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How could free genetic testing change medicine?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM EST
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If you could find out that you are predisposed to certain health conditions — like cancer or heart disease — would you want to know?

As reported by WXXI's Racquel Stephen, a new program at Rochester Regional Health offers no-cost genetic testing for people 18 and older.

Our guests this hour discuss how it works and what it could mean for the future of personalized care in medicine. Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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