Personal Narrative: My Family With Skin Cancer

My family history is all over the grid, the most common health issue being cancer. My mom had a form of leiomyosarcoma in her liver and my dad has had skin cancer. My dad’s cancer was partly hereditary and also a huge part of it was him never wearing any UV protection and my mom’s cancer was not. Both of my grandparents on my dad’s side had skin cancer once again from a lack of UV protection. My mom also had a clotting disorder which both my sisters and I were tested for and it came out negative that we carried the clotting gene. My grandfather on my mom’s side had a heart attack about 12 years back and he also had numerous breathing disorders that were directly related to smoking cigarettes from the time he was 11 until he was 40 years old. I believe he had COPD and asthma and a form of lung cancer at one point, that is eventually what caused him to pass away. My grandfather on my dad’s side as well as my dad had a problem with high cholesterol and had to take medication to regulate it. My grandmother on my dad’s side was diagnosed with breast cancer about a year or so ago as well.
My family health history really is not the best so this puts me at a much higher risk to possibly come in contact with these problems. I burn very easily, and this combined with my family’s history with skin cancer puts me at high risk. Some things that I can do to prevent this is most obviously using sunscreen as well as yearly checkups with dermatologists. Going
Most of my family also has close to no heart related issues which I would say is a very good strength to have.
Family health history is a big factor in your health but it is also not the only one, diet, exercise, lifestyle, these are all things that are directly related to you and things you can do to help prevent the continuing cycle of certain health