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Cancer - What is inheritance
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- cancer inheritance
Preview- It could seem to be apparant that, study of the differences in breast (i.e., mamma, or teat) cancer risk between identical and non-identical twins (i.e., monozygotic twins) has allowed a very good estimate of how much of all breast cancer risk is inherited. Breast cancer, cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk (i.e., strip, or lac) to the nipple (i.e., papilla mammae, or mammilla)) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male (i.e., masculine) breast (i.e., mamma masculina, or mamma virilis) cancer is rare. Breast, glandular (i.e., glandulous) organ located on the chest (i.e., pectus). The breast is made up of connective tissue (i.e., interstitial tissue, or supporting tissue), fat, and breast tissue that contains the glands that can make milk. Also called mammary gland (i.e., glandula mammaria, or lactiferous gland). Inherited, transmitted through genes that have been passed from parents to their offspring (children).
- It seems to be, breast cancer families are families in which bosom cancer is inherited and family members are at greater than average risk of breast cancer.
- It`s apparent that, lynch syndrome, or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is an inherited disorder that causes cancer of the colon and rectum. Syndrome is a set of symptoms or conditions that occur together and suggest the presence of a certain disease or an increased chance of developing the disease. Hereditary, transmitted from parent to child by information contained in the genes. HNPCC is an inherited disorder in which affected individuals have a higher-than-normal chance of developing colorectal cancer and certain other types of cancer, often before the age of 50. Also called hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer and Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome is an inherited disorder in which affected individuals have a higher-than-normal chance of developing colorectal cancer and certain other types of cancer, often before the age of 50. Also called hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer and HNPCC. Colorectal, having to do with the colon or the rectum. Colorectal cancer, cancer that develops in the colon (the longest part of the large intestine (i.e., bowel, or gut) (i.e., intestinum crassum)) and/or the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus (i.e., anal orifice)). Colon is the longest part of the large intestine, which is a tube-like organ connected to the small intestine (i.e., intestinum tenue) at one end and the anus at the other. The colon removes water (i.e., aromatic water) and some nutrients and electrolytes from partially digested food. The remaining material, solid waste called stool, moves through the colon to the rectum and leaves the body through the anus. Rectum is the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.
