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It has been in the male members of my relatives including my father and grandfather. the prostate operation need i mean. will have i to do that too?
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Not likely.: Not sure why they had surgery, but surgery is not hereditary unless of course you see the same surgeon..... Prostate cancer has a hereditary component, but it is not strong.
Answered 12/30/2012
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