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Cancer is not usually inherited because most cancers develop due to changes (mutations) that occur in a person’s cells during their lifetime, rather than from genes passed down from parents.

These changes often occur due to everyday factors, such as aging, environmental exposure, lifestyle habits, infections, or random cell errors during cell division. Since these mutations happen after birth and are limited to certain cells, they are not present in the eggs or sperm, which means they cannot be passed to the next generation.

Only a small percentage of cancers are linked to inherited genetic mutations. In most cases, cancer is the result of acquired genetic changes, which explains why it usually does not run directly in families.

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