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Ethical and Legal Implications of Cancer Genetic Testing: Do Physicians Have a Duty to Warn Patients' Relatives About Possible Genetic Risks?

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The use of genetic screening as a new tool for early detection and cancer prevention is a significant medical advancement that can also result in ethical and legal challenges for physicians. Some of these challenges arise from tension between the principles of patient autonomy and confidentiality on one hand, and the duty to warn family members of known genetic risks on the other. This vignette raises questions about the extent of physicians' obligations to warn relatives of a patient about a hereditary cancer risk.

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A 34-year-old woman with uterine cancer comes to your office for treatment. She tells you that . . . [Click for More]

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				M. E. Robson, C. D. Storm, J. Weitzel, D. S. Wollins, and K. Offit American Society of Clinical Oncology Policy Statement Update: Genetic and Genomic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility J. Clin. Oncol., February 10, 2010; 28(5): 893 - 901. [Full Text] [PDF]