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 [...]

Tags: 06. Genetic Test Results & Statistics by Lily Rose
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My Mom’s Cancer

My cancer saved my mom’s life, even though it almost killed her.  That’s how she feels, anyway.  She does, however, have a valid point. She was diagnosed in 2002, at 52 years of age.  No one talked about genetic testing then.  No one talked about red flags.  Because she was diagnosed after 50, it was [...]

Tags: 13. All In the Family by Lily Rose
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