http://pandaemonaeum.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] pandaemonaeum.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] pandaemonaeum 2010-03-09 11:05 am (UTC)

Yep, your age and the type of cancer you developed are a huge indicator of one of the first genetic markers for cancer to be discovered (BRC1 or 2). In the UK, if you have a history of certain types of cancer in your family, you are given genetic screening, and are offered preventative treatment.

The only 'cure' for cancer is a 'cure' for genetic disease as a whole. Everything else is a treatment.

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