An Ethical Problem Concerning Recent Therapeutic Research on Breast Cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12147752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Don Marquis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 140-155 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hypatia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-5367 • E-ISSN: 1527-2001 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1527-2001.1989.tb00578.x |
| PMID | 11650326 |
| OpenAlex | W1984345502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The surgical treatment of breast cancer has changed in recent years. Analysis of the research that led to these changes yields apparently good arguments for all of the following: (1) The research yielded very great benefits for women. (2) There was no other way of obtaining these benefits. (3) This research violated the fundamental rights of the women who were research subjects. This sets a problem for ethics at many levels
Breast cancer · Cancer · Engineering ethics · Ethical issues · Psychiatry · Research ethics · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 2002 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |