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Please advise what medical tests one should take to check if there is cancer? My wife?s mother, paternal grandmother and paternal first cousin have been diagnosed with cancer in last 2 years - tongue, lung and breast respectively. I fear if my wife will get something. How do I test and check for it proactively?
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All the three cancers are not related genetically. So do not worry. Just have a medical check up for any symtoms. There are thousands of battery of test to predict and diagnose cancer but virtually all of them are insignificant for screening.
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