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1. Skin Cancer- The most common cancer in the United States and is most commonly caused by UV radiation. Symptoms: For melanoma watch for changes in existing moles: For basal and squamous cell cancers the symptoms are changes on the skin especially a new growth or sore that doesn't heal. Also watch carefully the parts of the body that are most often exposed to the sun, such as the head, face, neck, hands, and arms. Inherited: The main cause of skin cancer is UV radiation from the sun, but a person can also be born with a genetic disposition toward or vulnerability to getting cancer. For example people who have light colored skin and hair are more vulnerable. About 10 percent of all patients with melanoma have family members who also have had the disease.
 * Their shape may be **A**//symmetrical//.
 * Their **B**//orders may be ragged// or otherwise irregular.
 * Their **C**//olor may be uneven//, with shades of black and brown.
 * Their **D**//iameter may change// in size.

2. Down Syndrome- A chromosomal condition that affects 1 in 800 to 1 in 1000 live born infants. Specifically it is caused by three copies of Chromosome 21 instead of the normal 2. Symptoms: People who have down syndrome have learning difficulties, mental retardation, a characteristic facial appearance, and poor muscle tone in infancy. Inherited: Down syndrome is not inherited but instead is a result due to an error in cell division called nondisjunction results in reproductive cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes. 3. Breast Cancer- Breast Cancer is a disease that effects about 200,000 women in the US every year. About 1 in 9 American women will develop Breast Cancer during her lifetime. Symptoms: Check for lumps or thickening near the breast and underarms. A change in the size or shape of your breast may be symptom of breast cancer. If you notice a discharge from you nipple, please consult your physician. This too can by a symptom of breast cancer. Anything else abnormal such as a change in color or feel should be mentioned to your physician. Inherited: Breast Cancer is most often not hereditary, but if there is a strong family history of Breast Cancer in a family ( at least least three first or second-degree relatives) the women of that family should be tested. The test available for those with a history of Breast Cancer is to see if their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, the genes that cause Breast Cancer, are mutated.