DH told me last week that his mother text him saying she was going to have mammogram done.

I asked him if it was routine or did she have a concern. He told me that she had breast cancer in the past and was in remission. I told DH that SD would need to know this information when she getting older for her medical records.

FF to this weekend. We were over at FIL's house and he asked DH and BIL if they have spoken to their mother (DH's mother and FIL are divorced). FIL tells them that she has to have both of her breast removed.

BIL and DH rarely speak to her and didn't know. When we returned home, DH text his mother and she said that she is trying to get state medical support because she doesn't work and doesn't have insurance. She doesn't have a doctor yet.

DH doesn't know if she is getting her breast removed at this point or if it was a rumor. Hard to get info from his mother.

Anyway, DH asked her about sharing details so that SD would have the information. She told him that breast cancer is not hereditary and then said everyone her age gets it???

Has anyone dealt with this? What kind of info should DH specially try to ask her about for SD's sake? Every time I go to a new Dr., they ask about breast cancer in the family. So yeah, that's a thing.

DH's mother is in her early 60's. I've been with him for 7 years and this is the first I'm hearing about her having it in the past.