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	My dad died from cancer. What are the chances that I or my brothers will get cancer? Are there genes for cancer? Maggie
	There are some families that have a very strong history of cancer, but these are mercifully very rare. The majority of cancers are sporadic. There are probably some influences that can give you a slight increase of cancer risk, but inherited cancers themselves are actually very rare.
	February 2005

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