There are about 14 million Americans who have cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. It’s so common that most of us have a relative–or, sometimes, several–who’ve had one type or another. What we may not realize, though, is that some cancers are can be caused by genetic mutations that are hereditary, increasing the risk that many family members will develop the disease.
FIRST FOR WOMEN.COM-Interviews as part of a series on minimizing risk for hereditary cancers ran First piece ran 1/14/16
