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Forum: High Risk for Breast Cancer

Due to family history, genetics, or other factors.

• What counts as familial link?

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  Created by: onceabird on Jun 6, 2019 06:05AM

  Latest post: Jun 6, 2019 06:50AM by SummerAngel

• Is it safe to consume alcohol with dinner while socializing.

  36 Posts 541 Views

  Created by: Gingermiss65 on May 31, 2019 03:23PM

  Latest post: Jun 3, 2019 06:55AM by dtad

• Any high risk women have a preventative mastectomy on Medicare?

  10 Posts 87 Views

  Created by: light1candle on May 22, 2019 12:17PM

  Latest post: May 26, 2019 09:21PM by Lea7777

• High risk Papilloma

  5 Posts 96 Views

  Created by: Sam183 on May 24, 2019 05:02PM

  Latest post: May 24, 2019 07:11PM by Sam183

• Question about Genetic Testing

  8 Posts 144 Views

  Created by: MsRukia on Mar 26, 2019 08:41AM

  Latest post: May 24, 2019 11:16AM by Yself

• High Risk results

  1 Posts 47 Views

  Created by: Sam183 on May 24, 2019 11:07AM

  Latest post: May 24, 2019 11:07AM by Sam183

• I am pretty concerned

  7 Posts 164 Views

  Created by: Mandigrace88 on Mar 28, 2019 11:34PM

  Latest post: May 24, 2019 11:02AM by Yself

• How many biopsies before the big decision...

  17 Posts 233 Views

  Created by: Rshep9101 on May 20, 2019 09:35PM

  Latest post: May 24, 2019 05:40AM by MaryScout

• Anyone out there with the Chek2 gene mutation???

  122 Posts 2,668 Views

  Created by: MNTaylor80 on Feb 6, 2014 08:10PM

  Latest post: May 19, 2019 03:16PM by kber

• Insurance Coverage with a mutation and only 1 relative with BC?

  2 Posts 47 Views

  Created by: nmprovo on May 15, 2019 07:17PM

  Latest post: May 16, 2019 10:14AM by vlnrph

• AdH

  1 Posts 39 Views

  Created by: BB3312 on May 11, 2019 08:36AM

  Latest post: May 11, 2019 08:36AM by BB3312

• Meningioma and breast cancer

  10 Posts 299 Views

  Created by: kazamodia on Sep 21, 2014 08:44AM

  Latest post: May 6, 2019 01:08PM by Moderators

• Borderline

  7 Posts 84 Views

  Created by: BB3312 on May 5, 2019 11:45AM

  Latest post: May 5, 2019 04:17PM by momoschki

• Postmenopausal Background Parenchymal Enhancement High Risk

  2 Posts 36 Views

  Created by: agirloffaith on May 2, 2019 02:10PM

  Latest post: May 3, 2019 01:10PM by Moderators

• Anyone denied by insurance for prophylactic mastectomy

  3 Posts 87 Views

  Created by: Ja9831 on Apr 19, 2019 06:52AM

  Latest post: May 3, 2019 10:59AM by SimoneRC

• Prophylactic Mastectomy at UTSW in Dallas?

  1 Posts 15 Views

  Created by: nmprovo on May 2, 2019 08:26PM

  Latest post: May 2, 2019 08:26PM by nmprovo

• BARD1 - Preventive Mastectomy - Dallas TX

  2 Posts 29 Views

  Created by: nmprovo on Apr 25, 2019 02:08PM

  Latest post: Apr 25, 2019 02:56PM by Mknausz

• Breast rash with high risk family history

  2 Posts 34 Views

  Created by: Beck_383 on Apr 20, 2019 10:33PM

  Latest post: Apr 21, 2019 11:17AM by Moderators

• New Poster: Possible to Test Tumor Samples for BRCA Mutations?

  9 Posts 81 Views

  Created by: BlueBunny on Apr 17, 2019 04:02PM

  Latest post: Apr 18, 2019 08:39AM by BlueBunny

• Is HER2+ breast cancer as heritable as any other?

  3 Posts 70 Views

  Created by: Martha615 on Apr 7, 2019 10:42AM

  Latest post: Apr 15, 2019 01:46PM by Martha615

• ADH plus

  6 Posts 86 Views

  Created by: BB3312 on Apr 6, 2019 01:04PM

  Latest post: Apr 14, 2019 08:06PM by Lea7777

• Do I qualify for bilateral mastectomy?! Help!!

  9 Posts 249 Views

  Created by: SarahParks00 on Dec 8, 2018 12:29AM

  Latest post: Apr 10, 2019 07:43PM by Christene502

• Occupation

  5 Posts 107 Views

  Created by: Gingermiss65 on Apr 3, 2019 08:23PM

  Latest post: Apr 4, 2019 04:41PM by Gingermiss65

• Premenopausal & ALH

  3 Posts 110 Views

  Created by: neujess on May 18, 2017 01:28PM

  Latest post: Apr 3, 2019 04:35PM by neujess

• Would you seek a Prophylactic bilateral mastectomy if...?

  23 Posts 260 Views

  Created by: Martha615 on Mar 26, 2019 12:19PM

  Latest post: Mar 30, 2019 12:47PM by Dm39

• Sclerosing adenosis and usual ductal hyperplasia

  5 Posts 88 Views

  Created by: Laura2019 on Mar 23, 2019 08:25PM

  Latest post: Mar 29, 2019 02:38PM by cattledoglv

• Living with uncertainty

  4 Posts 75 Views

  Created by: Martha615 on Mar 26, 2019 01:11AM

  Latest post: Mar 26, 2019 12:21PM by Martha615

• Density question

  8 Posts 91 Views

  Created by: Djabi53 on Mar 14, 2019 10:08PM

  Latest post: Mar 24, 2019 06:35PM by sweetp6217

• I finally got my first MBI test, also have weird pain

  1 Posts 28 Views

  Created by: sweetp6217 on Mar 24, 2019 06:34PM

  Latest post: Mar 24, 2019 06:34PM by sweetp6217

• Family history...

  8 Posts 98 Views

  Created by: Lilmee1234 on Mar 8, 2019 04:28PM

  Latest post: Mar 23, 2019 08:48PM by Lilmee1234