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Usually not. Even if there is another family member affected the chances are that it is not hereditary. Breast cancer is a common disease so the chances of there being two affected members in any family are pretty high. The following are pointers to the possibility of there being a hereditary tendency:
If you are in any doubt, seek medical advice. In some cases the specialist services of a familial cancer clinic are advisable. These clinics can advise on the rare cases that might benefit from genetic testing for the VERY RARE mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes, like BRCA1 and BRCA2. Carriers of these mutations are at a very high life-time risk of developing breast cancer and may sometimes choose preventative (“prophylactic”) mastectomy. SUCH INDIVIDUALS MAKE UP LESS THAN 1% OF PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER.  Note: You will need referral from your GP to attend these clinics. NEW SOUTH WALES Familial Cancer Service, Westmead Department of Medicine Westmead Hospital WESTMEAD NSW 2145 02 9845 5079 Hereditary Cancer Clinic Prince of Wales Hospital High Street RANDWICK NSW 2031 02 9382 2577 02 9382 2609 (Genetic counsellors) Department of Medical Genetics Clinical Genetic Counselling Service St George Hospital KOGARAH NSW 02 9350 3815 Breast Centre Strathfield Private Hospital 3 Everton Road STRATHFIELD NSW 2135 02 9744 3319 Concord Family Cancer Clinic MODU, Admin 3 CONCORD REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL NSW 2139 02 9736 6262 Genetics Education Program of NSW Level 3, Block 4 Royal North Shore Hospital ST LEONARDS NSW 2065 02 9926 7324 Dept of Clinical Genetics Liverpool Health Service PO Box 103 LIVERPOOL NSW 2170 02 9828 4665 Western Sydney Clinical Genetics Service Clinical Genetics Unit Westmead Hospital WESTMEAD NSW 2145 02 9845 3273 Family Cancer Clinic Department of Medical Oncology St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst NSW 2010 02 8382 3395 Hunter Genetics PO Box 84 WARATAH NSW 2298 02 4985 3132 ACT Canberra Genetic Counselling Clinic Dept of Women’s & Children’s Health PO Box 11 Canberra Hospital WODEN VALLEY ACT 2606 02 6244 4042 VICTORIA Familial Cancer Clinic Outpatients Clinic, Repatriation Campus Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre Banksia Street WEST HEIDELBERG VIC 3052 Correspondence: 10th Floor, Royal Children’s Hospital Flemington Rd Parkville VIC 3052 03 8341 6274 Genetic Health Services Victoria Royal Children’s Hospital Flemington Road PARKVILLE VIC 3052 03 8341 6274 Non-metropolitan services Genetic Health Services Victoria PO Box 1100 PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 03 8341 6224 Monash Genetics Monash Medical Centre 246 Clayton Road CLAYTON VIC 3168 03 9594 2026 Royal Melbourne Hospital Family History Clinic 1 North Royal Melbourne Hospital Grattan Street PARKVILLE VIC 3050 03 9342 7151 Familial Cancer Centre Peter Mac Callum Cancer Institute St Andrew’s Place EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 Postal: Locked Bag 1 A’Beckett Street Victoria 3000 03 9656 1199 WESTERN AUSTRALIA Genetic Services of Western Australia Familial Cancer Program King Edward Memorial Hospital 374 Bagot Road SUBIACO WA 6008 08 9340 1603 The Familial Cancer Unit SA Clinical Genetics Service Women’s and Children’s Hospital NORTH ADELAIDE SA 5006 08 8161 7375 QUEENSLAND Qld Clinical Genetics Service Herston Hospital Complex HERSTON QLD 4029 07 3636 1686 Brisbane North Breast Cancer Family Clinic 534 Hamilton Road CHERMSIDE QLD 07 3350 7425 TASMANIA Genetics Services (Tasmania) Royal Hobart Hospital Hobart Tasmania 7000 03 6222 8296 | Tamoxifen | Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer | After Treatment - What Now? | Causes of Breast Cancer | Breast Cancer Myths | Family History | Herceptin | Femara, Arimidex, Aromasin | Adjuvant Chemotherapy | Zoladex and Stopping the ovaries | Stage, Grade, Receptors | Zometa, Aredia and Bonefos | Alopecia from Hormonal Therapy | New treatments | Lapatinib 'Tykerb' | | What's New | FAQ Page | Living with chemotherapy | Dietary Advice | Exercise | The Flu Vaccine | Insomnia | Marijuana | Alternative Medicine | Managing Menopause | Advice to Carers | Breast Cancer | Pain | Useful Tips | Chemotherapy: The What and How | MRI Screening | | Your Cancer Information | | Return Home | New Patients | Services and Clinics | Useful Links | Contact Us | Download Page | Cancer Information | |
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