RT Book, Section
A1 Wilbur, Jennifer Scalia
A1 Haddad, Jessica
A1 Beaston, Marcina
A1 Crawford, Katherine
A2 Llor, Xavier
A2 Hofstatter, Erin Wysong
SR Print(0)
ID 1182367241
T1 Ethical, Legal, and Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Genetic Assessment and Genetic Testing
T2 Cancer Genetics: A Clinical Approach
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260440270
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182367241
RD 2024/04/18
AB With  excitement,  we  embrace  the  exponential  growth  of  cancer  genetics  and  risk  assessment  as  it  yields  an  increase  in  the  identification  of  high-risk  families  and  provides  a  more  personalized  approach  to  cancer  treatment.  However,  this  rapid  growth  of  knowledge  brings  developments  that  have  impacted  important  principles  of  ethics,  legal  issues,  and  psychosocial  concerns,  which  in  turn  have  directly  affected  the  clinical  care  of  this  high-risk  population.  This  chapter  will  address  topics  that  include  the  healthcare  practitioners’  duty  to  recontact;  legal  clarity  surrounding  the  obligation  to  warn  at-risk  family  members;  and  the  identification  of  vulnerable  patient  groups  who  could  benefit  from  added  support  during  this  revolutionary  era  of  medicine.