Ethical issues in pre-cancer testing: the parallel with Huntington's disease

In Bill Fulford, Donna Dickenson & Thomas Murray Murray (eds.), Healthcare Ethics and Human Values: An Introductory Text with Readings and Case Studies. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 97-100 (2002)
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This chapter considers ethical issues involved in genetic testing and screening for susceptibility to various forms of cancer.

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