Poll - How old were you when dx with BC
I am just curious to find out how old all of you were when first being dx'ed with BC (I don't need to know the year, I hate math so I wouldn't try to figure out how old you are now anyway). It just bothers me that they are still promoting waiting until you are 40 to get a mammo.
I was 29 when I was first dx with BC, 34 with loc reoccurance and 36 with Mets to liver. Good thing I didn't wait till I was 40!
My Onc suggests that my daughter get a mammo five years before I was dx'ed. She is almost 18 now! Also, I don't know if I have the BRCA gene or not, we are gettng ready to start that process but it scares me to know that I could have passed this to my daughter.
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39
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46 - stage IV from the get go. I made the mistake of skipping a couple of years getting my mammos done.
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I was 42 when dx the first time Stage 11a, then here we go again at 44 this time Stage IV....... I have 2 daughters age 20 and 25. And I too struggle with the knowledge that this is genetic and could be passed to them. I make it my mission in life to educate them about bc prevention, and the importance of being your own advocate for your health care. I look back on the what if's in my life. Back in 1994 I had surgery for a cyst on my ovary and the doc noticed a small pea on my right breast. One doc suggested a needle biopsy, but the chief at the time didn't think it was necessary.....needless to say 10 years later the little pea grew and was not diagnosed until I found the lump. It's been a wild ride ever since. Smile and Be Blessed!
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40
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30...
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51
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42 at original dx
45 with lung mets
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41 original dx was mets.
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Original dx Stage 1 age 33
Stage IV age 37 supracalvical lymph nodes
age 38 liver
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32 almost 33
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36 first dx'd 42 dx'd mets
After being on these boards I tell every women that 40 is not the magic number for a mammogram.
The medical world says that your breast are to dense that you couldn't find anything. About 12 years ago I worked with radiologist. We had one Dr that felt that there was a procedure he was doing with dye and a mri that was detecting breast cancer. I do not know what ever became of it, but sure would be interested in finding out. Heather
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48. stage IV from get-go.
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34 stage IV from get-go also. mets to liver and bones. just had a baby 5 months ago
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I was 27 original bc stage III
30 with mets to lungs and bones.
31 mets liver and brain.
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Age 39. Was BRCA2+ too but didn't know that until seven years later!
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40.. BRCA-
Her2+
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35 stage IV from get go.
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45 brca1 pos.....mammos since 30 years old.....mom dx at 51 first time 65 second dx....still kickin!!!
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49
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46...but they miss "judged" my calcifications for more than four years....tumor was 3.5 when they figured it out. So they say the cancer was there since I was about 38 or so. Wish we had caught it then.
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33 years young
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I was 40.
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48 but,17 days later I turned 49.
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44 with DCIS Stage 0 (area w/microcalcifications covers an area of 9 x 8.2 cm though!). Found on my 3rd mammogram.
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37, stage 4 from beginning.
Famous last words from dr after I had to point out the lump in my breast to him..."let's just biopsy that and you will sleep much better when the results come back. You are young and healthy, I am sure it is nothing!" needless to say i have changed drs.
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Just turned 41
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36
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46 stage 1
50 stage 4
Too many YOUNG ppl posting here!!!! But then, we are ALL too young for this!!!!
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40, just a couple of mos before turning 41. I'm BRCA- but do not want anyone telling me my daughters (or sons for that matter) do not need to worry... because I "shouldn't have" gotten it either, but I did. I still would like to have my ovaries removed but my doc says not to worry since I'm BRCA- so I have no more risk of ovarian cancer than anyone else... again, according to BRCA test I had no more risk than anyone else for bc either, yet here I am.
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37 first dx
49 stage IV
Both times diagnosed in February almost to the day.
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