Would you want to know?

A new survey shows that a majority of consumers would like a test to know if they will get certain diseases in the future. Even if there is no cure for the disease. Really? I can see some benefits in that knowing you have a limited time to accomplish things it will force you to act sooner. But it will also be hanging over your head the rest of your life. I already know I am going to die at some point in the future. To know it will be coming sooner than I had hoped is not necessarily a good thing. For me I would have that thought in the back of my mind every day and it would influence almost every major decision. I think I would rather not know and take my chances.