Risk of Ovarian Cancer

[Ang80]

I have posted on her before regarding my mum but I have a few concerns about myself.

My mum was DX March 2005 OVCA Stage III.
My mums cousin had breast cancer and died in 1986.
There is a strong history of cancer on my mums side.

My mums doctor told me mum had 'sporadic ovarian cancer'.

Is my risk of getting ovarian or breast cancer increased?

Thanks

[nyc lady]

I have done a lot of research.  You have an increased risk (<10percent) of being diagnosised when a first generation relative (mother or sister) have cancer, usually Breast, Ovarian or Colon.  There is also genetic testing that can be done, if someone is positive for BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 they have an increased risk of 40 percent, many of these women will have profolatic surgeries when their child bearing is done.

MOST ovarian cancers are sporadic but, I do not know how a doctor can make that determination with doing genetic testing when there is a strong history in the family.  

[Hazel30]

My Moms ovca is also sporadic BUT we  did the genetic testing.   No doctor can tell you weather  its  sporadic or  not  unless they do a genetic test.  You  should absolutely have your Mom do a genetic test and  if   there is a mutation in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 then you should follow that test as well to see  if you carry the mutation.  We all carry  those genes the importancy  is weather  we have  a mutation or a defected  gene  that is unable  to fight  off those cancer cells that  everyone produces on  every day basis.
Take care

[SimplyStar]

Leslee had the BRAC testing done and it came back negative, so they told her that she had a 1% chance of getting OVCA,  no family cancer factor,  none of the other risk factors , so they have told her it might be a gene they haven't found yet or environmental. The only good out of all this testing is that her 3 daughters are not at a high risk. The test took 7 weeks for a return and cost over $3,000.  Her insurance covered it. They also told her that they are close to isolating the protein that has been found to be present in 80% of dx OVCA women. She had this test done because her father was present at the Atomic testing done in 1946 in the Pacific. 69% of those men developed cancer and the government is following the offspring of those men, her DNA was entered into that data base.