Preventable Deaths from Leading Causes: Role of Family History & Genetics

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Preventable Deaths from Leading Causes: Role of Family History & Genetics

New CDC blog post: Geography, genetics and leading causes of death

CDC article: Potentially preventable deaths from the five leading causes of death — United States, 2008–2010
MMWR Weekly May 2, 2014 / 63(17);369-374

CDC blog post: 5 things cause two-thirds of U.S. deaths, by Dr. Tom Frieden, Special to CNN, May 1

Genetic factors play a role  in the Leading Causes of Death in the United States, most notably  chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease

Know your family history to improve your own health:  Family members share genes, behaviors, lifestyles, and environments that together may influence their health and their risk of leading causes of death such as cancer and heart disease

CDC’s public health genomics toolkit to reduce the burden of cancer and heart disease

CDC article: Do we need genomic research for the prevention of common diseases with environmental causes? Am J Epidemiol (2005)