RE: Re: Family tree study confirms hereditary link in most cancers

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Sheena

Interesting that you mention melanoma as also has that (thankfully caught

early, as with your stepson). I looked at a possible connection with 5-alpha

reductase but it was some years ago now

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:53:54 -0000 " Sheena Carmichael "

wrote:

The Royal Marsden is conducting a study to look at the family of

their patients and (eventually) see what the link is. In the case of

my husband, Ian, his mother and sister both died of breast cancer and

his son (my step-son) had melanoma - luckily caught early. Too many

close relatives, I would have thought, to be coincidence.

All the best for 2005

Sheena