Mayo Clinic Minute - Knowing your family health history could save your life

Does cancer, kidney disease or high blood pressure run in your family? The holidays are the perfect time to share family health information with your loved ones.

The Office of the Surgeon General declared Thanksgiving as National Family History Day to encourage families to share information about family medical issues that may be inherited or passed down through genetics.

Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says reviewing family history can significantly affect overall health.
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