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Rapid advances in informatics and communication technologies are greatly expanding the capacity for information capture and transportation. While these tools can be used for great good, they also offer new opportunities for those who seek to obtain and use information for improper purposes. While issues related to identity theft for financial gain garner the most attention, protection of privacy in public health endeavors such as cancer surveillance is also a significant concern. Some efforts to protect health-related information have had unintended consequences detrimental to health research and public health practice. Achieving a proper balance between measures to protect privacy and the ability to guard and improve public health requires careful consideration and development of appropriate policies, regulations and use of technology.
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Deapen, D. Cancer Surveillance and Information: Balancing Public Health with Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns (United States). Cancer Causes Control 17, 633–637 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-006-0002-1
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