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Is cancer hereditary? or can it just happen to anyone?
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Happen to anyone: In fact, it's inevitable if a multicelular organisms survives long enough without dying of something else. There are some genes you inherit that increase the risk, but most cancers "just happen" or result in part from environment.
Answered 6/15/2013
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