Breast cancer is a disease where a certain cell in the breast are abnormal they divide uncontrollably everyone has BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, BRCA is supposed to repair cell damage and keep breast, ovarian and other cell growing normal. When these genes contain mutation that are passed on from generation to generation. “The genes don’t function normal and breast, ovarian, and other cancer risk increase” stated by the article “cancer information and support network.” Melanoma cancer is the most serious type of skin cancer “An increased risk of melanoma occurs when specific gene mutations are passed within a family from generation to generation” stated by the article “cancer information and support network.”Melanoma is a serious type of cancer due to uncontrollable pigment, melanoma cancer is most likely to affect people with lighter skin color. This cancer is passed on from generation because if one or both of your parents have melanoma and you have lighter skin you're most likely to get it but if you have darker skin you rarely get melanoma …show more content…
The reason why tobacco can cause cancer is because the chemicals in cigarette smoke enter our bloodstream and then from there can affect the rest of our body. Tobacco mostly causes lung cancer and heart diseases. “Tobacco smoke contains hundreds of harmful chemicals, and about 70 of them are known to cause cancer. Once ingested, the toxic effects of tobacco smoke can potentially damage every organ system in the body, which explains the vast variety of cancers triggered by use of the substance 4” said by Eric