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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
There 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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