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Q: Is it true that vinegar helps control blood sugar? Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN American Institute for Cancer Research Q: Is my cancer risk inherited? A: According to the latest international report on diet, weight, physical activity and cancer prevention, only about 5 to 10 percent of cancers are linked to a specific inherited gene. More commonly, people may inherit small genetic abnormalities that can trigger cancer if a person is exposed to potential carcinogens in the environment or makes certain lifestyle choices (tobacco use, for example). People with a family history of cancer do face a higher risk of developing cancer themselves, however. It is important to know your family medial history so your health care provider can help advise you on a timeline for appropriate screening tests. Yet those individuals with no family cancer history are not cleared of risk. About 85 percent of cancer patients don’t have a family history of the disease. For almost all of us, daily habits like
