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Mydad's mom died with livercancer(she used totake protein)his bro has bloodcancer(not deadly)&now his sis has breast&throat cancer.should he be aware?

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Familial cancers ?: The predisposition to many forms of cancer is a heritable trait, so your father should be seeing a physician for regular physical checkups and testing, as discovery of early cancers can be life saving.

Dr Hegab and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 5/29/2019

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