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Implementing risk-stratified screening for common cancers: a review of potential ethical, legal and social issues.
Journal of public health (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2014
Hall A E, Chowdhury S, Hallowell N, Pashayan N, Dent T, Pharoah P, Burton H
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BACKGROUND: The identification of common genetic variants associated with common cancers including breast, prostate and ovarian cancers would allow population stratification by genotype to effectively target screening and treatment. As scientific, clinical and economic evidence mounts there will be increasing pressure for risk-stratified screening programmes to be implemented. METHODS: This paper reviews some of...
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