Ras:
Your post hit a nerve with me. My wife's siblings have all had cancer. One brother and her sister have had breast cancer that has mastasised to bone in her brother and ovaries in her sister. Her other brother has had prostrate cancer that mastasised to the bone. Her brother with breast cancer is also terminal. Through gene testing, we were able to determin that they have a mutated gene(BRCA2) that give the whole family an extremely high chance of getting breast,ovarian and prostrate cancer. We have had our daughters tested and one of them also carries this gene. My wife has had a double masectomy and a hysterectomy since march as a preventative procedure and our daughter will probably have to do the same as she gets a little older.
Anyway I did not write for sympathy, I just wanted you to know that we know what you are going through and our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God bless you and your family.