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    What ethical and legal principles should guide the genotyping of children as part of a personalised screening programme for common cancer?
    with N. Hallowell, A. E. Hall, P. Pharoah, H. Burton, and N. Pashayan
    Journal of Medical Ethics 40 (3): 163-167. 2014.
    Increased knowledge of the gene–disease associations contributing to common cancer development raises the prospect of population stratification by genotype and other risk factors. Individual risk assessments could be used to target interventions such as screening, treatment and health education. Genotyping neonates, infants or young children as part of a systematic programme would improve coverage and uptake, and facilitate a screening package that maximises potential benefits and minimises harm…Read more