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Who should be offered genetic screening?
General The conditions dealt with here are those where detection of women or couples at risk of having children with burdensome disorders with little or no curative treatment, is feasible. One objective of screening is avoidance of birth of affected individuals by identifying those at risk, prospectively. As important is the reassurance which can follow negative tests. Voluntary participation o...
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We agree that the reason for systematic screening is the severity of the disease, having an effective method of early detection, and the availability of an early treatment that has a substantial effect on mortality rates. In 2007, however, informed consent to participate in screening is essential. To obtain informed consent, all the conclusive evidence on the risks and benefits of screening mus...
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In 2007 in Canada, 20 800 people learned they had colorectal cancer—9400 women and 11 400 men. During the same year, 8700 died of this cancer—4000 women and 4700 men. In Canada over the past 25 years, the mean incidence of colorectal cancer has been stable and the mean mortality rate has shown a slight decrease. After lung cancer, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death by cancer...
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Advances in molecular based technology and their application to the study of disease aetiology and pathology are having a significant and increasing impact on the practice of clinical medicine. This methodology can be applied not only to single gene disorders such as cystic fibrosis, but also to complex polygenic disorders such as ischaemic heart disease, certain cancers, and rheumatoid arthrit...
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Objective: This article presents an application of cluster analysis for social sciences researches especially those studies that have an interview as part of their data collection. This application is more suitable for sequential mixed method researchers who use quantitative data to frame subsequent qualitative subsamples for conducting interviews. Methods: In more detail, the algorithm (i....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.69.815.669