Is my family at risk of developing acute lymphocytic leukemia?
So the good news is there is very rarely a family-related risk.
In fact, for about 99% of people I meet, I can say no, this is just something that happened. We made a mistake and that made the wrong cell.
If we see one of the mutations that we think are related to a family disposition, then generally we will proactively have you go see a cancer geneticist.
And I would say that it is always a reasonable question to ask your doctor. Is this something that I should worry about with my family?
I don't think it's something you should worry yourself about. You should always just go ahead and ask your doctor if that is something you should worry about, because 99% of the time they're going to say no.
And that is just a worry you don't need to have with a new kind of cancer diagnosis.
HealthTree • July 23, 2024