HealthBBCWhat happens when you grow up not knowing your family medical history?
Adopted people in the UK often can't access their biological family's medical history, which can leave them in the dark about inherited health risks.
People who have been adopted or are in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which could be crucial to their own health.
Aaliyah, adopted at seven months, spent years trying to access her biological family's medical history after finding a lump in her breast at 26.
She eventually made a formal data request to Bradford Council and received pages of family history, including details about her mother's lifelong eating disorders.
When a child is adopted in the UK their NHS number changes, and wider family medical history is not always carried across to their new record.
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