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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was adopted at 2 months. My adoptive family all died from various cancers by age 23. I am 30 now and have not done any of the tests. My doctor keeps offering genetic testing, but I don’t want to know. I don’t care about my biological family, and after watching my adoptive family die, I don’t want to live in fear that I may have inherited something and have the same fate. This cannot be undone. I would advise against it. [/quote] Genetic testing doesn't work that way. They can't tell someone they are absolutely going to die from this or that. They can determine actual real genetic conditions - which there is a very high likliehood would already be known by the time a person reaches adulthood - or they can observe patterns or markers and suggest you follow up for additional testing for some conditions. And real genetic testing requires real, significant blood draws. [/quote]
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