Scientists have proven: Cancer in the family increases the risk not only of ... - Gazeta Wyborcza

The fact that the existence of the family such as breast cancer increases the likelihood that a sister, daughter or granddaughter of the patient could ever get sick of this disease, it is known for a long time. Less, however, been told about the situation of the cancer in the family increases the risk of cancer in general – not just this particular, but also others – comment the authors appearing in the latest “Annals of Oncology”.

In a study conducted by researchers from the Institute for Pharmacological them. Mario Negri in Milan was attended by a total of 23 thousand. people from Italy and Switzerland. Of these, twelve thousand passed just, or more than once, one of the 13 commonly occurring cancers. 11 thousand. never suffered from cancer not – they constituted the control group.

In all, researchers gathered a detailed medical history, focusing primarily on the history of disease in the family of cancer. In particular, carefully collected information on the next of kin of study participants – parents, siblings or children (ie, those persons with whom the participants had most of their genes).

“After comparing all the results we found, for example, that in the case of close relatives of a person suffering from cancer of the larynx risk of developing cancer of the mouth and throat was nearly three times higher. The relatives of those who were about to cancers of the mouth and throat, were more – four times – likely to develop cancer of the esophagus “- written by authors .

What are discovered, scientists from Milan?

ponadtrzykrotnie Men were more likely to develop prostate cancer if their close relative suffered from bladder cancer.

Women were more likely to have breast cancer if a family has performed colorectal cancer, and breast cancer alone increased at twice the risk of a relative of ovarian cancer.

authors of the study point out that the results obtained by them should get people in whose family has cancer, a greater care of their health and use of prevention, particularly regular diagnostic tests.

Control Dr. Eva Negri researchers also pointed out that virtually every cancer is a combination of genetic factors, but also environmental and lifestyle we lead.