im 30 weeks pregnant with my first child. My great gran had skin cancer and my mother had skin cancer is there a greater chance of my child developing it as it has skipped generations?
2006-07-08 10:53:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
By and large the answer is; "no". Some people have a slight genetic predisposition to certain types of cancers, but most cancers (90% or more) are caused by environmental factors,
[Smoking, certain chemicals, exposure to particular things etc.]
Don't forget that your by skipping a generation you are "diluting" any genetic influence by three quarters. So your child's (potential) predisposition is almost certainly nullified. She has no more chance than anyone else in other words.
2006-07-09 10:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by Ian H 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
both my gran and mum had skin cancer once and twice respectivly
this puts me and my kids at greater risk
i am not too worried as all i need to do is take greater care with putting on sun protection etc
also as soon as any moles appear or change appearance go to the doctors
i believe it is very rare for this type of cancer to be serious
it is very easy to treat
just relax
2006-07-08 19:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by mumoftheyear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a greater chance but make sure you protect your skin and use high factor sun cream and maybe you r G.P could do something.
2006-07-08 11:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by jimbo_thedude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry about that at mo take it easy enjoy the pregnancy if it didnt affect you why should it affect your baby
2006-07-08 10:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by jimbo harty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to doctor and have tests
2006-07-08 11:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please see the webpages for more details on Skin cancer.
2006-07-08 22:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
l.d ask you gp about this,
2006-07-08 10:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by scooby.doo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋