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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I am so sorry about your younger sister. I lost my beloved stepmom of 30+ years last April to brain cancer and my youngest sister 10 years ago. It is a horrible cancer to have and I'm sure I don't have to tell you to spend as much time with her as you want/can from this second on...it will probably be very quick.

I haven't read the other posts but you mentioned your family has a strong history of cancer - [b]have you looked in to the HNPCC gene[/b]?  Many in my family have it and we tested at Georgetown for it (which is good and convenient).  It can involve pretty much any cancer between the brain and the ovaries and many family members with cancer at young ages who die from it  - it's not just colon cancer, despite the name.

Again, I'm sorry for your situation.[/quote]

Thank you. I'm not familiar with this gene, although I know about BRCA and my sister tested negative for this. I will look into this further. Obviously, I'm scared about my own health risks but right now I'm focused on my sister and her situation. Thanks again, OP[/quote]

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