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New DNA 'damage test' to help with cancer prevention?
Posted Jul 3rd 2007 4:22PM by Brian White
Filed under: Alternative Therapies, All Cancers
Now that the human genome has been decoded, is the medical community set to see all kinds of genetic tests that will give patients insight into possible conditions at the earliest stages?
As most of us realize by know, catching cancer when it is just developing inside the human body makes the chance of surviving greatly enhanced. What is a DNA test could tell normal folks about the
relative state of nutrients inside their bodies at any given time that would allow one to ensure their daily diet was optimal from a nutrition standpoint to help the body fight off the development of cancer-- any cancer?
A test appears to be now available that does just that. Although the test costs a relatively low $650, experts are warning that this test (like most) will not give a complete summary of health, nor will it be a reliable way to tell whether cancer is coming later in life by those that plunk their money down for the test itself.
Tags: cancer predisposition, CancerPredisposition, DNA testing, DnaTesting
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