When Cancer Touches a Family – Larry Weakland’s Story

1,488 views · Published 24 September 2018 · 4:34 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2018 · Science & Technology

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When Larry Weakland learned his pancreatic cancer was linked to an inherited gene mutation, he wanted to prevent cancer from affecting the next generations in his family. Watch how genetic testing helped guide health care decisions of family members touched by cancer.

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