If a simple test could tell you, at age 18, whether you were at high risk of developing breast cancer at some point during your lifetime, would you take the test?
If you took the test, and the results said yes, you’re at increased risk—what would you do? Change your l...
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food for thought, indeed.
Laurie Kingston
Monday, June 30, 2008 at 12:38 PMre: food for thought, indeed.
PJ Hamel
Monday, June 30, 2008 at 01:11 PMIndeed - I think I would choose to NOT have the test, and just be responsibly vigilant. I'm more of a "que sera, sera" person. Wait and see what the future brings. I didn't want to know whether my son was a boy or girl before he was born...
replyre: re: food for thought, indeed.
Laurie Kingston
Monday, June 30, 2008 at 02:28 PMAnd you see, I did want to know but neither child (two boys, as it turned out) would cooperate!
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I will never know what caused my cancer.
Would I have wanted advance warning? I don't know.
The truth is, probably not.
Would I have undergone a test if it were available to me? (although there was no breast cancer in my family).
Probably.
Interesting contradiction.
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