my dad and granddad has cancer.I am female so do i have a higher risk of having it to?

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my granddad passed away with lung cancer and im not sure of the type my dad has. he has lost part of an ear and says he has it in another place but he wont say wher. i have two and sometimes three peroids am month and i have severe pain in my right side most of the month I also have a thick creamy off white discharge all the time this has been going on for about a year and i found out about my dads cancer about four months ago i am afraid to go to a doctor but i dont think i would really want to know I need to no if i am at a high risk and if my symptoms are common for any of the female cancers I also should tell you i am 36yrs old and i have two children someone please help i am very scared answer soon please

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get to a doctor imediately, the longer u wait with cancer, the worse things get. Cancer is cured by early detection and treatment.

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Go to the Doc, honey.

Sweetheart, first of all, I'm so sorry this is all happening to you. Secondly, get your tail to the OB/GYN to get your period regulated and a pap smear. If you are in pain, you may have an ovarian cyst or an ectopic pregnancy, both of which are extremely painful and can result in infection or death if not treated. If you have had children, you are at lower risk for female cancers, especially if you breastfed. Trust me, go to your doctor asap. Better to find out now and be treated than to find out when it's too late.

Yeap Baby, if your granddad and your dad have cancer, 99% you will have the same cancer. It is a genetic problem. You better get advice from a doctor.

if the male side of you family has cancer. k you have a risk. all that matters is you mother risk. females take most of there gen from there mother. 8.9% to 25% of fathers gen. still get checked out for risk from a doctor.

Just because your dad and granddad had cancer, doesn't mean it's a genetic trait. They could've been completely isolated exposures to cancer causing toxins or perhaps heavy smoking, or too much sun exposure etc etc.

BUT based on the symptoms that you have mentioned, you should still get checked out by a doctor ASAP. It may or may not be cancer. But one thing is for sure, it is NOT normal and definately needs to be treated. Even if you're scared, do it for your kids.

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