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Question: Risks factor for second cancer?

Answer: The risk of second cancers is higher for people with who have had certain types of first cancers. Doctors cannot be certain who will get a second cancer, but they do know some risk factors. These include:

Inherited genes. An inherited gene is passed from parent to child within a family. An inherited risk could include having one or several family members with cancer or a condition linked to cancer.

Cancer that remains after treatment. Some people may have very low levels of cancer cells left in their body even after treatment.

Certain cancer treatments. Some types of chemotherapy and radiation therapy raise your risk of a second cancer. The risk is higher if you had treatment as a child, teen, or young adult.

Risk factors also include the same things that put you at risk for a first cancer, such as:

Smoking

Environmental toxins

Being overweight

Drinking too much alcohol

Eating an unhealthy diet

(Source: Cancer.Net, 16 Mar 2021)

Source Link: https://www.cancer.net/survivorship/what-second-cancer