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Can Technology Predict Your Medical Future?

Sep 21, 201528 min
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Episode description

Professor Dani Bercovich, head of the MSc program on biotechnology at Tel Chai College and scientific director of Galil Genetic Analysis, discusses new genetic tests that can assess your genetic risk of developing cancer. Find out if you should be tested, why it is important to know, and what can be done to lower the risks if a predisposition exists in your family.

 

  • Which forms of cancer are covered by the tests?
  • Does the government fund the testing?
  • How does knowing possible medical risks affect financial planning?

 

 

Follow Professor Bercovich and his work at: http://www.gga.org.il/

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