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Is Cancer Inherited From Parents And Grandparents?
My father died from hodskins lympomia at the age of 60. His brother died of lung cancer at 74.my mother had no history of cancer in her side of the family. My grandfather on my fathers side had melanoma.I am 56 now. Will I have to die of untreatable cancer?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
Your family may r may not hav syndromic cancer, whch may b inheritfd or not. As per ur description, it doesnt fit into any syndrome. Better to get screning for it. U may b higher cancer risk than general population
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