Hereditary cancer

Hereditary cancer

Hereditary cancers happen when a person is born with a mutation or change in a single copy of a protective gene pair. The term “hereditary cancer syndrome” describes an inherited gene mutation that increases the chance to develop one or more types of cancer.

cf. sporadic cancer

External links

[http://www.facingourrisk.org/hereditary_cancer/hereditary_cancer_and_genetics.html FORCE, Hereditary cancer and cancer genetics]
* [http://www.ColonCancerFamily.com/ ColonCancerFamily.com FREE Newsletter: topics include Lynch Syndrome, HNPCC, Genetic Testing and more] [http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/hereditary-cancer.shtml Disabled World Hereditary Cancer]


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