A million-dollar project against family cancer wants to get thousands of people out of “genetic purgatory” The research, in which nine Spanish centers participate, seeks to identify the mutations that cause a higher incidence of cancer than usual in about 300 families. “Fear is not the word to describe what I feel,” explains Carlos Róspide, “but there is a concern.

You always expect something. You hope it doesn't happen, but you know it can happen”