article_snippet: It is a genetic condition that makes someone 85 per cent more likely to get cancer . '
article_snippet: People with the gene have an 85 per cent chance of developing cancer before the age of 70.
article_snippet: A lot of families that have a history of cancer think it's just a bit of bad luck
article_snippet: If there is such a thing, it can be a good cancer story.
article_snippet: People who know about the condition get checked much more regularly, which greatly reduces the overall risk from cancer.'
article_snippet: If a lot of people in your family under 50 have or had cancer, head to your GP and ask.'
article_snippet: In addition to that, Ms O'Neill said Ms O'Neill had seen each person in Ms O'Neill family get cancer at an early age than her family parent or relative of the previous generation.
article_snippet: I had seen people in my family get cancer at younger and younger ages. '
article_snippet: I was diagnosed at 19.
article_snippet: The thought of having a child who would battle with cancer while they were or a teenager or at school was too much.'
highlights_snippet: It is a genetic condition that makes people more likely to get cancer .
  
highlights_snippet: About 20,000 Australians have a genetic condition that makes people more likely to get cancer, but only 5% diagnosed .
  