Ethics of Cancer Management From the Patient's Perspective
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Jolley, Milly G.
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Journal of Medical Ethics. 1988 Dec; 14(4): 188-190.
Abstract
The face of cancer treatment is changing and the patient is both living longer and is increasingly able to articulate the problems of painful illness and look for solutions to problems which cannot be solved by technological advances. The cancer patient, like others, is looking towards the self-help movement to help him achieve a better quality of life. The doctor-patient relationship can be improved for both by a franker look at the present situation, the needs of the patient, the family, and those without family, especially in relation to cancer and its cultural connotations. Self-help groups provide the support so often lacking in cancer management (including continuity), and a peer group within which adjustment needed to bring about the change in lifestyle required is achieved.
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1988-12Subject
Allowing to Die; Alternatives; Autonomy; Cancer; Communication; Consent; Decision Making; Diagnosis; Disclosure; Ethics; Informed Consent; Illness; Life; Lifestyle; Pain; Paternalism; Patient Advocacy; Patient Care; Patient Participation; Psychological Stress; Quality of Life; Research; Resource Allocation; Self-Help Groups; Terminal Care; Therapeutic Research; Treatment Refusal;
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Ethics of Cancer Management From the Patient's Perspective
Jolley, M. G. (1988-12)