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Genetic Testing Decision Making & Barriers Youve Faced?
Hi all, We're looking for members to share their experiences with making decisions regarding getting genetic testing and any barriers you have faced in doing so. If you'd be willing to share your story, could you please post here or send us a PM? Thanks in advance!
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Breast Cancer Screening Options for Women With ATM, CHEK2, PALB2
Study Suggests Breast Cancer Screening Options for Women With ATM, CHEK2, and PALB2 Mutations Mar 22, 2022 Women with ATM, CHEK2, or PALB2 mutations may benefit from starting annual breast cancer screening with MRI between the ages and 30 to 35 and an annual MRI and mammogram starting at age 40. Read more...
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AXIN2 Gene- Do you have it?
So I’m wondering how many of us here have the Axin2 gene? I have it with a variant of unknown significance. But my breast cancer surgeon told me years ago that they are learning new stuff all the time, unlearning other stuff and there is still a lot they still don’t know about breast cancer. Just curious how many of us…
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RAD50
Hi everyone I had triple negative bc. Told all clear now and also gene test came back negative for all 20 include brac but was an inconclusive for this RAD one. Do I need be worried? Kind of wish I'd not had it done now. I'm 43. Have a 4 year old. So sick of worrying. Any one else in my situation? Oh I also had a bilateral…
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NBN mutation no longer a BC risk. WHAT?!
First my diagnosis was relatively botched. One doctor said HER2+, another triple negative. No consensus. Decision made to do chemo first then reassess to see if lumpectomy appropriate. During chemo I had genetic testing reveal NBN mutation which gave me up to a 30% higher risk of BC. Because of that risk assessment, I…
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ATM, the new BRCA?
I was diagnosed with DCIS in February 2015. No breast cancer in my family, but multiple other ones, prostate, lungs, pancreas (father), bladder, throat. My genetic testing came back with this high risk for breast cancer due to a fairly new discovered gene mutation called ATM. Same gene is responsible with pancreatic…
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Double mastectomy with PALB2 and early stage BC?
I got diagnosed with stage 2 est + BC last year and unfortunately my gene test of + PALB2 came after my 2nd lumpectomy to get clear margins. I've just finished chemo which was really hard on me and I have a very short window to decide whether I proceed with radiation or go on to have a full risk reducing mastectomy with…
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Women With BRCA1 Gene Mutation Have Fewer Eggs in Ovaries
Women With BRCA1 Gene Mutation Have Fewer Eggs in Ovaries July 1, 2021 Women with a mutation in the BRCA1 gene likely have fewer eggs in their ovaries than the average woman, which may shorten their window of opportunity to have children. Read more...
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Black Women and Rates of Genetic Mutations vs. White Women
Do Black Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Have Higher Rates of Genetic Mutations Than White Women? June 8, 2021 Black women and white women diagnosed with breast cancer have about the same rates of genetic mutations linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. Read more...
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BC Risk Drops W/ Proph Salpingo-Oopherectomy in BRCA + Women
Breast Cancer Risk Drops Within 5 Years of Prophylactic Ovary and Fallopian Tube Removal in Women With BRCA Mutations March 11, 2021 Surgery to remove the healthy ovaries and fallopian tubes reduces the risk of breast cancer in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation in the first 5 years after surgery. The age at which a…
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Listing our BRCA mutations - maybe we can find matches
My idea is that we can use this topic to post our genetic mutation on the off chance that we can find someone else with the same mutation. I realize that this is a long shot because there are so many variations, but what the heck? I tried searching FORCE for mine with no luck. Here's my family's: BRCA2 - 2024del5