Your DNA Could Be Triggering Cancer

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Like could have a gene that can affect me negatively. Yes.

[00:00:03]>> And then it's not always about having a gene that can affect you negatively. It can also be an error in reading the gene or using the gene by the body. Yes.

[00:00:10]>> That can also lead to disease. These are the two ways genetics can contribute to conditions.

[00:00:15]>> So yes, but it's a little more nuanced and so let me jump into it. Right? So having a set of genes will obviously decide x number of things for you. There are a group of genes that are associated specifically with pathologies. So let's take BRCA1 or BRCA2. Right? Known as BRCA1 and BRCA2.

[00:00:37]>> BRCA1 or BRCA2, right? Associated very strongly with breast and ovarian cancer and to some extent in, you know, [music] elderly men prostate cancer as well. These constitute a group of what we call dominant genes that are monogenic in nature. Monogenic meaning single gene in nature that can actually contribute to an outcome. In this case a pathology like breast and ovarian cancer.