Responding to Patient Requests for Hastened Death: Physician Aid in Dying and the Clinical Oncologist.

Related Articles Responding to Patient Requests for Hastened Death: Physician Aid in Dying and the Clinical Oncologist. J Oncol Pract. 2017 Oct;13(10):693-699 Authors: Spence RA, Blanke CD, Keating TJ, Taylor LP Abstract Physician aid in dying (PAD) or assisted suicide is becoming legal in more US jurisdictions. Meanwhile, the needs of terminally ill patients with cancer are receiving greater attention, including the integration of palliative care into oncology practice. This article highlights a case vignette of a patient with advanced cancer who requests PAD from her oncologist, as a backdrop to help the practicing oncologist examine his or her moral…
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