Does an aunt having breast cancer mean I am at increased risk?

[megs]

I was told the same as Astrolady. My mum was diagnosed last year, my dr said I now need regular mammograms from 40 onwards.

[HotI]

They look at a few things to measure risk - the (genetic) closeness of the affected relative, the age when they got cancer (younger onset more likely to be genetic cause), the type of cancer, the number of cancers within the affected person, and the number of relatives with related cancers.