Family help: Even though it doesn’t run in my family can i still get cancer? - Help.com

Yes you can, only very few forms have been proven to be hereditary, are female?

Sorry, lol, somebody took my word. Are you female?

of course you can…you just won’t get what your family had. Breast cancer and cervical cancer can be hereditary, however, for a cancer to be more likely heriditary the family member would have had to get it before the age 40 or so, otherwise, after that age it’s most likely a cancer that just came from a breakdown of the body or long term radiation/sunlight/and smoking.

Good reply Vicky, there is also a test for breast cancer now that can isolate the gene for certain cancers. If you test positive for the BC gene it’s 90% likely to develop in the next certain number of years. I’m not certain about the number, but a friend just tested positive for it and also had the surgery.

depends on what cancer,
eg:
breast cancer
penial cancer
lung cancer etc…