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Cancer is genetic or not
Hello doctor,
My question is- Is cancer genetic? How much percentage of it is hereditary?
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Manidipa Datta
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Depends on which cancer you are talking about and what genetic mutations we are considering .
There are genetic syndrome which can increase risk of cancer , syndromes like BRCA 1 or 2 , HNPCC increase lifetime risk in levels of 70-80% or sometimes even more .
But most cancers that we see typically in advanced age are not genetics related though you can always attribute a small percentage to it .
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