Forsaking Fortune: Luck and Its Limited Utility to Cancer Diagnosis

This paper interrogates the concept of luck in cancer diagnosis. I argue that while it might have some utility for individuals, at the clinical and research level, the concept impedes important prevention efforts and misdirects sources of blame in a cancer diagnosis. Such use, in fact, has the possi...

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Main Author: Hannah Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2024-12-01
Series:Philosophy of Medicine
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Online Access:http://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/188
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