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If a father has prostate cancer which came from genetic.is there any chance for women to have breast or ovary or any other cancer
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Dr. Ankita Gahlot
Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
A BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, if that's what's behind your father's prostate cancer, can be inherited from either parent and raise a daughter's risk of breast or ovarian cancer too. Not all prostate cancer is genetic, so this really depends on what testing on his side actually showed.
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Check with your father's treating doctor whether his cancer was linked to a BRCA or similar gene mutation. If it was, a genetic counsellor can guide whether testing makes sense for you as well.
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Having this family history doesn't mean cancer is certain for you, so please avoid assuming a diagnosis before proper evaluation.
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