Which characteristic(s) is/are associated with an inherited predisposition for a cancer type?

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Inherited cancers tend to appear at earlier ages because the process of initiation of one allele occurred at conception. So, these cells essentially have already gone halfway through initiation at conception and only require one additional allele mutation followed by promotion for a malignancy to occur. They are autosomal mutations and can be inherited by children of either gender and are detected by the same screening methods used for sporadic cancers.

Which Characteristic(s) Is/are Associated with an Inherited Predisposition for a Cancer