Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding breast and cervical cancer screening in selected ethnocultural groups in Northwestern Ontario.

Purpose/objectives: To examine the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding breast and cervical cancer screening in selected ethnocultural groups (i.e., Italian, Ukranian, Finnish, and the native population) in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

The creation of a database for cancer screening: is the consent of clients required?

Professional caregivers have an obligation to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all personal information given to them by their patients or clients. Such information is to be released to a party who is not participating in the care of the patient only with the express consent of the patient. The question is whether or not the express consent of a client of an organized cancer screening program is ethically required before the client's personal information is entered into a centralized database.