Ethical issues informing potential subjects

Finding Biomonitoring research presents a number of ethical issues about informed consent and the interpretation of results. For example, biomonitoring research is conducted with anonymized samples that limit the communication of results and potential followup with study subjects. 

Children and prisoners are considered to be vulnerable populations because of issues of potential ethical issues related to informed consent and coercion. Participation in clinical trials is permitted for vulnerable populations, but only if the risks of the trial are minimal. Finally, cancer patients in general can be considered vulnerable because many subjects are terminally ill by the time they enroll in clinical trials [23]. It is important to be aware of the potential ethical issues and similar to other vulnerable populations, minimize the risks and ensure proper informed consent. 

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