Ethical Issues in Cancer Patient Care

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Del 140 i serien Cancer Treatment and Research

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Beskrivning

Peter Angelos Numerous ethical issues arise in the care of oncology patients. Although much has been written in the last several decades on ethical issues in caring for patients, few volumes have sought to focus the exploration on ethical issues particularly relevant to the care of cancer patients.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-03-29
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:417 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cancer Treatment and Research
Antal sidor:258
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781493979073

Utforska kategorier

Onkologi inom Medicin
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Folkhälsa och hälsopedagogik inom Medicin

Innehållsförteckning

An Open Letter to Doctors.- Physicians and Cancer Patients: Communication and Advance Directives.- Information is Not Enough:The Place of Statistics in the Doctor–Patient Relationship.- Cross-Cultural Issues in Caring for Patients with Cancer.- Hope and Communication in Cancer Care: What Patients Tell Us.- Addressing The Spiritual Needs Of Patients.- Pediatric Cancer Care: Special Issues in Ethical Decision Making.- The Ethics of Responding to Pain and Suffering.- Are There Limits to Oncology Care? (Futility).- The Role of Palliative Medicine in Cancer Patient Care.- Holding on and Letting Go: Ethical Issues Regarding the Care of Children with Cancer.- Communicating Errors.- Research Ethics and the Ethics of Research: Should We Offer Clinical Trial Participation or Clinical Research Partnership to Oncology Patients in the New Millennium?.- Does Reimbursement Affect Physicians’ Decision Making? Examples from the Use of Recombinent Erythropoietin.