The little girl will always be thankful to her parents and doctors for making sure that she doesn’t carry risky breast cancer genes like her aunts, grand-aunts and many generations before her. Boon of cancer free life for genetically disposed is a miracle indeed. Moreover this will terminate killer gene for future generations too.

The genetic screening at embryonic stage eliminates future risks of breast and ovarian cancer in babies born in the families where risk of cancer runs in the gene. British couple who opted for this long procedure where embryos were screened for particular killer gene had a strong reason for doing soon. Three generations of women in the girl’s father’s family have suffered from cancer. Such procedure does give rise to ethical debate. Only in one embryo (out of four embryos screened) the killer gene was absent. But parents must be given choice to give a gift of cancer free life to their little ones.

Nearly 60 other genetic disorders can be cured by similar screening at genetic stage itself. This is first instance of genetic screening for breast cancer. With increasing instances of breast cancers in women safe birth of this girl is a very heartening news indeed!!

Via Timesonline