Connect
← Return to Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others
Discussion
Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (2398)Comment receiving replies
My children’s father was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer about a month ago. He will be starting a rigorous regimen of Chemotherapy this Monday. My mother passed away from Pancreatc Cancer in 2014. I am concerned about the possibility of both my kids inheriting the BRCA2 gene.
Replies to "My children’s father was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer about a month ago. He will..."
@bobs1973 Hi and welcome to Mayo Connect? Do you know what type of pancreatic cancer he has? Do you know the type of chemo that he will be on?
@bobs1973 With your Mother having been diagnosed and passing from pancreatic cancer, did you or your Mother ever get tested to see if there is the presence of a germline mutations?
As for testing of offspring, the NCCN and ASCO guidelines do not recommendation testing until they become adults. Testing is recommended by NCCN and ASCO guidelines 10 years before a parent was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Should an offspring be confirmed as having a germline mutation, during the consult with the geneticist, a recommendation on frequency and type of surveillance that should occur.
Before anyone chooses to be tested, if a life insurance policy is not in place and it is of concern in having one, it should be taken out before mentioning to the policy provider about genetic mutations as it could result in denial of coverage or very high premiums with limited coverage if mutation status is made known.
Connect
@bobs1973
Do you or your children's father have a BRCA2 mutation?