Living with a 100% chance of cancer developing due to a rare genetic condition

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"Every year, Tracy Hutchinson undergoes a full-body MRI scan, skin checks and blood tests to search for tumours that she has a nearly 100% chance of getting. Hutchinson has Li-Fraumeni syndrome, an inherited genetic condition that raises her lifetime risk of almost every type of cancer. The test for the genetic mutation came back positive in 2022 and “I actually felt at peace with it”, she says. It explained why her sister and mother had both died from cancer. The diagnosis is constantly on her mind, but Hutchinson tries to stay positive. “Everyone has something they’re dealing with,” she says."

Nature Briefing: Cancer

I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene "A rare variant of a gene called TP53 means Tracy Hutchinson has an extreme risk of developing cancer anywhere in her body, causing endless anxiety and requiring regular whole-body MRIs and other screening"

Tracy Hutchinson has a rare mutation of the TP53 gene