Which of the following carcinoma is familial

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Which of the following carcinoma is familial -

    1. Breast
    1. Prostate
    1. Cervix
    1. Vaginal

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Familial cancers

  • these cancers may occur at higher frequency in certain families without a clearly defined pattern of transmission.

  • Virtually all the common types of cancers that occur sporadically have also been reported to occur in familial forms.

  • examples include carcinomas of

  • breast

  • brain

  • colon

  • melanoma

  • ovary

  • lymphomas

  • features that characterize familial cancers include early age at onset, tumors arising in two or more close relatives of the index case, and sometimes, multiple or bilateral tumors.