Cancer Study At Elche Hospital

Five percent of cancers are genetic in origin and Elche hospital , since 2005, has been carrying out research into hereditary cancer rates in the community . They want to know the factors that trigger the cancers and to work out which measures can be taken to prevent them . More than 500 families are involved , who have a higher incidence of cancer in their families than the rest of the population. The cancers being studied are , breast , ovarian , colon , renal thyroid plus tumours of the e