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Why can it be difficult for oncologists to refuse patients late chemotherapy?
Oncologists’ decisions about administering late chemotherapy: What makes it so difficult? Event Flyer Background: An estimated 20-50% of incurable cancer patients receive chemotherapy in the last 30 days of life, although little data support this practice. Few studies have explored … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics Events, Brownbag & Webinar Series, Public Seminar Series
Tagged cancer, chemotherapy, event announcement, Minnie Bluhm, oncology, study, webinar
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Terminal Illness and the Right to Ignorance
In a New York Times piece, Dr. Paul Kalanithi, chief neurosurgical resident at Stanford University, described his ambivalence about asking for his prognosis after being diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics in the News
Tagged oncology, patient autonomy, prognosis, terminal patients, Tom Tomlinson
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