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[Ethics versus ethos: current ethical problems in palliative oncology].
Schweizerische Rundschau Fur Medizin Praxis = Revue Suisse De Medecine Praxis
|October 27, 1992
Summary
Palliative cancer care presents complex ethical challenges for physician-scientists. Training in bioethics is crucial for identifying and resolving these dilemmas in clinical research.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Bioethics
- Medical Ethics
Context:
- Palliative cancer medicine involves frequent and difficult moral concerns.
- Physician-scientists in clinical cancer research face unique ethical dilemmas.
- Examples include issues in patient information, palliative chemotherapy, unconventional remedies, and drug development.
Purpose:
- To highlight the ethical challenges in palliative cancer medicine.
- To advocate for specialized bioethical training for physician-scientists.
- To propose a comprehensive biomedical ethics program for a new cancer center.
Summary:
- Difficult moral concerns are inherent in palliative cancer medicine, affecting areas like patient information and clinical drug development.
- Physician-scientists require specific training to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical dilemmas encountered in research.
- A proposed biomedical ethics program includes a humanities research group, ethical liaison, consultation services, and quality control.
Impact:
- Enhances ethical competence among healthcare professionals in oncology.
- Improves the ethical conduct of clinical cancer research.
- Establishes a framework for addressing bioethical issues in cancer care and research institutions.