Ethical challenges in oncology

Ethics and organisational identity in a cancer care setting; Experience matter - a partnership between patient and physician; Patient experience and end of life care - a discussion and analysis of four patients; Ethical issues for children with cancer; Ethical issues in cancer survivorship; Integrative oncology and ethics; Clinical experience - some ethical considerations; The ethical imperative of providers tp engage patient and families in improvement; Ethical considerations in human subjects research - emerging issues in cancer research; Ethical concerns when cancer patients become human research participantsand are treated on clinical trials; Training current and future leaders; Ethics in cancer patient education; Commercialism in cancer care; A perspective on the cost of cancer care; Mergers, acquisitions and consolodations in the healthicare industry - does bigger have ethical consequences; Legal and compliance; Diversity and health care; An ethical framework for disclosingindividual genetic findingsto patients, research participants, and relatives; Ethical issues of cancer center administrators; Ethics and information technology

Ethical Challenges in Oncology: Patient Care, Research, Education, and Economics covers a wide variety of topics and viewpoints about ethical issues that arise in oncology throughout the full cancer care continuum. This book provides a holistic view on oncology ethics, incorporating the knowledge and expertise of authors from various departments and oncology specialties within the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.