Race-Based Screening under the Public Health Ethics Microscope - The Case of Prostate Cancer.

Principles of public health ethics suggest that committees developing prostate cancer–screening guidelines should thoroughly examine the scientific rationale and social impact of using race-based criteria.

The New England journal of medicine. 2024 Aug 01 [Epub]

Camilo Arenas-Gallo, Marsha Michie, Nora Jones, Peter J Pronovost, Randy A Vince

From the Departments of Bioethics and Medical Humanities (C.

A.-G., M.M.) and Urology (C.A.-G., R.A.V.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and the University Hospitals Health System, Case Western University School of Medicine (P.J.P.) - both in Cleveland; and the Center for Urban Bioethics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia (N.J.).