Thursday, November 4, 2010

An amoral editorial on decision aids for screening in BMJ

The BMJ just published my rapid response to an editorial on decision aids for screening - such as bowel cancer screening.  I was surprised that the BMJ (the journal I would probably choose to have on a desert island if only allowed one journal) published an editorial that was blind to the ethical issues associated with public health screening. My response is pasted below or you can read it in the BMJ