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I have been smoking for 10 years. both mother n father parents had cancer , my mother has to. what are my chances of getting cancer?
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Smoking Risk: A positive family history increases your chances by multiples of 2 or more over the "general" smoking population. Having said that, your baseline risk depends in how many "pack years" you have smoked. Look at the charts here===>http://www.Cancerresearchuk.Org/cancer-info/cancerstats/causes/lifestyle/tobacco/tobacco-and-cancer-risk and you will see that after 20 years, your risk increases 5-fold.
Answered 2/20/2013
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