Family consent, communication, and advance directives for cancer disclosure: a Japanese case and discussion
The dilemma of whether and how to disclose a diagnosis of cancer or of any other terminal illness continues to be a subject of worldwide interest. We present the case of a 62-year-old Japanese woman afflicted with advanced gall bladder cancer who had previously expressed a preference not to be told...
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
1999
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1999, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 296-301 |
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