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If a parent has cancer will the cancer be passed to the offspring

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Most gene changes happen during our lifetime but some can be inherited from a parent. Most cancers are caused by gene faults that develop during our lifetime. ... They are not inherited and can't be passed on to our children. They are called acquired mutations.

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