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| 5/10/2012 | I ask you question this morning but forgot I told you that I had apocrine metaplasia which freaked me out. My paternal Aunt had breast cancer and died at 69, you said that my risk was similar to the average person. I am not sure but my maternal grandmother may have had breast cancer in her 60's she died at 70 before i was born, my mom died at 87 of colon cancer and her sister my aunt died at 84 of parkinson disease non had breast cancer. What could my risk be | ||
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| 5/10/2012 | then you need to meet with a high risk specialist to have it formally calculated for you given you have family history of breast cancer. if you want to have that done at Hopkins call 410-955-8964 and request to speak with Linda Thompson who schedules those appts. | ||
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