| Ethical, legal, psychosocial, and cultural implications of genomics for oncology nurses. | |
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PMID: 21255713 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVES: To summarize the role of oncology nurses in the ethical, legal, psychosocial, and cultural issues inherent in genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk and to describe the recent trend and implications of direct-to-consumer genetic tests. DATA SOURCES: Published articles/books, legal rulings, professional organization statements. CONCLUSIONS: Ethical, legal, psychosocial, and cultural implications are inherent in the growing field of genetic science that is transforming modern health care. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses have a duty to be knowledgeable about and advocate for the ethical integration of genetic/genomic information into their patient's health care. |
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John Twomey |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Seminars in oncology nursing Volume: 27 ISSN: 1878-3449 ISO Abbreviation: Semin Oncol Nurs Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-01-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8504688 Medline TA: Semin Oncol Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 54-63 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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