Is Cancer Genetic and Will My Children Get It?
Only 5% to 10% of cancers come from inherited gene mutations passed parent to child. The rest develop from mutations picked up through lifestyle, environment, and chance over a lifetime. Carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 raises risk significantly but doesn’t guarantee...
What Happens if Cancer Is Left Untreated?
Untreated cancer grows, invades surrounding tissue, spreads to lymph nodes, and eventually reaches distant organs through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. The timeline varies by cancer type but the biological progression is consistent. Slow-growing cancers like...
Can a Biopsy Spread Cancer?
A properly performed needle biopsy has no clinically significant evidence of causing cancer to spread. The risk of needle tract seeding exists but sits below 0.003% to 0.01% across most cancer types, far lower than the risk of leaving cancer undiagnosed and untreated....