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Professor Karin Wadt knows disease isn’t simply a matter of genes or environment. A healthy lifestyle, for example, can lower the risk of bowel cancer—so she has changed the way she lives herself.

Clinical geneticist: These are the three cancers to flag in your family history

Karin Wadt is a clinical geneticist, so she knows the ins and outs of genes, environment and health—especially hereditary cancers and the role our genes play. Foto: Martin Lehmann
Karin Wadt is a clinical geneticist, so she knows the ins and outs of genes, environment and health—especially hereditary cancers and the role our genes play. Foto: Martin Lehmann
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»Det skønnes, at kun 5 procent af alle former for kræft skyldes arvelige forhold. Nogle former mere end andre. Resten skyldes uheld i forbindelse med celledeling eller livsstil, miljøpåvirkning og andre udefrakommende faktorer«, fortæller overlæge i klinisk genetik Karin Wadt fra Rigshospitalet.

Men der er tre kræftformer, som hun vil anbefale at man er særligt opmærksom på, hvis de findes i ens familie. Her kan risikoen nemlig gå i arv.

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