%0 Generic
%A Huck, S.
%A Konrad, K.A.
%C London, UK
%D 2004
%F discovery:14592
%I ESRC Centre for Economic Learning and Social Evolution
%N 84
%T Information can kill
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/14592/
%X Recent advances in understanding links between genes  and the susceptibility to particular diseases have considerably increased  the scope for predictive diagnosis. Methods. We analyse how the introduc-  tion of predictive diagnosis affects patients�decisions to undergo medical  screenings relying on a �rational choice�model. Findings. We show that  predictive diagnosis can increase the number of fatalities from a deadly  disease. Interpretation. Our result shows the necessity of careful further  analysis and debate about the pros and cons of predictive diagnosis and  the publication of medical research in general.