Ethical Challenges in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Axel W Bauer editor Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz editor Jochen S Utikal editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:23rd May '22

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This book presents in detail the problems and ethical challenges in daily oncological practice. 

In western industrialized countries, roughly 25 percent of all citizens still die from cancer. Despite significant progress in basic science and in individual areas of clinical care, even in the 21st century, being diagnosed with cancer has lost none of its dread and can still be a death sentence. This situation raises many problems and challenges for medical ethics, e.g., the question of the benefits and risks of prevention programs, or the right to know and not to know. 

Clinical trials with cancer patients and quality assurance for surgery, radiotherapy and medication also pose a series of ethical dilemmas. Furthermore, cancer treatment is a psychological challenge not only for patients but also for physicians and caregivers. The issues of adequate pain management and good palliative care, of treatment limiting and the question of assisted suicide at the end of life also have to be considered. In order to reflect the subject’s diverse and multifaceted nature, the book incorporates legal, ethnographic, historical and literary perspectives into ethical considerations.

“Primarily oriented toward a medically sophisticated audience including physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers. … it has implications for all who have an interest in cancer and cancer patients.” (Gregory A Otterson, Doody's Book Reviews, December 17, 2021)

ISBN: 9783030637514

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290 pages

1st ed. 2021