Are genetic tests useful to predict cancer?
by Hannah Devlin from on (#4BNJ5)
The health secretary's call for tests to be rolled out on NHS was met with controversy
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, this week shared his shock at discovering that he is at greater than average risk for prostate cancer, despite having no family history of the disease.
The revelation came after he took a predictive genetic test that assesses risk for 16 common diseases, including coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma and breast and prostate cancers.
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