OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A free research study at Nebraska Medicine is offering you the chance to learn how your genetics could impact your health.

An Omaha woman’s shocking results are taking her on a path to prevention. Erin Thoman is used to taking care of others, at work as a nurse practitioner with Nebraska Home Pediatrics and Patients, and at home.

“I am married and have four wonderful children,” said Thoman.

Suddenly, she’s focused on preventing something she didn’t even think she had to worry about. “Cancer was really not on my radar, because we really don’t have a significant family history of cancer,” said Erin Thoman.

Her sister is a nurse at Nebraska Medicine and recently participated in what’s called the Genetic Insights Project , a research study offering free genetic testi

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