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Genetic evaluation of cancer: the importance of family history.
Texas medicine - 1 Feb 2001
Chew H K
Abstract excerpt
Although the etiology of most cancers is thought to be sporadic and multifactorial, 5% to 10% of breast, ovarian, and colon cancers result from defects or mutations in specific genes inherited by a person through the germline. Distinctions may be made between hereditary and sporadic cancers. Because the risk of developing cancer is greater for persons from a hereditary cancer family than for the general public,...
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