Some say it’s ‘genetic discrimination’, but insurance companies are fighting for access to these test results

I'm being discriminated against purely based on the genes I was born with', says a Queensland man who couldn't update his life insurance policy

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Hereditary bowel cancer claimed the lives of three women in Dwayne Honor's family. They had Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that increases the chances of certain cancers developing. But he never expected it to affect his insurance.

For years the Bundaberg resident and members of his family participated in university research to help understand and deal with the common condition. About one in 280 people are believed to have it.

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