"It’s really frightening having a sister who’s got cancer and you always worry and sometimes you think it’s your fault"

What Causes Cancer?

Facts:

No-one knows what causes children in this country to get cancer, so it’s definitely not your fault, or the fault of anyone in your family.
You cannot catch cancer from someone else.
Nearly all of the cancers children and teenagers get don’t run in families
Even though cancer is caused by damaged genes, it is nearly always gene damage done during the person’s life, not a gene problem that runs in the family.