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Are cancer and diabetes two hereditary diseases?
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No: Even though Diabetes runs in families and it can be hereditary Cancer on the other end is rarely hereditary in some limited incidents where there are hereditary genes are involved But Diabetes and Cancer are not considered Hereditary Diseases
Answered 4/7/2015
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