Children of such people have been dealt an awful hand.
On the facet of risk towards a particular form of cancer, it might be an awful hand.
On the fact of mental health, it might be a better hand than others: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/religious-u...
At the moment, since mental health seems to be a bigger issue than cancer (according to the media), it’s not trivial to define what an awful hand is :)