Genetic Testing Creates New Challenge For Parents To Decide When To Share Information About Genetic Risks With Children.

reports the growth of genetic testing has “created a new challenge for parents and medical experts: when to share information with children who may inherit a genetic risk.” The article reports that some experts recommend waiting to tell minors because they may not be able to cope with the information, while others recommend sharing the information with adolescents because that may help them prepare for the possibility that they also carry the same genetic risk. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/well/family/when-to-tell-daughters-about-a-genetic-breast-cancer-risk.html?_r=0