The Independent - London, November 6th, 2007
A simple genetic test can predict your risk of getting cancer, heart disease or Alzheimer's. But do you really want to be told? Virginia Ironside took the plunge
Most people thought that I was bonkers to have a gene test that would show the medical conditions from which I was most at risk. Like ostriches, they put their heads in the sand. "Oh, we don't want to even think about the possibility of getting Alzheimer's or heart disease!" they said.
But I couldn't resist it. Knowledge is power, I said to myself as, feeling rather like Saddam Hussein, I wiped the insides of my cheeks with the litt...
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