WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2002: Re: ***Heredity cancer??***

Re: Heredity cancer??

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:16:56 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 19 Nov 2002, S.J. wrote: >
>Hi,
>There is a huge history of cancers throughout my family, and I was
>wondering if this is like to increase mine, or my siblings chances of
>developing cance rin later life? Won't go into it all, but this is the
>gist of it -
>My Mum's family - Mum - cervical cancer (survived)
> Maternal grandmother - breast cancer (died)
> Maternal aunts x2 - breast cancer (both died)
> Maternal cousin - breast cancer (died)
>Dad's family - Dad - colon cancer (survived)
> Paternal grandmother - colon cancer (died)
> Paternal grandfather - throat cancer (died)
>Paternal aunts x3 - breast cancer (2 died, 1 being treated)
>
>What do you think?
>Any advice or info would be great.
>Thanks
>Sarah

Cervical and throat cancers are not hereditary. Colon and breast cancer can be, though only about 10% of breast cancers are hereditary. I don't know the percentage for colon cancer. Your history makes you think anyway, so you and your sibs need to be the ones that do things right, such as regular checkups, breast self exams, mammograms, colonoscopies at appropriate intervals, and so on.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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