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Reducing Your Risk for Breast Cancer
New York Times, United States -
Know your family?s medical history ? but even if there is no history of breast cancer, don?t be complacent. Consult a genetic counselor if you are concerned ...
Exercise may prevent breast cancer in some women CTV.ca
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Henderson Gleaner, KY - May 11, 2008
People with a family history of, or other risk factors for, skin cancer should have regular checkups by a dermatologist. Besides genetics, Foster said, ...

Mirror.co.uk
Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon: 'I'm just a woman in love with a ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Those with no family history of cancer start at 40. I've had them since I was 35, and they found mine at 40 - but only because there was a change from the ...
Sex And The City star Cynthia Nixon plans to marry Mirror.co.uk
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What the passage of GINA means for the public
Boston Globe, United States - May 11, 2008
It also protects information gleaned through the lowest-tech of all gene tests, a family history of disease. It does not, however, prohibit life insurance ...
Even men need to attend to breast care
San Bernardino Sun, CA -
Dear Reader: As I have written before, men can develop breast cancer, especially if there is a strong family history of breast cancer, such as in your ...
Knowing Family History Puts Disease Risk in Context
RedOrbit, TX - May 8, 2008
By KARIN KAPSIDELIS Finding out if something in your family tree might lead to a cancer diagnosis is not just about sticking out your arm and getting a ...
Beat goes on
GoErie.com, PA -
She was overweight and had a rapid heartbeat, but other than that, she didn't have risk factors -- high blood pressure, high cholesterol or a family history ...
Five Molalla athletes sentenced in assault
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR -
It is the first time the family has publicly commented on the crimes, which occurred during the 2006-07 basketball season. "No price you have to pay will ...
Fallon getting 'Late Night' seat
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 13 minutes ago
NBC executives suggested that the desire to keep Leno in the NBC family is keeping the timing in doubt. The rumor that Fallon would replace O'Brien has been ...
What Did Your Mom Give You?
Tampa Tribune, FL - May 9, 2008
"Just as you can't control your age, sex and race, you can't control your family history," according to the American Heart Association. BREAST CANCER: About ...
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Can family history be used as a tool for public health and preventive medicine? -
PW Yoon, MT Scheuner, KL Peterson-Oehlke, M Gwinn, … - Genetics in Medicine, 2002 - geneticsinmedicine.org
... Family breast cancer history and mammography. Am J Epidemiol 2001; 154:
916-923. ... [Context Link]. 36. Milunsky A. Your genetic destiny. ...

… cancer gene mutations in an unselected ovarian cancer population: Relationship to family history … -
SC Rubin, MA Blackwood, C Bandera, K Behbakht, I … - American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1998 - pt.wkhealth.com
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all women with ovarian cancer? ... It appeared that your patients who had the ...

The impact of family history on ovarian cancer risk. The Utah Population Database -
RA Kerber, ML Slattery - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1995 - Am Med Assoc
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… , Japan: with Special Reference to Occupational Activity Level, Drinking Habits and Family History -
I Kato, S Tominaga, A Ikari - Cancer Science, 1990 - Blackwell Synergy
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Research priorities for evaluating family history in the prevention of common chronic diseases -
PW Yoon, MT Scheuner, MJ Khoury - American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2003 - Elsevier
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associated public health messages (eg, ?Know your family history: It might ...

Genetic counseling for women with an intermediate family history of breast cancer -
W Burke, JO Culver, D Bowen, D Lowry, S Durfy, A … - American Journal of Medical Genetics, 2000 - doi.wiley.com
... cancer were determined, a com- plete family history was obtained ... 10% of cases of
breast cancer are caused ... is a BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation in your family.? Other well ...

… , personality, and mammography utilization among women with a family history of breast cancer -
MD Schwartz, KL Taylor, KS Willard, JE Siegel, RM … - Health Psychology, 1999 - content.apa.org
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Colonoscopy in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer -
RR Love, JF Morrissey - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1984 - Am Med Assoc
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Loss of IGF2 Imprinting: A Potential Marker of Colorectal Cancer Risk -
H Cui, M Cruz-Correa, FM Giardiello, DF Hutcheon, … - Science, 2003 - sciencemag.org
... and what you can do to make your experience of ... older than 50 years (45%),
gastrointestinal symptoms (21%), family history (21%), or past history of cancer ...

… in the Use of BRCA1/2 Testing Among Women With a Family History of Breast or Ovarian Cancer -
K Armstrong, E Micco, A Carney, J Stopfer, M Putt - JAMA, 2005 - Am Med Assoc
... about breast (or ovarian) cancer interfere with your life?" with ... in TABLE 1. Among
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Get To Know Your Family History This Holiday Season: Be Aware Of Prevalent Cancers In Your Family
This holiday season, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center recommends that you take time to speak with relatives about your family's history of cancer. A small percentage of cancers five to 10 percent are inherited. Common cancers associated with family history include breast, colorectal, ovarian and endometrial cancers.

"Family gatherings are the perfect time to ask each other detailed questions about health history," says Karen Lu, M.D., co-medical director of the Clinical Cancer Genetics program at M. D. Anderson. "It is important to gather information about the health history of your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and even your cousins."

Below are some helpful tips for gathering this information:

-- Speak with older relatives. They are usually good sources for this information.

-- Gather hospital records when there is some uncertainty.

-- Hospitals can release records directly to the patient.
If a relative has passed away, hospitals can release records to the next of kin (the closest relative(s) entitled to the deceased individual's property).

Learning more about your family history of cancer can help your doctor decide if you would benefit from speaking with a genetic counselor. Genetic counselors use this information to develop a medical family tree, also called a pedigree. A pedigree is a well-established method used to recognize medical conditions that may be hereditary or genetic.

"Based on your family tree or pedigree, the genetic counselor can help you determine whether genetic testing is necessary," says Molly Daniels, a genetic counselor at M. D. Anderson. Genetic testing involves looking for abnormal genetic changes in a person's blood sample. People who inherit abnormal genes from a parent may be at increased risk of developing cancer.

More cancers about one-third are related to diet and exercise, as compared to those related to family history. You can reduce your risks of developing many cancers associated with family history by making healthy lifestyle choices such as not smoking, wearing sunscreen, eating nutritiously and exercising.

To learn more, visit http://www.mdanderson.org/cancerawareness.

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 229
Houston, TX 77030
United States
http://www.mdanderson.org
 
 
 
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