Ethical issues in cancer patient care / edited by Peter Angelos.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Angelos, Peter.

Series:

• Cancer treatment and research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Cancer--Patients--Care--Moral and ethical aspects.
• Neoplasms--therapy.
• Ethics, Medical.
• Palliative Care.
• Physician-Patient Relations.
• Cancer--Patients--Care.
• Cancer--Patients.

Medical Subjects:

• Neoplasms--therapy.
• Ethics, Medical.
• Palliative Care.
• Physician-Patient Relations.

Physical Description:

x, 152 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Norwell, Mass. : Kluwer Academic, 1999.

Summary:

This updated edition addresses a variety of ethical issues that arise in the care of oncology patients. 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 book brings together such a focused examination. The 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. The chapters address issues that are central to contemporary medical practice and medical ethics inquiry. Ethical Issues in Cancer Patient Care, 2nd edition will have direct importance for practising physicians, nurses and others caring for cancer patients. In addition, medical students, medical educators and ethicists should find this book of interest.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0792377265

OCLC:

42476290