CANCER GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING - ETHICAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE-RESEARCH AND CLINICAL-PRACTICE

Authors
WILFOND BS ROTHENBERG KH THOMSON EJ LERMAN C
Citation
Bs. Wilfond et al., CANCER GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING - ETHICAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE-RESEARCH AND CLINICAL-PRACTICE, The Journal of law, medicine & ethics, 25(4), 1997, pp. 243
Citations number
44
Journal title
The Journal of law, medicine & ethics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10731105
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
1073-1105(1997)25:4<243:CGST-E>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Authors examine the ethical and health policy implications in the Canc er Genetic Studies Consortium projects, which attempt to collect data on the clinical benefits and harms of cancer genetic testing. They sug gest that more data are needed on the long-term physical and psychosoc ial effects of testing and that further examination is needed of the e thical issues raised by testing.