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Is It Possible That Cervical And Breast Cancer Be Passed Down To The Next Generation?

Is it possible that cervical and breast cancer be passed down to the next generation? My mother had breast cancer when she was 35, I am now 25. And cervical cancer seems to run in the family too.
Fri, 28 May 2010
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yes cervical and breast cancer does run in families and it will pass on to the next generation. the risk and genetic back ground is there but  for the cancer to develop it takes environmental factors to act.
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Is It Possible That Cervical And Breast Cancer Be Passed Down To The Next Generation?

yes cervical and breast cancer does run in families and it will pass on to the next generation. the risk and genetic back ground is there but for the cancer to develop it takes environmental factors to act.