tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508829215531008702.post7034499400455163654..comments2010-01-31T00:17:41.386-05:00Katie Ford Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11143077744569174691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508829215531008702.post-6941774071544322592010-01-31T00:17:41.386-05:002010-01-31T00:17:41.386-05:00Hi, I have just started reading your blog and have just finished (hopefully) my own cancer journey.<br /><br />When I first went in to the breast specialist, she told me that only about 10% of cancers were genetic. THen she asked if I had any sisters or aunts with breast cancer, or my mother had breast cancer. Well I don&#39;t have any sisters at all, and only one aunt who doesn&#39;t have breast cancer. <br /><br />She brushed me off.<br /><br />Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After questioning my DAD, I found out that EVERY woman in my family on his side has died of breast or ovarian cancer. I was tested and am positive BRCA2. My dad was tested and is also positive. My older brother tested negative and my younger brother has no children and has not been tested.<br /><br />So the moral of this story is: don&#39;t let them brush you off and get tested if you think there may be a chance.<br /><br />p.s. I like reading your blog<br /><br />Dianne Duffy<br /><br />http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dianneduffyDianne Duffyhttp://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dianneduffynoreply@blogger.com