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25%OFFBreanne Lechner (Ed.) - Cancer: Survival, Quality of Life & Ethical Implications - 9781634839051 - V9781634839051
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Cancer: Survival, Quality of Life & Ethical Implications

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Description for Cancer: Survival, Quality of Life & Ethical Implications Hardback. Editor(s): Lechner, Breanne; Chow, Ronald; Pulenzas, Natalie; Popovic, Marko B.; Zhang, Nan; Zhang, Xiaojing; Chow, Edward; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Several medical options in palliative care can have complex moral, religious, cultural, medical and legal issues. These treatment options, such as assisted suicide, rehydration, parenteral nutrition and cardiopulmonary resuscitation have been heavily debated in the literature. Physician-assisted suicide is a controversial topic for debate, with growing pressure from advocacy groups for legalisation in regions that have yet to decide. Currently, there is substantial opposition from concerned medical professionals. However, a school of medical professionals acknowledges that physician-assisted suicide may have a role in terminal care. The debate over the use of artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) in terminal illness is ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634839051
SKU
V9781634839051
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About Breanne Lechner (Ed.)
Breanne Lechner, MD(C) is a clinical research assistant in the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program at the Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada and also a medical student at the University of Toronto. She was the recipient of the J Frank Brookfield Scholarship from the University of Waterloo in 2012 for excellence in biology. Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, ... Read more

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