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Demo: Disease Risk: Pros & Cons
Reasons to learn results
Health benefits
- If I learn I am at increased risk for heart disease, I can work to improve my diet and exercise.
- I would know if I should see a doctor more often for screening.
Life planning
- I might live life differently.
- It may influence my decision about having children.
Reasons not to learn results
- My diet or exercise habits may not change after learning genetic research results.
- If there is no cure, I may not want to know my disease risk.
- I cannot fully plan for these kinds of health problems.
- I could become upset from learning genetic research results.