Kate has cancer: Munich's chief doctor warns of genetic danger. One in ten cases of colon cancer occurs in a patient under the age of 50.
Around half a million people in Germany receive the shock diagnosis of cancer every year. Hereditary predisposition is by far the biggest risk factor, according to Dr. Holger Seidl, chief physician at Munich's Isar Clinic. Lifestyle helps reduce the risk of cancer, but we have a certain amount of power in our own health illnesses.