Bioethics and Cancer: When the Professional Becomes Personal.

An essay is presented on bioethics and cancer. The author mentions getting involved with other cancer patients and together they compiled their meeting transcripts to create the book "Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer." It mentions the six themes that emerged from the meetings, including...

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Publicado en:	Hastings Center Report Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 14 - 19
Autor principal:	DRESSER, REBECCA
Formato:	Essay
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Nov2011
Materias:	Patients Attitude (Psychology) Caregivers Death Decision making Diseases Experience Medical ethics Legal status of patients Ethics Books Cancer patients Ethicists Tumors
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	An essay is presented on bioethics and cancer. The author mentions getting involved with other cancer patients and together they compiled their meeting transcripts to create the book "Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer." It mentions the six themes that emerged from the meetings, including confusion in treatment decisions, the limitations of patient autonomy due to the disease and awareness of the ethical significance of patient care.