If your concerned about your family history of Breast cancer, you may be eligible for a family history risk assessment. If appropriate, your GP can refer you to the Clinical Genetics service. This assessment will be able to tell you, based on your family history what your risk of developing breast cancer may be.
Who should be referred for assessment
- One first degree relative has had breast cancer before the age of 40
- One first degree male relative has had breast cancer at any age
- One first degree relative has had breast cancer in both breasts at any age
- One first degree or second degree relative has had breast cancer at any age and one first degree or second degree relative has had ovarian cancer at any age
- Three or more first degree or second degree relatives have had breast cancer at any age
- First degree relatives: mother, father, brothers, sisters and your children
- Second degree relatives: aunts, uncles, gran parents, nieces and nephews