KEY POINTS Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer About 5% to 10% of breast cancers and 10% to 15% of ovarian cancers are hereditary. Hereditary cancer

KEY POINTS Overview Your personal and family cancer history may suggest that you have a higher risk for a BRCA gene mutation. Family history You

KEY POINTS Overview Many people do not know they have a genetic condition until symptoms of that condition begin to affect their lives. By then,

KEY POINTS What it is You might have heard the terms “precision medicine” and “precision health” and wondered how they relate to you. Precision medicine,

KEY POINTS Overview Planning for pregnancy Thinking about having a baby? If you have a family health history that includes a birth defect, developmental disability, newborn screening disorder,

KEY POINTS What it is Genetic counseling gives you information about how genetic conditions might affect you or your family. The genetic counselor or other

KEY POINTS What it is Your genes play an important role in your health, but so do your behaviors and environment, such as what you

WHAT TO KNOW Overview Your genes affect many things about you, including how you look (for example, your eye color or height) and how your

KEY POINTS What is prediabetes? Before developing type 2 diabetes, most people have prediabetes. This is when their blood sugar is higher than normal but

KEY POINTS Start small It might be tempting to jump right into a big, new goal, like walking a 5k, but this can feel overwhelming.