Genomic Medicine Survey - useful?

[DickyC]

During my treatment for my latest non-malignant skin cancer lesion, my GP asked if I would join a study by the Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine. I agreed and was sent an eight page family health questionnaire to fill in. Filled it in, sent it off and now, months later I have received the result. The letter lists the information I gave them about my blood relations: my parents both died of cancer, three of my four grandparents died of cancer, my brother has been successfully treated for cancer and my youngest son has been successfully treated for cancer and I have recurring non-malignant skin cancer lesions. The letter summarises my cancer risk as: 'Your risk for developing cancer is similar to others in the population.'

I don't see the point of the exercise. It's the same conclusion I came to as a layman - I may even have gone as far as 'given your family history, your chances of developing cancer are slightly higher than average.' I can't see what they've achieved.