Breast Cancer?

Question

My mother-in-law died of breast cancer.
Can my daughter be at risk through the paternal genes as well as maternal?

Answer 1

The main risk factor for breast cancer is age.

Only about 5% of breast cancers are genetically linked.

If your Mother-in-law had the genetically linked form then your husband and dughter could both carry the gene.

We have 4 generations carrying the gene, Maternal grandfather (died , breast cancer), Mother (died breast cancer), 2 aunts & 1 uncle died of unrelated, non-genetic cancers, sister (breast cancer, 13 years ago), sister, brother and self, surviving unrelated, non-genetic cancers, (mine in breast), several nieces & nephews tested and genetic link confirmed (including brother's daughters).

Everyone is at risk, with careful monitoring and early detection, this is treatable.

Answer 2

the risk of hereditary breast cancer isn't as bad as you think! Only between 5 and 10 % of breast cancer is hereditary! Look it up, there are lots of sights on this! My sister had breast cancer last year ! Also age is a risk here too, was she under 40 yrs when she go it?

Answer 3

Yes. But genes might not be a factor. Breast cancer comes in many "forms". Mine was Receptor positive. Meaning it feeds off of Estrogen. Genes had nothing to do with it.