Men have a 50% chance of receiving a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, with up to one in ten cancers being inherited genetically – and yet nearly half of dads avoid sensitive health conversations with their sons, research has found.
NHS figures have revealed that between 3-10% of cancers in the UK are linked to an inherited faulty gene.
But a third of UK fathers admit they wouldn't know how to strike up a conversation with their sons about men's health issues, while one in five would not want to scare them.
