Breast Cancer

Sharing the Decision

Paperback Engels 1999 9780192629678

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Of all cancers, probably breast cancer is one of the most emotive. Increasingly patients with breast cancer are participating in the surgical and/or medical decision about their treatment which raises ethical issues about the rights of patients and their ability to give an informed consent, concerns about the process of communication betwen the medical staff and the patient, and also issues about the psychology of not only the woman with breast cancer, but also the doctor. This book considers shared decision making including the ethical principles, risk/benefit analysis and highlights fpr each treatment option the issues that should the doctor and the patient should consider. There is also a section on the patients perspective and vignettes throughout to illustrate the importance of communication.