?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Information+can+kill&rft.creator=Huck%2C+S.&rft.creator=Konrad%2C+K.A.&rft.description=Recent+advances+in+understanding+links+between+genes%0D%0Aand+the+susceptibility+to+particular+diseases+have+considerably+increased%0D%0Athe+scope+for+predictive+diagnosis.+Methods.+We+analyse+how+the+introduc-%0D%0Ation+of+predictive+diagnosis+affects+patients%EF%BF%BDdecisions+to+undergo+medical%0D%0Ascreenings+relying+on+a+%EF%BF%BDrational+choice%EF%BF%BDmodel.+Findings.+We+show+that%0D%0Apredictive+diagnosis+can+increase+the+number+of+fatalities+from+a+deadly%0D%0Adisease.+Interpretation.+Our+result+shows+the+necessity+of+careful+further%0D%0Aanalysis+and+debate+about+the+pros+and+cons+of+predictive+diagnosis+and%0D%0Athe+publication+of+medical+research+in+general.&rft.publisher=ESRC+Centre+for+Economic+Learning+and+Social+Evolution&rft.date=2004-04&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(ELSE+Working+Papers++84).+ESRC+Centre+for+Economic+Learning+and+Social+Evolution%3A+London%2C+UK.+(2004)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F14592%2F1%2F14592.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F14592%2F&rft.rights=open