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A member asked:
My aunt's daughter has lynch syndrome rectal cancer. hereditary. my mom and other aunt have no real signs of this.chance of me having? mom's son?
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Low odds: While the odds are very low, they're not zero, and its unpredictable. Check out the American Cancer Society website. They have some good information about this. Hope this helps!
Answered 3/28/2015
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