Critical illness definitions at risk from genetic testing

Speaking at Gen Re's ReGenerate conference in London, Cox who is consultant chief medical officer at Gen Re said: "As we've seen in politics, people want to feel as if they are more in control of their own future, it may be misguided, but they want to know more about themselves, that's part of what is driving this. "Technology is advancing and critical illness definitions are not advancing."  Cox said he was "not so sure" that people would change behaviours to mitigate known genetic risks. He also warned: "I think our biggest Achilles Heel is that we do not know enough about the p...