Suppose that a twenty-five-year-old woman, whose mother and aunts all were afflicted with breast cancer by the time they were 45, has a genetic test conducted at her own expense. the test reveals that she has inherited her mother's genetic susceptibility to breast cancer. after applying for employment and being given the position, her hr orientation includes registration for employer-paid health insurance. the insurance questionnaire asks if she suffers from any preexisting medical condition. what should the new employee answer? explain your answer.

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Myles

22 November, 13:15

Suppose that a twenty-five-year-old woman, whose mother and aunts all were afflicted with breast cancer by the time they were 45, has a genetic test conducted at her own expense. the test reveals that she has inherited her mother's genetic susceptibility to breast cancer. after applying for employment and being given the position, her hr orientation includes registration for employer-paid health insurance. the insurance questionnaire asks if she suffers from any preexisting medical condition. what should the new employee answer? explain your answer.

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Christian Kennedy · Answer 1

The employee should answer that she does not suffer from any preexisting conditions. That is the simple truth. Just because she had a genetic test conducted to find out how susceptible she is to breast cancer, does not mean she is currently suffers from it - so she would not be lying. Furthermore, the genetic test is confidential. She can only be expected to answer if the HR department asks questions about her family history of illness/disease.