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.
The first section focuses on the ethical issues associated with treating cancer patients. Next, the ethical challenges associated with oncology research, including funding, regulation, subject selection and the big picture are explored. The third section covers ethical issues associated with education in oncology as it reflects both past and future trends in developing proficient health care providers, patients and even executives. Final sections concentrate on the ethical dilemmas associated with the economic repercussions of oncology, offering thoughts on how to alleviate the ethical consequences that can arise from the global effects of cancer and cancer treatment.
Each chapter includes discussion topics, answers pertinent questions and provides an ethical framework for problem- solving in each scenario. The topics uncover the ethical apprehensions and problems associated with oncology research and practice in order to determine best practices as well as provide guidance for all parties involved.
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Chapter 1. Ethics and Organizational Identity in a Cancer Care Setting - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Experience Matters: A Partnership Between Patient and Physician - p. 19 4. Chapter 3. Patient Experience and End-of-Life Care: A Discussion and Analysis of Four Patients - p. 41 5. Chapter 4. Ethical Issues for Children With Cancer - p. 59 6. Chapter 5. Ethical Issues in Cancer Survivorship - p. 85 7. Chapter 6. Integrative Oncology and Ethics - p. 101 8. Chapter 7. Clinician Experience: Some Current Ethical Considerations - p. 121 9. Chapter 8. The Ethical Imperative of Providers to Engage Patients and Families in Improvement - p. 127 10. Chapter 9. Ethical Considerations in Human Subjects Research: Emerging Issues in Cancer Research - p. 145 11. Chapter 10. Ethical Concerns When Cancer Patients Become Human Research Participants and Are Treated on Clinical Trials - p. 159 12. Chapter 11. Training Current and Future Leaders - p. 177 13. Chapter 12. Ethics in Cancer Patient Education - p. 191 14. Chapter 13. Commercialism in Cancer Care - p. 207 15. Chapter 14. A Perspective on the Cost of Cancer Care - p. 219 16. Chapter 15. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Consolidations in the Health-Care Industry: Does Bigger Have Ethical Consequences? - p. 239 17. Chapter 16. Legal and Compliance - p. 251 18. Chapter 17. Diversity and Health Care - p. 261 19. Chapter 18. An Ethical Framework for Disclosing Individual Genetic Findings to Patients, Research Participants, and Relatives - p. 275 20. Chapter 19. Ethical Issues of Cancer Center Administrators - p. 297 21. Chapter 20. Ethics and Information Technology - p. 313 22. Index - p. 325
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.
The first section focuses on the ethical issues associated with treating cancer patients. Next, the ethical challenges associated with oncology research, including funding, regulation, subject selection and the big picture are explored. The third section covers ethical issues associated with education in oncology as it reflects both past and future trends in developing proficient health care providers, patients and even executives. Final sections concentrate on the ethical dilemmas associated with the economic repercussions of oncology, offering thoughts on how to alleviate the ethical consequences that can arise from the global effects of cancer and cancer treatment.
Each chapter includes discussion topics, answers pertinent questions and provides an ethical framework for problem- solving in each scenario. The topics uncover the ethical apprehensions and problems associated with oncology research and practice in order to determine best practices as well as provide guidance for all parties involved.
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Chapter 1. Ethics and Organizational Identity in a Cancer Care Setting - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Experience Matters: A Partnership Between Patient and Physician - p. 19 4. Chapter 3. Patient Experience and End-of-Life Care: A Discussion and Analysis of Four Patients - p. 41 5. Chapter 4. Ethical Issues for Children With Cancer - p. 59 6. Chapter 5. Ethical Issues in Cancer Survivorship - p. 85 7. Chapter 6. Integrative Oncology and Ethics - p. 101 8. Chapter 7. Clinician Experience: Some Current Ethical Considerations - p. 121 9. Chapter 8. The Ethical Imperative of Providers to Engage Patients and Families in Improvement - p. 127 10. Chapter 9. Ethical Considerations in Human Subjects Research: Emerging Issues in Cancer Research - p. 145 11. Chapter 10. Ethical Concerns When Cancer Patients Become Human Research Participants and Are Treated on Clinical Trials - p. 159 12. Chapter 11. Training Current and Future Leaders - p. 177 13. Chapter 12. Ethics in Cancer Patient Education - p. 191 14. Chapter 13. Commercialism in Cancer Care - p. 207 15. Chapter 14. A Perspective on the Cost of Cancer Care - p. 219 16. Chapter 15. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Consolidations in the Health-Care Industry: Does Bigger Have Ethical Consequences? - p. 239 17. Chapter 16. Legal and Compliance - p. 251 18. Chapter 17. Diversity and Health Care - p. 261 19. Chapter 18. An Ethical Framework for Disclosing Individual Genetic Findings to Patients, Research Participants, and Relatives - p. 275 20. Chapter 19. Ethical Issues of Cancer Center Administrators - p. 297 21. Chapter 20. Ethics and Information Technology - p. 313 22. Index - p. 325
