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This document discusses genetic aspects of cancer. It describes how genetics plays a role in identifying cancer risk and characterizing malignancies. Mutations can be inherited and increase cancer risk, such as BRCA1/2 mutations which greatly increase lifetime risks of breast and ovarian cancer. Several familial cancer susceptibility syndromes are described, such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden syndrome, and hereditary forms of colorectal cancer including Lynch syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis. T

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michaelcyl

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