EP #5 Your DNA Knows Things You Don’t. Do You Really Want to Know?

After Tyler’s breast cancer diagnosis, genetic testing revealed something neither of us expected: a BRCA2 mutation that doesn’t just affect Tyler—it could matter for his kids and the rest of his family too. Genetic counselor Brittany Hird joins us to break down what that result really means, what gets passed from parent to child, why a positive gene doesn’t guarantee disease, and what you should know before deciding to get tested. And then we get to the bigger question: If your DNA could tell you something scary about your future, would you actually want to know? Links discussed in podcast for more information: https://www.facingourrisk.org https://findageneticcounselor.nsgc.org/