Truth-telling in cancer: Examining the cultural incompatibility argument in Turkey

This article aims to examine critically the ‘cultural incompatibility’ argument, which asserts that disclosure of cancer-related information to patients is incompatible with Turkey’s cultural context. For this purpose, a brief overview of the approach to truth-telling in Turkey will first be provide...

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Main Author: Guven, Tolga (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2010
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-166
Further subjects:B Paternalism
B Truth-telling
B cultural incompatibility
B cultural differences
B truthful disclosure
B Autonomy
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