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The doctor called me this morning with the results of the BRCA test. (See Do You Need A BRCA Test?)
To review a famous case of BRCA testing, click this article.
The doctor informed me that I have what is called CHEK2 Mutation. HUH???????? . He said that the gene runs in families and increases the chance of breast cancer by 25% to 30%. Oh, Joy!
He advised me:
- To do self exams often
- Always get my mammographies on time
- Continue seeing the breast surgeon.
- This runs in families which is why a close family member probably got breast cancer so young
- He can't tell if it's on my mom's side or dad's side so I need to inform all the women who are considered immediate family on both sides
- Immediate family consists of mothers, grandmothers, siblings, children, aunts, first cousins
- All immediate family should be tested and if positive, should start getting mammographies early.
- The earlier you catch any cancer, the better chance of survival, hence, why the young women in the family should start screening earlier than the current recommended age.
I'd rather give the young women in the family this unpleasant news and have them tested and take precaution. It is better than one day having them come to me with the horrific news that they have breast cancer and it was caught very late! Knowledge is power.
I will discuss this with my niece, a Physician's Assistant, too, just to hear what she has to say. I will also tell my own family Physician Assistant that I've been seeing for years and who I happen to have an appointment with today.
The doctor told me not to Google. He said I will scare the hell out of myself. If you are interested in what the Mayo Clinic has to say, click on this article. I skimmed it.
Remember, it will scare the hell out of you. My advice, talk to your doctor(s). Request the testing from a Specialist if your doctor thinks it is necessary. My doctor said it is necessary for all my immediate family!
UPDATE: Per my visit with the Physician's Assistant at my family doctor's office this afternoon, I should discuss these results with the Breast Surgeon. I told her I am seeing the Breast Surgeon again in July and that the Hemotologist's office already faxed over the report.
She said I should discuss removing my ovaries with my Gynecologist and the Breast Surgeon - I had a hysterectomy in 2007 but they chose to leave the ovaries.
She also said the Breast Surgeon may want to put me on a 6 month schedule. I was on that years ago, so, if I did it then, I can do it again!
We shall see what the Breast Surgeon says!
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