Cancer You - Raffles Medical Group

Raffles HealthNews Feature 9Are You Linked toMr Kan (-Sir)?Cancer |KAN-sir|a. Noun• A malignant tumour ofpotentially unlimitedgrowth that expandslocally by invasionand systematically bymetastasisb. Adjective• Fear-inducing fellow• Life threatening cellsPeople flee at the mention of Mr Kan-sir simply because he gives off life threateningcells and, without a doubt, no one wants to be acquitted with him. Also, wheneverMr Kan-sir is mentioned, most of us would remember a family member or a friendwhom we witnessed wrestling with him - and it surely was a tough battle!According to the American Cancer Society, of every 20 cases of cancer, about one islinked to genes that are inherited from parents. Cancer is such a common disease but onlya small fraction of all cancers is inherited. The types of cancer that run in families are dueto the germline mutations or mutations in the cells that are inheritable.