We get a great deal of such mail, including brochures and magazines devoted to the topic. While some of these commercial offers contain useful information, they miss a critical point.
People are different.
For the woman with a strong family history of breast cancer, for example, measures designed to reduce the risk of breast cancer are a major priority. Only after she attends to that does it make sense to consider more general life-prolonging measures. Similarly, the most common cause of death in this country is heart disease. There are a number of metabolic conditions that cause heart disease. These are inherited and can be detected and treated.