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Chapter 12 - Ethical Challenges of Neurosurgical Care for Brain Tumour Patients

from Part II - Neurosurgery-Specific Bioethics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2020

By
Marike Broekman ,
Alexander Hulsbergen ,
Timothy Smith ,
David Cote  and
Jannick Brennum
Edited by
Stephen Honeybul
Stephen Honeybul
Affiliation:
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth and Fiona Stanley Hospitals
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Summary

We describe an ethical framework for the surgical treatment of brain tumour patients, specifically for the treating surgeon, the researcher, and with a special emphasis on end-of-life decision making. Different ethical axes are systematically described, integrated and illustrated with case discussions.

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brain tumourclinical ethicsresearch ethicsethics of innovation
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Ethics in Neurosurgical Practice , pp. 112 - 120
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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