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My mother had breast cancer at 54 and her cousin was diagnosed at 45. is this likely caused by the brca gene? my insurance won't pay for it.
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Possible: It is hard to say without a full family history but your relatives did have cancer at a young age. Per nccn guidelines, both are candidates for testing (assuming they are still alive). They would be the best subjects for testing and then you may or may not need to. If they can't or won't, i advise you talk to your doc to see if a genetic counselor can see you and decide on the proper testing.
Answered 10/31/2013
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BRCA: Probably not. The patient to be tested is the cousin due to age at diagnosis. You do not qualify because you're risk of having the gene is so low. That's a good thing!
Answered 11/7/2015
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Nope!: If you don't have breast or ovarian cancer yourself, then you need a family history of breast cancer in two close relatives (parent, sibling, aunt, granparent, niece) on the same side of the family, or one close relative diagnosed with breast cancer before age 45. Your mother's cousin doesn't qualify as a close relative. Ask to see a genetic counselor to better define your risk.
Answered 1/16/2014
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