India, Jan. 30 -- If someone has had cancer in the family, there is often fear surrounding it, creating unnecessary anxiety and making one assume that they too are at higher risk. While family history can increase genetic risk, assuming that one will automatically develop cancer just creates a lot of distress and emotional burden. It becomes critical to broaden one's horizon and truly understand what it means to be genetically predisposed, and that it does not, by default, mean a cancer diagnosis.ALSO READ: Pancreatic cancer research hits major milestone: What is the disease and how to tell the signs?To get a clear picture of what it means to have a genetic risk, HT Lifestyle reached out to Dr Randeep Singh, director and senior consultant...
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