My sister had breast cancer...then had a geneology test years later..?

MY sister had breast cancer in 2003, and has no signs of it returning. Her Dr reccomended a Cancer Genealogy test. Well, we got the results and she has a 95% chance of breast or Ovarian cancer( My mom passed from ovarian cancer in 2002). That will go down to 5% after a hysterectomy. It also says that I have a 50% chance of getting Breast cancer even being a male(34yrs old).


Is anyone familiar with these tests? Men get breast cancer?

My sister had breast cancer...then had a geneology test years later..?
The genetic tests for breast cancer are BRCA1 %26amp; BRACA2. Every person gets two copies of BRCA 1%26amp;2 (one from mom and one from dad). If there is a genetic mutation in one of the copies the persons odds off getting breast and/or ovarian cancer skyrocket. If your sister has the genetic mutation then that means one of your parents passed the defect to her, which in turn means they could have passed the defect to you.





Yes, men can get breast cancer.





Check out www.breastcancer.org , it is a great resource for breast cancer information.
Reply:Men do get breast cancer, but it is very rare. See your doctor and he will calm your fears and show you how to do a breast exam.


Some cancers are genetic and can be predicted, from family history but many are not.
Reply:Yes men can get breast cancer ! Its just not well publicized.








http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/maleb...





A family history can indicate a higher chance of getting certain types cancers that tend to be genetic .


But even with increased risk it doesn't mean you WILL get cancer.





http://cancer.about.com/od/geneticcancer...