article_snippet: In particular, whether you are carrying a faulty gene (or even several) that could make cancerous cells or a malignant tumour more likely.
article_snippet: ‘The type means that The type would likely have become malignant.
article_snippet: My mother was adopted and knows nothing of My mother family, so might there be bowel cancer genes on My mother ?
article_snippet: So, if there was anything I could do to catch cancer before cancer caught me, I’d do cancer
article_snippet: It’s a genetic mistake that makes people more likely to get bowel cancer.
article_snippet: If I did have this gene, how great would be the risk of bowel cancer?
article_snippet: However, My mother also explained that only 5 to 10 per cent of cancer occurs because of genes — most cancers have an environmental cause.
article_snippet: Another problem is there are likely to be 200 genes responsible for a significant risk of cancer, but we know of only half of 200 genes responsible for a significant risk of cancer.
article_snippet: Most cancers are treatable if Most cancers are caught at an early stage.