Genetic screening should not wait for a health crisis
Pregnancy. Marriage. A cancer diagnosis. A sick child. A family tragedy. Too often, something must happen before we start asking what our DNA might tell us. It shouldn't. Genetic screening and education should become a more normal and accessible part…
Pregnancy. Marriage. A cancer diagnosis. A sick child. A family tragedy. Too often, something must happen before we start asking what our DNA might tell us.
It shouldn’t. Genetic screening and education should become a more normal and accessible part of preventive health care, available before a life event or health crisis makes the information urgent.
We already practice prevention. We check blood pressure before a stroke. We measure cholesterol before a …
Genetic screening should not wait for a health crisis
