2006-09-12 13:56:13 · 5 answers · asked by wishmaster19782004 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I work for a hospital in the UK, and often on the Haemtology ward and oncology. I've asked this question to the consultants, and they say they are not aware of any cases of it been passed on to the children. Don't worry is what there saying.
2006-09-13 03:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by trackie1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Testicular cancer is not generally known to be a hereditary type of disease. In addition, cancer cells do not get passed via sperm from parents to their offspring.
That having been said, if you have a family history of cancers, there may be certain genetic predisposition to cancers in your family which may increase your son's risks of getting a cancer. Otherwise, the likelihood of him getting testicular cancer should be no higher than the average person.
2006-09-12 15:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by Cycman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have thyroid cancer and a specialist told me that they only know about 10% of the causes of cancer. Each case is unique.
2006-09-12 13:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by sixpakforsure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know my sister was diagnosed w/ stage 4 cancer when she was pregnant with my neice. My neice does not have cancer, but she does have exzema from head to toe. Something to do with her autoimmune system being stressed, can't tie the two together. I would venture to say that cancer is highly unlikely to spread from mom to fetus.
2006-09-12 14:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by jhvnmt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, cancer is not contagious. I had cervical, uterine, vaginal, rectal and colon cancer while pregnant with twins. They are both perfectly healthy and now 4 years old.
2006-09-12 16:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by tdm1175 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋