[Help] Even though it doesn't run in my family can i still get cancer?

Reply from Penguin B☺y Brian

Penguin B☺y Brian — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:51:24 +0100

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

Reply from barely

barely — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:50:57 +0100

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.

Reply from vicky_zorzoli1

vicky_zorzoli1 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:47:02 +0100

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.

Reply from barely

barely — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:45:42 +0100

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

Reply from barely

barely — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:44:53 +0100

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