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 Feb 5 2006, 09:35 PM
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that's what a friend told me. & im like..dying to know. its almost a joke to my school, really. they hit their chests hard (guys) and say omg, im gonna get brest cancer! and im like wtf? ooh. & i also read this one blog & as gross as it is..can nipples really peel? ahhh, im serious. this girl said her brests nipples were peeling..like bad. is that breast cancer? mm. yes, this is a waste of your time, but answer please?
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| *mzkandi* |
Feb 5 2006, 09:36 PM
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Moved to Health
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Feb 5 2006, 09:51 PM
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 Wow, i dont know whats going on... Group: Member Posts: 1,439 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,977 |
Yes, so is every other cancer. Doesn't mean you will get it though.
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| *mipadi* |
Feb 5 2006, 09:52 PM
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It's believed that some forms of breast cancer are genetic, although it's important to note that genetics only predisposes one to a condition, rather than automatically causing it. The environment still plays a big factor.
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Feb 5 2006, 10:25 PM
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if someone in your family, linked to you by blood, had ANY type of cancer, there is a slight chance you COULD get it someday.
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Feb 5 2006, 10:40 PM
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 Peggy. Group: Member Posts: 2,508 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 214,025 |
If that trait is dominant, then there is a big chance that it's genetic. If not genetic, then there comes environmental factors.
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Feb 5 2006, 11:09 PM
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 Bay Area YadadaDiiiig. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,249 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 103,202 |
Yes it is. Breast cancer runs in my moms side of the family, and my aunt and mom have both had lumps already removed. My other aunt now only has one breast because of breast cancer.
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| *Programmer* |
Feb 6 2006, 08:26 AM
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runs in my mothers side...im worried for my little sister in the future
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Feb 6 2006, 06:10 PM
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yes,it is genetic.
but theres always a chance where you dont get it and where you do. |
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Feb 6 2006, 10:31 PM
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Wow, i dont know whats going on... Group: Member Posts: 1,439 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,977 |
QUOTE(Hiphop d[-_-]b @ Feb 5 2006, 11:09 PM) Yes it is. Breast cancer runs in my moms side of the family, and my aunt and mom have both had lumps already removed. My other aunt now only has one breast because of breast cancer.  Wow... thats kinda hard to imagine... Wait, nevermind. Big mommas house 1, except the breast isn't flung back to her back. |
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| *Blow_Don't_SUCK* |
Feb 6 2006, 10:50 PM
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Feb 8 2006, 05:37 PM
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Jessica Group: Member Posts: 87 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 296,079 |
I hear that it is, but it doesn't mean that you will definetly get it. both my grandmothers had it and my great-aunt. I've always been kind of paranoid about getting it, but my immediate aunts and mother have not had any kind of cancer.
I want to learn more about it and be informed. I don't want to ignore it if I have the chance of getting it when I'm older. |
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Feb 8 2006, 05:38 PM
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Jessica Group: Member Posts: 87 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 296,079 |
sorry I accidentally double posted.
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