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About Hereditary CAncers

🧬 Hereditary cancers account for 10% of cancer cases affecting both men and women. The gene mutations that cause these cancers are typically passed from parents to children (although, in rare cases they can be "de novo").  

🧬 Once a hereditary cancer mutation is present in the family, each first-degree family member has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the mutation.  

🧬  Gene mutations do not skip generations, you either have the mutation or you do not. If a mutation is present in your family, and you do not carry the mutation, your children are not at risk for inheriting the known mutation in your family.  

 

🧬 First Degree Relative: Parents, Siblings, Children

🧬Second Degree Relative: Grandparents, aunts and uncles, grandchildren

🧬Third Degree Relatives: Great Grandparents, Great aunts and uncles, Great Grandchildren, First Cousins

Red FLags for Hereditary CAncer syndromes

Multiple Cancers

Multiple Cancers

Multiple Cancers

on one side of the family or in one person 

Young Cancers

Multiple Cancers

Multiple Cancers

 those typically diagnosed age 49 or younger 

Rare Cancers

Multiple Cancers

Rare Cancers

less prevalent cancers like male breast cancer, ovarian cancer, etc. 

About Hereditary Cancer

WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR HEREDITARY CANCER RISK, YOU CAN ACT UPON IT AND POSSIBLY PREVENT IT!

 

Inheriting a cancer-related genetic change doesn’t mean you will get cancer. It means that your risk of getting cancer is increased.

 The graphic illustrates the common cancers that can be linked to hereditary cancers 

WHY IS HEREDITARY CANCER TESTING IMPORTANT?

Inheriting a cancer-related genetic change doesn’t mean you will get cancer. It means that your risk of getting cancer is increased.

 The graphic illustrates the common cancers that can be linked to hereditary cancers 

The Hereditary Cancer Foundation complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.


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