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We tested women and men for breast cancer genes – only 18 percent knew they had it

  • Written by Michael Murray, Professor of Genetics and Director for Clinical Operations in the Center for Genomic Health, Yale University
We tested women and men for breast cancer genes – only 18 percent knew they had itThere are now hundreds of genetic tests that claim to predict the risk of various diseases. All that's needed is a few drops of blood.Connect world/Shutterstock.com

There are diseases and health conditions that are essentially invisible to us until it is too late.

When those problems are life-threatening, such as cancer, and if there is a period...

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