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Determining a role for patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in genomic data governance for cancer care

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Comprehensive collections of cancer data, including genomic data, are needed to improve cancer risk prediction and treatments. A recent government review, Better, Broader, Safer: Using health data for research and analysis, has argued for high-quality Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) for ethical data use. In this paper we determine a role and justification for PPIE to govern uses of genomic data in fields like cancer. First, we analyse two public attitudes studies about the role of PPIE in genomics governance. Second, we characterise two ethically-significant features of the context of governing genomic data: 1) data aggregation leading to novel group formation, and 2) the hybrid territory of genomic cancer data uses. Thirdly, we bring together these aspects to describe a fully determined role for PPIE within an approach to governing cancer genomic data, which is tailored to major areas of ethical consideration. Our account is a novel interpretation of what PPIE is for in governance, how it may foster public support and how its success in so doing depends on it being tailored to context.

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1038/s41431-025-01866-1

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Big Data Institute - NDPH
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5948-5581
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Big Data Institute - NDPH
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Big Data Institute - NDPH
Oxford college:
St Cross College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-7054-4711
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Centre for Human Genetics
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-3324-4338


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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/00dpztj76
Grant:
C61296/A27223


Publisher:
Springer Nature
Journal:
European Journal of Human Genetics More from this journal
Publication date:
2025-05-23
Acceptance date:
2025-04-30
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EISSN:
1476-5438
ISSN:
1018-4813


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English
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Pubs id:
2125590
Local pid:
pubs:2125590
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2025-05-23
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