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Dr. Fleck presents at Centre for Cancer Biomarkers Symposium in Norway

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Center Professor Dr. Len Fleck recently traveled to Bergen, Norway to present a keynote address at the 6th Annual Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO) Symposium. Dr. Fleck’s presentation, “Just Caring Challenges: Visible Biomarkers and Invisible Rationing,” addressed some of the critical … Continue reading →

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Can Big Data and AI Improve End-of-Life Care?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Tom Tomlinson, PhD A recently reported study claims to more accurately predict how much longer patients will live. Researchers at Stanford University assigned a neural network computer the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Fleck presents at Great Lakes Biorepository Research Network annual scientific meeting

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

Center Professor Len Fleck, PhD, was a keynote speaker at the Great Lakes Biorepository Research Network (GLBRN) Annual Scientific Meeting, held at Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak Campus on November 3. The title of Dr. Fleck’s presentation was “Precision Medicine, Ethical Ambiguity,” … Continue reading →

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Just Caring: Health Reform, Cost Control, and the Fate of Children with Life-Altering Illnesses

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck recently gave a keynote address at the 2017 Pediatric Bioethics Day at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY, held on September 20. Titled “Just Caring: Health Reform, Cost Control, and the Fate of Children with … Continue reading →

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Chapter from Dr. Fleck published in ‘Cancer Biomarkers: Ethics, Economics and Society’

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

A chapter from Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has been published in the book Cancer Biomarkers: Ethics, Economics and Society, published by Megaloceros Press. Dr. Fleck’s chapter is titled “Just Caring: Precision Medicine, Cancer Biomarkers and Ethical Ambiguity.” The book is edited … Continue reading →

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Correlates of Patient Intent and Preference on Colorectal Cancer Screening

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Karen Kelly-Blake is a co-author of an article in the April 2017 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The article, “Correlates of Patient Intent and Preference on Colorectal Cancer Screening,” is co-authored by Masahito Jimbo, … Continue reading →

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Do patients have a duty to participate in clinical trials?

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

The Choice to Become a Research Subject: A First-Person Perspective Event Flyer Patients with serious illnesses are often invited to participate in clinical trials. After being diagnosed with advanced cancer, I became one of those patients. I had to choose … Continue reading →

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