Hello,
My mother, my sister and both of my grandmothers had breast cancer and I have had it myself. My father died of cancer of unknown origin when he was in his early 30s. My sister had cancer in both breasts and was high risk, but mine was caught at an early stage. We were both 50 at the time but, thankfully more than 10 years on, we are both well. My sister had a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction and I had a lumpectomy. My mother and grandmothers survived following treatment and died of other causes. I was having yearly MRI scanning but have now decided to have mammograms instead. My recent mammogram was clear. We were tested for BRCA genes about 10 years ago but this was clear. My questions are - is this level of family involvement unusual? If so, what type of genetic mutations may be involved? More importantly, should I be having yearly mammograms due to my risk? I realise this question is quite specialist but hope you can help.
Gail
