Facing my fear: did I have the cancer mutation that killed my dad? | Jean Hannah Edelstein | Opinion | The Guardian

Facing my fear: did I have the cancer mutation that killed my dad? | Jean Hannah Edelstein | Opinion | The Guardian

Facing my fear: did I have the cancer mutation that killed my dad?

Jean Hannah EdelsteinI’ve known for years that my paternal grandmother died of colon cancer in her early 40s. But I didn’t think it had too much to do with me, beyond being a very sad fact in our family history and inspiring a lot of intense – and embarrassing – conversations about how much fiber we were eating.