Knowing your family health history can help your doctor find early signs of a disease. It can also show whether you have a higher risk for a disease and early screening tests, such as blood sugar testing (diabetes), mammograms (breast cancer), and colorectal cancer screening may be recommended by your doctor.
How can I collect my family health history? You may know a lot about your family health history or only a little. To get the complete picture, use family gatherings (Thanksgiving ) a time to talk about health history.
What if you aren't blood related? NYS Adoption Information Registry is the only official registry for people born or adopted in New York State. To gather information https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/adoption.htm
You can’t change your genes, but you can lower your risk of developing certain diseases by exercising or being active and healthy eating habits.
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