Autonomy Challenges in Epigenetic Risk-Stratified Cancer Screening: How Can Patient Decision Aids Support Informed Consent?

Autonomy Challenges in Epigenetic Risk-Stratified Cancer Screening: How Can Patient Decision Aids Support Informed Consent?

Information of an individual’s epigenome can be useful in cancer screening to enable personalised decision making on participation, treatment options and further screening strategies. However, adding this information might result in complex risk predictions on multiple diseases, unsolicite...

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Main Authors: Maaike Alblas, Maartje Schermer, Yvonne Vergouwe, Ineke Bolt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
cancer screening programmes
epigenetics
risk prediction
patient autonomy
informed consent
patient decision aids
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/9/1/14

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https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/9/1/14

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