A year ago, Nova Cobban received a shock diagnosis that would change her life completely. Troubled by ongoing stomach pain, she was worried she had a food allergy. Having had her concerns dismissed by GPs previously, she decided to try a diet DNA test.
The 43-year-old psychologist who lives in Bedfordshire, chose the CircleDNA test on the basis it would give her nutritional advice and a fitness report based on her genetic profile, as well as details about ancestry. Nova didn’t think twice about the fact it might also reveal genetic mutations.
Nova, who has a son, Noah, 17, with her ex, and Grace, three, with her husband Paul, says: “The process was simple – I sent off a mouth swab and three months later, in July 2021, the results arrived. But when I opened the app, I noticed the cancer section had a warning flag.
