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Social, Ethical and Treatment Related Problems Faced by Healthcare Workers in the Care of Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Narrative Review from the Bioethics Consortium from India

verfasst von: Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Savita Lasrado, Abhishek Krishna, Thomas George, Lal P. Madathil, Russell Franco D’souza, Princy Louis Palatty

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Ausgabe 4/2023

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Abstract

Head and neck cancer (HNC) presents a variety of ethical difficulties for an oncologist involved in screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation that are challenging to address, especially for those professionals/people who are not trained in medical ethics. The bioethics department has spent the last ten years compiling information and rating the seriousness of numerous niche ethical concerns and their effects on healthcare professionals practising in India. Based on these findings, the current analysis makes an effort to outline the different challenges faced by oncologists when screening, diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating people affected with HNC, particularly in a traditional nation like India. According to the authors, this is the first overview to address these issues from an Indian viewpoint, and it represents a small effort to document a crucial but unaddressed component of cancer treatment. It is hoped that these endeavours would aid in educating upcoming healthcare professionals on how to effectively handle the difficulties.

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Titel: Social, Ethical and Treatment Related Problems Faced by Healthcare Workers in the Care of Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Narrative Review from the Bioethics Consortium from India
verfasst von: Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga
Savita Lasrado
Abhishek Krishna
Thomas George
Lal P. Madathil
Russell Franco D’souza
Princy Louis Palatty
Publikationsdatum: 24.05.2023
Verlag: Springer India
Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Ausgabe 4/2023
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03738-w

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