I heard when someone in the family has cancer, other members of that family are in risk of developing it also.

Question

I wonder if that is true for people that have tumor!

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Answer 1

It depends on the type of cancer. Cancer is caused by DNA mutations that go uncorrected. These mutations can be inherited or occur spontaneously. Some cancers occur in a hereditary pattern. Such cancers include some colon cancers, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, medullary thyroid cancer to name a few. Also having a relative with cancer may mean that you are more likely to develop cancer than the general population. If you have a relative diagnosed with cancer, talk to your doctor about it to determine if you need to be screened for disease and when you need to start screening. Most cancer screening is first done b/w age 40 and 50 in the general population and 10yrs before the age of the youngest person in the family who was diagnosed with cancer for people who have family members with hereditary cancer. For example, if age of diagnosis of the youngest person in the family with breast cancer was 45, then you should start getting screened at age 35.Despite this majority of cancers occur spontaneously without a hereditary pattern. Tumor is a word which is sometimes used synonymously with cancer or just any mass, benign or malignant. Tumor is a generalized word. So find out what exactly this "tumor" is and then talk to your doctor about the hereditary patterns, if any, of the "tumor"

Answer 2

Unfortunately, it is true. My mother died of ovarian cancer...so did her mother. As a result, all the women in our family get checked constantly...if they haven't already opted for a hysterectomy. As far as the specifics of having a tumor, I would image it falls into the same category. The only plus is that great strides have been made! For instance, if my sister were diagnosed today, she would have alot more options and a much better chance of remission than my mom did. For that, I am very thankful.

Answer 3

There is evidence to support the idea that tendencies to develop certain kinds of cancer run in families, but you would have to do a complete survey of your family history, and then consult medical experts to determine what the risks might be. On a personal note, I developed colon cancer in my early 60's. The only other person in my family history back through my grandparents who had the same kind of cancer was my paternal aunt, who developed it in her mid 80's. On the other hand, my maternal grandmother had small cancerous growths throughout her body when she was autopsied (she died of a stroke), and my mother (her daughter) died of an internal cancer on the outside of the lung that had metastasized to her brain. The rest of my family history has no diagnosed cancer in it. Talk to your doctor.

Answer 4

Though cancer is not contageous it is heridetary and hence if somebody is the family has cancer the chances for the relatives to get cancer are high but good living styles and food habits ( see foods that cure cancer in yahoo search) and periodical checkups would eliminate the cancer risk totally.

Answer 5

It's true. But I don't think it goes the same for tumor. Cancer is more dangerous than tumor.

Answer 6

ya its really true, before your family members have any cancer, the generation also get that disease. Breast cancer cannot control, because the generation also must have this type of cancer.

According to me i saw one site its say about types of cancer, in that is say about breast cancer.

http://www.canceronline.biz/breastcancer%20treatment.htm
http://www.canceronline.biz/typesofcancer.html
http://www.canceronline.biz/

Answer 7

Not all tumours are malignant, or cancerous. Most cancers are hereditary though.

Answer 8

it's true, especially women and breast cancer