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MEDICAL PRACTICE:

Wait for Me

Consumers are embracing tests that aim to reveal genetic risk factors for disease. Problem is, the medical community doesn't seem ready to deal with all the data begging for interpretation.


In 1994, Mary Sue Kelly, who lives on a boat near Half Moon Bay, California, was diagnosed with breast cancer.  The treatment—mastectomy followed by standard chemotherapy—was successful. But for years, Kelly remained unnerved. It wasn't so much by the implications that her contracting the disease would have for her own health, but rather by what her oncologist told her. “This," he said, "has implications for your family.”

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