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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Angelos, Peter.

Series:

Cancer treatment and research ; v. 140.

Cancer treatment and research ; v. 140

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Patients--Care--Moral and ethical aspects.

Cancer.

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:

xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, [2008]

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 with contributions from clinicians, (doctors, nurses, and social workers), ethicists, medical humanists, medical educators, and a cancer survivor. 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, Second Edition will have direct importance for practicing physicians, nurses and others caring for cancer patients. In addition, medical students, educators and ethicists will find this book of interest.

Contents:

1 An Open Letter to Doctors / Parvez Kamangar 3

2 Physicians and Cancer Patients: Communication and Advance Directives / Peter Angelos, Muneera R. Kapadia 13

3 Information is Not Enough: The Place of Statistics in the Doctor-Patient Relationship / Kathryn Key Montgomery, Ellen Key Harris-Braun 29

4 Cross-Cultural Issues in Caring for Patients with Cancer / Tod Chambers 45

5 Hope and Communication in Cancer Care: What Patients Tell Us / Susan Hedlund 65

6 Addressing the Spiritual Needs of Patients / Christina M. Puchalski 79

7 Pediatric Cancer Care: Special Issues in Ethical Decision Making / Sarah Zieber, Sarah Friebert 93

8 The Ethics of Responding to Pain and Suffering / Timothy F. Murphy 117

9 Are There Limits to Oncology Care? (Futility) / Gary R. Shapiro 137

10 The Role of Palliative Medicine in Cancer Patient Care / William M. Mitchell, Charles F. von Gunten 159

11 Holding On and Letting Go: Ethical Issues Regarding the Care of Children with Cancer / Aviva Goldberg, Joel Frader 173

12 Communicating Errors / Christian J. Vercler, Peter Angelos 195

13 Research Ethics and the Ethics of Research: Should We Offer Clinical Trial Participation or Clinical Research Partnership to Oncology Patients in the New Millennium? / Heather Sampson 215

14 Does Reimbursement Affect Physicians' Decision Making? Examples from the Use of Recombinent Erythropoietin / June M. McKoy, Cara C. Tigue, Charles L. Bennett 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0387736387

9780387736389

OCLC:

166358014