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41. Examples of Dominantly Inherited Cancer Syndromes

Examples of Dominantly Inherited Cancer Syndromes

 

Hereditary cancer syndromes are relatively uncommon, accounting for only about 5 to 10 percent of all cancers. Nevetheless, as many as 50,000 cancers newly diagnosed in the U.S. each year are associated with a hereditary syndrome.