Medical Oncology

Ethics

Questions discussed in this category

Should I treat a patient who doesn't know she has cancer?

My patient’s family has asked that I don’t tell her that she has metastatic cancer because it will devastate her. I am planning on palliat...

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How do you counsel patients with locally advanced malignancies who have ECOG 3-4?

How do you advise patients who strongly desire chemotherapy?

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How do you present the trade off between a small chance of a sustained response for a new drug at the expense of potential worsening quality of life?

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