Ethical Issues In Cancer: The Points Of View Of Specialists

Ethical issues raised by the detection of cancer start from screening, continue with the diagnosis and the choice of the best therapeutic option for the patient, also taking into account the quality of life and the end-of-life care. The ethical problems are those of general use medical practice, but also those specific to the oncological patient. Chemotherapy and surgery in cancers allow hope for a better survival and a higher quality of life for many patients nowadays. The decisions are chosen in relation with the best therapeutic option and in accordance with the informed patient's preferences regarding side effects versus quality of life the patients' life along with their physicians, families, and community, from cancer detection to the ending, is associated with complex choices and decisions, questing certain ethical issues that we try to reveal in our study.