Informed consent and the secondary use of biospecimens in oncology research legal and bioethics perspectives

Biospecimens1 collected during routine oncology diagnostic and therapeutic interventions may be stored for future medical purposes. In accordance with legal and ethical principles, the patient provides informed consent for removal of the tissue for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons. Informed consent gives permission for the violation of bodily integrity that is inevitable with tissue removal.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Public Law

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Erasmus, Pieter Miguel

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Pope, Anne

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4693

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4693