Legal and ethical issues in genetic testing and counseling for susceptibility to breast, ovarian and colon cancer.

The prediction of susceptibility to heritable breast, ovarian and colon cancer raises important legal and ethical concerns. Health care professionals have a duty to disclose sufficient information to enable patients to make informed decisions. They must also safeguard the confidentiality of patient...

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Main Authors: Dickens, B M, Pei, N, Taylor, K M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1487772/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8634959
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