One big difference between osmosis and diffusion is that both solvent and solute particles are free to move in diffusion, but when we talk about osmosis, only the solvent molecules (water molecules) cross the membrane.
Familial Cancer Program. The Familial Cancer Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center provides counseling for people who may have an increased risk of cancer because of their personal and/or family history. The issues surrounding inherited risk and genetic testing are complicated.
This represents the average risk of the condition. People with any of the risk factors are at slightly higher risk than the general population: 1  Genetics. 2  Five percent to 10% of people with pancreatic cancer have an immediate family member who also had it.