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22. Case: Double Effect?
View Case Study: 22. Case: Double Effect?The following call comes in to the ethics line: “Hi. It’s Celine from Oncology. We have a patient here who is in the end stages of lung cancer and is…
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16. Case: Shifting Gears
View Case Study: 16. Case: Shifting GearsNedra has been fighting ovarian cancer for 3 years. When first diagnosed, Nedra had surgery followed by intensive chemotherapy. Although it initially looked like she might be moving into remission,…
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9. Case: Right to Treatment
View Case Study: 9. Case: Right to TreatmentA 54-year-old male patient has been treated for cancer for 2 years, but his illness has not responded to the major lines of treatment. He has been admitted to hospital…
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