Patients should be involved in making decisions about their health care. The ethical
imperative of autonomy is reflected in legal trends that require a high standard of disclosure …

Background: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare but highly lethal form of thyroid
cancer. Since the guidelines for the management of ATC by the American Thyroid …

Background: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare but highly lethal form of thyroid
cancer. Rapid evaluation and establishment of treatment goals are imperative for optimum …

Objective: To provide broad guidelines and principles to help physicians, other health care
workers and patients make decisions about the appropriateness of red blood cell and …

Difficult dialogues with patients facing life-changing decisions are an intrinsic part of
oncologic practice and a major source of stress. Having a sophisticated approach to the …

Background and purpose Almost 10% of breast and ovarian cancers are familial, and the
majority are linked to BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations. Despite uncertainty about the …

This position paper will show that withholding information from a competent patient is a
violation of the doctor's role as a fiduciary and is not ever justified. As a fiduciary, the doctor's …

This book is a critical examination of the philosophical and moral issues in relation to human
enhancement and the various related medical developments that are now rapidly moving …

OBJECTIVE: There is limited understanding about what treatment decision making (TDM)
means to patients. The study objective was to identify any processes or stages of TDM as …

In the context of consent," voluntariness" refers to a patient's right to make health care
choices free of any undue influence. However, a patient's freedom to make choices can be …