Hi Anonymous,
Thank you for your question and for finding EmpowHER. I am sorry for the loss of your mother. It is important you ask the hereditary question. Your doctor would be the best resource to answer based on your personal health and family history. Ask your practitioner when you should start endoscopy and colonoscopy screening.
However, I've done a little reading on stomach and colon cancer, and did find a mention of heredity being a risk factor for developing either. There are other risk factors, such as: smoking, not eating enough fruits and vegetables, eating too many salty and smoked foods, chronic gastritis, and others. There are things you can do to help improve your chances of preventing stomach cancer:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stomach-cancer/DS00301/DSECTION=prevention
I hope this information helps. Let us know if you have additional questions. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
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Hi Anonymous,
September 8, 2010 - 11:35amThank you for your question and for finding EmpowHER. I am sorry for the loss of your mother. It is important you ask the hereditary question. Your doctor would be the best resource to answer based on your personal health and family history. Ask your practitioner when you should start endoscopy and colonoscopy screening.
However, I've done a little reading on stomach and colon cancer, and did find a mention of heredity being a risk factor for developing either. There are other risk factors, such as: smoking, not eating enough fruits and vegetables, eating too many salty and smoked foods, chronic gastritis, and others. There are things you can do to help improve your chances of preventing stomach cancer:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stomach-cancer/DS00301/DSECTION=prevention
I hope this information helps. Let us know if you have additional questions. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
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