Ethical Issues in Cancer Patient Care

Hardcover: 260 pages
ISBN 0387736387
978-0387736389
Springer Verlag NY
December 2007
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Many volumes have been written on medical ethics in the past 30 years. However, few have focused on ethical issues specific to the care of cancer patients. This updated edition addresses a variety of ethical issues that arise in the care of oncology patients. This book brings together a focused examination; contributors include clinicians, ethicists, medical humanists and medical educators.

The issues raised have direct relevance to the care of oncology patients in treatment as well as research settings.

Ethical Issues in Cancer Patient Care, 2nd edition has direct importance for practicing physicians, nurses and others caring for cancer patients. In addition, medical students, medical educators and ethicists find this book of interest.

	List of Contributors
	Preface
1	Physicians and Cancer Patients: Communication and Advance Directives	1
2	Information is not Enough: The Place of Statistics in the Doctor-Patient Relationship	13
3	Cross-Cultural Issues in Caring for Patients with Cancer	23
4	Religious/Spiritual Concerns in Caring For the Cancer Patient	39
5	Are there Limits to Oncology Care? (Futility)	49
6	Role of Palliative Medicine in Cancer Patient Care	65
7	Informed Consent, The Cancer Patient, And Phase I Clinical Trials	77
8	The Ethical Lessons of Managed Care Applied to Clinical Trials	91
9	Kids and Cancer: Ethical Issues in Treating the Pediatric Oncology Patient	99
10	Does Reimbursement Affect Physician Decision Making?	137
	Index	151

This updated edition addresses a variety of ethical issues that arise in the care of oncology patients. The issues raised have direct relevance to the care of oncology patients in treatment, as well as research settings. The chapters address issues that are central to contemporary medical practice and medical ethics inquiry.

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