Informed Choice in Cancer Screening

Welch asserts that the choice of whether to be screened for cancer hinges on the probability of various outcomes and how patients feel about them. The truth is that screening has multiple effects on patients: A few may have their lives saved, some will be treated unnecessarily, and a few may die fro...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2001-06, Vol.285 (21), p.2776-2778
Main Author: Welch, H. Gilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Bioethics
Cancer
Decision Making
Health Services for the Aged
Humans
Mass Screening
Medical screening
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Assessment
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Summary:Welch asserts that the choice of whether to be screened for cancer hinges on the probability of various outcomes and how patients feel about them. The truth is that screening has multiple effects on patients: A few may have their lives saved, some will be treated unnecessarily, and a few may die from treatment.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.285.21.2776