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Expanding the evidence on cancer screening: the value of scientific, social and ethical perspectives
Author(s) -
Rychetnik Lucie,
Carter Stacy M,
Barratt Alexandra,
Irwig Les
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja12.11275
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , value (mathematics) , cancer screening , scientific evidence , engineering ethics , odds , medicine , psychology , cancer , public relations , political science , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , logistic regression , machine learning , engineering , programming language
Summary We propose an expanded approach to evidence for cancer screening policy and practice. First, we need to better understand why and how screening happens the way it does, sometimes at odds with evidence of benefits and harms. Second, we need to systematically investigate the ethics of cancer screening to illuminate moral concerns and expand the scope of screening research to address ethical dilemmas. An expanded approach will offer essential information to better support well reasoned judgements, and develop more accountable and less contested cancer screening policies.