Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • As a result of the increasing effectiveness of cancer screening and preventive interventions, ethical issues, as well as legal liabilities, are increasingly associated with cancer genetic testing. These issues include the possible "duty to warn" relatives of inherited cancer risk, the appropriateness of testing of children and embryos, equity of access to genetics services, and potential harms of testing including the risk of genetic discrimination. An approach to these and other ethical challenges will be presented, drawing not only on recent case law but also on a broader bioethical framework.

publication date

  • October 1, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Genetic Testing
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 34848918827

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.07.007

PubMed ID

  • 17920900

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 34

issue

  • 5