{"id":27521,"date":"2016-09-27T11:29:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ioveneto.it\/tumori-ereditari\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T12:23:10","slug":"hereditary-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ioveneto.it\/en\/prevention-and-care\/hereditary-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hereditary cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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For each cancer type, between 5 and 10% of cases are attributable to a hereditary form. A tumor is called hereditary when its onset is due to a genetic mutation<\/a>\u00a0transmitted by the parents.<\/p>

Mutations in parents have a 50% chance of being passed on to their children. The latter do not inherit the tumor itself, only the predisposition to develop that tumor more easily than the general population<\/strong>.<\/p>

Individuals carrying a genetic mutation predisposing to a specific cancer are considered to be at high risk and must undergo appropriate prevention protocols.<\/p>

Identifying and treating tumors with a familial origin is a challenge that requires special resources and skills. This is why IOV created the\u00a0Hereditary Tumors Unit<\/a>, which works in synergy with the\u00a0Unit of Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics<\/a>,\u00a0specializing in the following neoplasms:<\/p>