A survey on informed consent. Approach to cancer treatment.

[A survey on informed consent. Approach to cancer treatment].

In Japan, there is still much controversy surrounding the merits and demerits of informing patients of a cancer diagnosis. With respect to this point, the Research Institute of Vaccine Therapy for Tumors and Infectious Diseases of Nippon Medical School conducted a survey from Jan. 1989 to Jan. 1990. The following responses were obtained from 546 patients and 599 families. 66.7% of the patients ...

Informed Consent to Medical Treatment

Adherence to Informed Consent Standards in Shiraz Hospitals: Matrons Perspective

Background Informed consent is an important part of the patients’ rights and hospitals are assigned to obtain informed consent before any diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Obtaining an informed consent enables patients to accept or reject their care or treatments and prevent future contentions among patients and medical staff.   Methods This survey was carried out during 2011-2. We assessed...

Informed consent for clinical treatment.

A practical guide to informed consent to treatment.