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If one of my parents had cancer, what are the chances that my siblings or i develop the same cancer?
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Depends: Depends on the type of cancer and the age of onset. For example, some thyroid and adrenal cancers run in a family. Smoking related cancers do not, unless relatives of the cancer patient smoke too.
Answered 2/11/2017
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