is brain cancer hereditary?
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no sweety  it is not\n\ndon't fear\n\nluv\n\nsam
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I think it might depend on what type of cancer it is. Breast cancer and prostrate cancer can run in the family. Not sure skin cancer is that way, though, or lung cancer. Your chances also go up depending on your lifestyle, like if you smoke or overweight. Don't take my word on it though, check with your physician, he/she should be able to give you a fairly good idea of your risk, and probably be able to tell you ways to lower your risk.
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There is the possiblity that radiation and/or chemotherapy might slow down the progression, maybe even surgery if the tumor can be reached and is small enough to make the surgery worth while.  Much depends on how invasive the cancer is in the brain and elsewhere in the body.  Sometimes a known metastatic tumor may not have spread elsewhere in it's early detection.  \n\nThere are several different factors to consider.  Can the brain tumor be treated for cure or to prolong quality life?  What other areas has the cancer spread to if any?  The oncologist can give you the best answers of how invasive the cancer is and if there is anything to be done.  The person with the cancer has to make the decision to accept or deny possible treatment based on the information and the prognosis.  The people who love and care about this person should abide by the decisions made.  If the cancer is prognosed terminal in weeks or months, then Hospice at home or in a hospice facility is a wonderful choice for patient and family support.
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Matt and Bert are both correct but there are so many factors.  Some kinds of cancer seems to "run" in families.  Recent things I've read indicate that if all men lived to be 80 years old almost all of them would have prostate cancer.  Many kinds of cancer seem to be affected by poor diet, though not directly caused by it.  Smoking and other pollution and chemicals in the environment seem to have an effect.  People who are obese seem to be more likely to get certain kinds of cancer.\n\nThe bottom line is that there is no simple answer to your question.  Do some internet searches for differnt kinds of cancer and you'll get more specific information.
506116
I wish I knew, my cousin has been looking for one to..she was born with one, and had cancer of it...she's thinking of creating one..I hope you find one that helps you.
199409
Yes leukemia can be hereditary.I just read it.  But you know what is fascinating is the treatment. When they kill all the cancers cells or the immune system. The inject the new stem cell in the blood and this stem cell find there way to the bone marrow by them self. HHHmm o well
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I'm not sure, but you have my profound sympathies.\n\nI had a brain tumor a few years ago (a pituitary adenoma) and now have a small titanium plate in the base of my skull. It was bad enough for me, and I was 40, I can't imagine how scary it must be for a kid, and, as a parent, how terrible it feels for you.\n\nThe cost and risks are dependent on the nature of the tumor - where it is in the brain and how big it is. You need to find out from a doctor how much it will cost.\n\nI wish you the and your child the best and hope that everyone makes it through okay.
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Hereditary means that 'it' is passed on through the famil lineage. Genetic means that it might only be the individual who is affected.
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no, a stroke is caused by a blood clot to the brain or a bleed to the the brain, there is no change genetically.
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Bless your heart, my friend, I don't know why your mother got cancer.  I didn't know her.  Maybe it was her lifestyle, maybe it was exposure to a carcinogen, maybe it was just rotten luck and unfortunate genes.   I am truly sorry it happened.  We can't cure cancer yet but if it's caught in time we can kill it or remove it.   I'm a nurse and I've dedicated my life to dealing with disease, the living and the dying.  Perhaps you'll want to dedicate your life to finding a real cure for cancer.  That would be worthwhile.
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Probably not...some heart valve problems are hereditary, but if his was caused by the disease, chances are , in this case, it is not.
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in old theoryit might seem that way, but not in real science. many genes and mutations can occurr without any generations having it or even skip generations. the structures of dna and genes have just been discovered to have millions of chromozones in each gene. enviroment has alot to do with genetics also. i have what is called factor v lieden. its a very rare mutation in my dna genes which causes blood clots all the time. at the va hospital, i found i was one of four known in the va system by the chief of staff to have it. they checked for genetics at first but no one in my family ever had a blood clot. just as in aids. there have been many children born from parents who were hiv and never got it. in your theory, the child could get nothing or the fathers 25 %. at what percent were the great, great grandparents. both 100 % or 50/50? the child could also get the great grandparents percentage which is the fathers. even with the mother at 75 and the father at 25. the child could get nothing, the fathers 25 percent or half of his or half of the mothers or half of both.
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no..my mom was diagnosed 2.5 years ago..and she is all cured. treatment is getting much better..the survival rate is much higher then in the years past. My great grandma has had it too, and she is still living 5+ years since being diagnosed
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It is hereditary in so far as every person on the planet could become an addict, so that has been past to all of us straight down from Adam.  It comes down to the individual on whether or not they can fight the temptation to begin, or after having begun to quit.  So, the real question is "Is self control a hereditary trait?"
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Since the retinoblastoma is an inherited form, one of the 2 copy of RB gene must be mutant type i.e. she is a carrier. RB gene is a tumour suppressor gene, so both copies need to be mutant in order for a tumour phenotype to be observed i.e. it's recessive. \n\nNow, you have to ask your sister husband, did his dad, mum, grandpa, grandma and himself had retinoblastom. i assume he is a healthly individual, but if any other his family member menthioned above had retinoblastomer, he might be a carrier, thus if 2 carriers mate, the progeny carrying double RB mutation won't survive in the mother's womb\n\nif the child is born, and you know the father is wild type and the mother is carrier, there is 25% for the child to be a carrier too.\nbeing a carrier is not enough to cause the disease, a second mutation will be required, and the probability of this depends on the environment the child is around. for a child carrying one mutated RB to obtain a second mutation of the wild type copy under normal condition during his life time is about 2% \n\nso the probably of the child being a carrier and obtain a second mutation later in life is 0.25 x 0.02 which is 0.005 about 0.5% assuming the father is completely healty i.e tow copy of wild type RB gene in his gametes. \n\nif the father is a carrrier also, the problematic double mutant child won't survive before parturition i.e. fetal death, and offspring that did live to postpartum should then carry the wild type RB genes  and the chance for double mutation of the 2 wild type copy will be low and this child will only have sporadic form of retinoblastoma, thus this child's offspring won't inherit RB mutant copy from this child.
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Retinoblastoma (RB) is a genetic disease because it is caused by an error, called a mutation, in the retinoblastoma gene.  Normally each person should have two copies of the retinoblastoma gene, one gene inherited from their mother and the second retinoblastoma gene inherited from their father.  \n\nThe risk for other members of the family to be affected is high when the affected child has retinoblastoma in both eyes.  If only one eye has retinoblastoma but there are other family members affected with retinoblastoma, the risks remain high for other relatives.  When the affected child has tumors in one eye and is the only affected individual in the family the risk for relatives to have retinoblastoma is lower.\n\n            Hereditary unilateral retinoblastoma can only be distinguished from non-hereditary unilateral retinoblastoma by identification of the mutations in both copies if the retinoblastoma gene of tumor cells.  A blood sample must then be examined for the same mutations.  Identification of the same retinoblastoma mutation in blood indicates heritable retinoblastoma, while its absence in blood suggests non-heritable retinoblastoma.  \n\n*** There is a chart on the web page listed below:\nhttp://www.retinoblastoma.ca/first%20article.htm
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No, but brain tumors cause stress.