That was surprising and saddening too

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Sis was up visiting parents for Mother's Day weekend. She sent me a via text a letter my dad's cousin our second cousin had sent saying she had ovarian cancer. She said that her doctor had wanted to build a genetic profile, and she asked for info. on my dad's cancer. Cancer does run on that side of the family on the paternal line. It is fairly pronounced and my cousin died of breast cancer a few years ago. The Braca 1 gene was implicated. Anyway, Sis said she helped my mother compose an email in reference to the request. I hope cousin can successfully be treated. Her mother is 105! It is kind of an invasion of privacy to ask for that info, but I know why it would it would be useful.