I have a strong family history of cancer on my mum’s side of the family, my mum passed away at 62 from triple negative breast cancer. All of her other relatives who had cancer (I’m unsure which type they had) were all over 60. I was referred for a genetic assessment through my GP where I was asked a series of questions by the genetics clinic, where they determined I am “medium risk” of developing cancer but didn’t meet the threshold for the more in depth genetic testing.
I have since done a genetics test through a private testing company, which came back stating I have the gene variant rs1799950 (A;G) of Brca 1 and rs144848 (G;T) of Brca 2. it states on the report that these both cause slight increased risk of breast cancer, I know that there are different variants and some are worse than others.
I am 30 years old for reference and also haven’t had children yet but would like to. I feel like if I go back to my GP or the genetics service they won’t take me serious as they already did their basic assessment and it’s from a private test. Does anyone have any advice?
Hi Brightstar30 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I haven't been in your position, so can't offer any advice, but I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list.
Hopefully some members of the group will be along shortly to share their experiences with you.
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