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A clinically comprehensive ethical framework for offering and recommending cancer treatment before and during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Chervenak Frank A.,
McCullough Laurence B.,
Knapp Robert C.,
Caputo Thomas A.,
Barber Hugh R. K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.11564
Subject(s) - beneficence , medicine , pregnancy , autonomy , ethical issues , personal autonomy , cancer , engineering ethics , biology , genetics , political science , law , engineering
The authors describe a clinically comprehensive ethical framework for addressing the challenges of managing cancer during pregnancy. The framework is based on the ethical principles of beneficence and respect for autonomy and the concept of the fetus as a patient.