Today is World Cancer Day. The World Health Organisation defines this disease as ‘this is the uncontrolled growth and spread of cells. It can affect almost any part of the body. The growths often invade surrounding tissue and can metastasize to distant sites. Many cancers can be prevented by avoiding exposure to common risk factors such as tobacco smoke. In addition a significant proportion of this disease can be cured by surgery radiotherapy or chemotherapy especially if they are detected early’. Some cancers are genetic. This means that inherited genes can increase your risk of certain types of this disease. But