Initial Visit with Genetics Counselor

July 1, 2008:  Met with the genetics counselor.  Was referred due to cancer diagnosis at age 37, family history [mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002] and Ashkenazi heritage – all red flags apparently. She told me that there’s a 12% probability of me having a hereditary cancer gene, based on family history. I [...]

Genetic Test Results and Statistics

Two weeks after the lumpectomy surgery, I went in to see the genetic counselor for my test results.  She told me that my blood test came back positive for carrying the BRCA2 gene mutation.  I knew it was a possibility, but I didn’t think it would be so.  I thought my cancer was just an [...]