How a ‘ticking time bomb’ disease could unlock the mysteries of cancer – CTV Vancouver News
Chiquita Hessels’ uncle died of prostate cancer. Her sister had thyroid cancer and died at age 32. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away of breast cancer. An aunt survived bone and colon cancer, only to die of liver cancer.
Most families would consider a family tree plagued with so much cancer terrible luck, but for Nanaimo, B.C. resident and breast cancer survivor Hessels it has another name – Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS). Read more…
