Research on ethical issues in diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

VernacularTitle:结直肠癌诊治中的伦理问题研究
Author: Jinzi ZHANG ¹ ; Mei YIN ; Weishuai ZHANG
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1. 哈尔滨医科大学人文社会科学学院,黑龙江哈尔滨 150081
Keywords: colorectal cancer; clinical ethics; enterostomy; doctor-patient relationship
From: Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(2):199-203
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the common malignant tumors,and its incidence rate and mortality rate in China are rising.As a high-incidence malignant tumor,in the process of screening,diagnosis,and treatment,CRC not only has universal ethical issues similar to other diseases,but also has its unique ethical problems,including the accessibility of CRC screening and medical insurance reimbursement,privacy exposure and the materialization of doctor-patient relationship during consultation and physical examination,the balance between"killing"and"nurturing"of cancer cells in excessive diagnosis and treatment,as well as the physiological and psychological issues of patients caused by enterostomy.This paper summarized and analyzed the special ethical issues in the diagnosis and treatment of CRC,and proposed corresponding countermeasures and suggestions.