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My sister has cancer of the appendix she's 51 and 3 years older than me do i and my siblings and are children need testing ?
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Doubtful: The cancer cell type will determine some issues of familial risk, but the 2 most common cell types causing appendiceal cancer are not familial types
Answered 6/13/2017
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