vitamin D supplement or get enough sunlight to make your skin produce Vitamin D. Buy Dr. Lorraine Day –Videocasettes and learn about her life experience with cancer and learn how she survived eventhough doctors had sent her home to die. She told the doctors that they weren't gods and that she was going to cure her cancer herself and she did...