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Suggest Treatment For Colon Cancer

my husband passed away in 1988 of colon cancer aged 44 my son was diagnosed with the same cancer six years ago at age 40 he is now terminal he has five children and I have a daughter who also has a daughter I am so worried is this a hereditary disease thank you
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, malignancy could be hereditary but this may not be the case every time still one need to be very much conscious and better to get done clinical examination and some test hope this information helps.
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Suggest Treatment For Colon Cancer

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, malignancy could be hereditary but this may not be the case every time still one need to be very much conscious and better to get done clinical examination and some test hope this information helps.