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The Ethics of Precision Medicine
The Problems of Prevention in Healthcare
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210 pages
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Exploring the ethical dilemmas of precision medicine, the book examines how the focus on genetic risk factors and medical technologies can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment. It highlights the potential erosion of the practitioner-patient relationship as healthcare shifts towards population trends. By applying virtue ethics and theological bioethics, the author suggests ways to improve precision medicine's implementation, emphasizing the importance of addressing social determinants of health to truly enhance patient care and promote human flourishing.
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2024, hardcover
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