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Mothers mom had pancreatic cancer at 72, dad had colon at 87, she had had lobular breast cancer at 54. i've had brca testing- negative. am i at risk?
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Doubt: With the negative BRCA tests, your risk of these is much lower. They may identify other genetic tumor markers for these as time goes on. Remember, the majority of colon cancer is found in persons without a family history for it.
Answered 12/27/2016
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Some risk: There is some risk even though you don't have the BRCA gene mutation. If your own parents, instead of your grandparents, had these diseases your risk would be greater. A geneticist can advise you better,however.
Answered 12/27/2016
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Not extra risk: Keep up surveillance like everybody else, and good luck.
Answered 1/2/2017
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