Genetic susceptibility for specific cancers. Medical liability of the clinician.

摘要: The use of genetic profiling techniques to detect individuals with an increased susceptibility heritable cancers has provoked recent legal interest in the duties attending physician and rights patients their families. In current study specific prima facie recently litigated cases are presented explored delineate issues facing physicians illustrate prerogatives who caught up a cancer enigma. Various courts have attempted answer questions involving lawsuits which incidents breast/ ovarian carcinoma colon claims negligence against health care providers. Health workers involved these individuals. It would appear that being forced assume additional duty delving into patient's family history through multiple generations. This is followed by responsibility provide detailed counseling those whom such activity impacts diagnosis management familial cancer.