Ethical Reflection on Treatment Abandonment of Pediatric Cancer
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2018.01.11
- VernacularTitle:关于儿童恶性肿瘤放弃治疗的伦理学思考
- Author:
Yonghua YANG
1
;
Jiayi WANG
;
Xiaohong LIU
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学第一附属医院儿科
- Keywords:
Treatment Abandonment;
Pediatric Cancer;
Medical Ethics
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2018;31(1):45-49
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
About 80％ of children with malignant cancer in developed countries could be cured, while the sur-vival rate in developing countries that account for 80％ of the cases was lower than that of the developed countries. Treatment abandonment is the primary cause leading to the therapeutic failure and mortality in developing coun-tries. This paper discussed the current situation of treatment abandonment of pediatric cancer, the ethical issues and put forward the corresponding solutions, in order to attract more attention of scholars and take corresponding measures, thus to help improve the prognosis of pediatric cancer.
