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Ethical, legal and counseling challenges surrounding the return of genetic results in oncology
Ethical, Legal, and Counseling Challenges Surrounding the Return of Genetic Results in Oncology.full
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Ethical, Legal, and Counseling Challenges Surrounding the Return of Genetic Results in Oncology.full
HMM – Does more value naturally lead to beter care?
JPM – Precision Medicine also mean an excellent diagnosis
‘Good morning Mr. Smith. Good to see you, how are you doing? You’re looking for a new car? That’s good news. We decided that it’s going to be a Ford Focus, ST, 2.0 Eco-boost, 184 KW, 6-gear. Let’s see in stock if there is a possibility that you decide on Lees meer…
Chinese Clinical Oncology 2016 I want my Olaparib and I want it now! ‘Because I have cancer above the midriff, I can go and whistle for that drug, but it would have been given to me if the cancer had been under the midriff’. It’s an emotional outburst from Lees meer…
Annals of Translational Medicine, 2016;4(1):22 Trials are not for the benefit of patients. They are set up to enable the pharmaceutical industry to register new drugs. And the only thing the industry needs is a drug that performs better than the one it is meant to replace, or a placebo. Lees meer…
Approximately 200 billion euros is spent on cancer research worldwide each year. This statistic could no doubt be slightly qualified; it may be higher, it may be lower. However, the point is that it’s a lot of money and the results are less than wonderful – at least, if you Lees meer…
This article was first published in Chinese Clinical Oncology, CCO-2014-CWDD-01 Summary. The result of drug development so far is beyond expectations and also beyond what’s possible. The reason for this is probably that the aim is not a better quality of life for the patient and her loved ones but Lees meer…
Healthcare is there because of us, the patients. Because there are patients, people have jobs, profits are made and losses incurred, and the healthcare sector can thrive. Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you the same. And then I reply: that’s all very nice, but do you really feel that’s true? Lees meer…