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Legal considerations in clinical cancer genetics
Humanities and Law, Preventive and Societal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, and Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center, Robbinsdale, MN
In the context of cancer genetics, familiar legal concepts such as due care, informed consent, and confidentiality become far more complex. Continuing education, a collaborative approach with colleagues and patients, and careful documentation will reduce the likelihood of an adverse encounter with the courts.
| Commun Oncol 2006;3:100–104 | full text |  116 kb |