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Adverse events in cancer genetic testing: medical, ethical, legal, and financial implications.
Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Brierley Karina L, Blouch Erica, Cogswell Whitney, Homer Jeanne P, Pencarinha Debbie, Stanislaw Christine L, Matloff Ellen T
Abstract excerpt
Cancer genetic counseling and testing are now integral services in progressive cancer care. There has been much debate over whether these services should be delivered by providers with specialized training in genetics or by all clinicians. Adverse outcomes resulting from cancer genetic counseling and testing performed by clinicians without specialization in genetics have been reported, but formal documentation is...
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