What are the conditions you test for?

The conditions included in Health Insights are: type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and either prostate cancer or breast cancer.

People who report their sex assigned at birth as male get a prostate cancer result. People who report their sex assigned at birth as female get a breast cancer result.

More about the conditions:

Breast cancer

Breast cancer develops when cells in the breast grow out of control. It is one of the most common cancers in the UK.

Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease affects the heart and blood vessels. It can cause conditions like heart attack and stroke.

Prostate cancer

The prostate gland is just below the bladder. Prostate cancer develops when cells in the prostate gland grow out of control. It is one of the most common cancers in the UK.

Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes causes high levels of sugar in the blood. This can lead to health issues like heart disease, vision loss and kidney disease.