Digital Health to Patient-Facing Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Implications and Threats to Dignity for Patients With Cancer

JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Mar;20(3):314-317. doi: 10.1200/OP.23.00412. Epub 2023 Nov 3.

Authors

Amar H Kelkar^{1

2}, Andrew Hantel^{1

2

3

4}, Erica Koranteng², Corey S Cutler^{1

2}, Marilyn J Hammer^{3

5}, Gregory A Abel^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ Division of Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
⁴ Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
⁵ Department of Nursing and Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.

PMID: 37922435
DOI: 10.1200/OP.23.00412

Abstract

Ethical considerations for patient-facing AI for oncology: dignity, autonomy, safety, equity, inclusivity.

MeSH terms

Artificial Intelligence*
Digital Health
Humans
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms*
Respect