Bioethical Challenges: Understanding Cultural Differences and Reducing Health Disparities

Clinical Psycho-Oncology: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 199-210

  Surbone, Antonella ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Clinical Bioethics and Palliative Care ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioethical challenges, cultural differences and health disparities; Cultural factors, and inequities in minority patients' access; Ethical challenge of cultural differences, in palliative and end of life care; Ethics of principles and ethics of care theories; Medicine, ethics of principles in, autonomy, beneficence, non maleficence and justice; Non Western families' shielding of patient from the painful truth; Oncology treatment and progress, paralleled by ethical issues; Patient family centred, cultural competence as key to oncology practice; Poor cross cultural communication, undermining patient, family trust; Trust and vulnerability, ethical issues and patient doctor relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886227174     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119941101.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

References (16)

1. Potter, Van Rensselaer (1971) Bioethics: Bridge to the Future, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
2. Beauchamp T., Childress J.F. (1994) Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 4th edn, Oxford University Press, New York.
3. Surbone A. (2010) Care ethics: An approach to the ethical dilemmas of psycho-oncology practice, in Psycho-Oncology, 2nd edn (eds J. Holland, W.S. Breitbart, P.B. Jacobsen et al.), Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 619-624.
4. Pellegrino E.D., Thomasma D.C. (1988) For the Patient's Good. The Restoration of Beneficence in Health Care, Oxford University Press, New York/London.
5. Kagawa-Singer M., Valdez A., Yu M.C., Surbone A. (2010) Cancer, culture and health disparities: Time to chart a new course? CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 60, 12-39.
6. Surbone A. (2006) Telling the truth to patients with cancer: What is the truth? The Lancet Oncology, 7, 944-950.
7. Anderlik M., Pentz R.D., Hess K.R. (2000) Revisiting the truth telling debate: A study of disclosure practices at a major cancer center. Journal of Clinical Ethics, 11, 251-259.
8. Kagawa-Singer M. (2001) From genes to social science: Impact of the simplistic interpretation of race, ethnicity, and culture on cancer outcome. Cancer, 91(suppl 1), 226-232.
9. Surbone A. (2006) Cultural aspects of communication in cancer care. Recent Results Cancer Research, 168, 91-104.
10. Peppercorn J.M., Smith T.J., Helft P.R. et al. (2011) American Society of Clinical Oncology Statement: Toward individualized care for patients with advanced cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28, 1-6.
11. Prehn A.W., Topol B., Stewart S. et al. (2002) Differences in treatment patterns for localized breast carcinoma among Asian/Pacific islander women. Cancer, 95, 2268-2275.
12. Smith A., McCarthy E.P., Paulk E. (2008) Racial and ethnic differences in advance care planning among patients with cancer: Impact of terminal illness acknowledgment, religiousness, and treatment preferences. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26, 4131-4137.
13. Patel J.D.P., Galsky M.D., Chagpar A.B. et al. (2011) Role of American society of clinical oncology in lowand middle-income countries. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 29, 3097-3102.
14. Surbone A. (2010) Cultural competence in oncology: Where do we stand? [Editorial] Annals of Oncology, 21, 3-5.
15. Betancourt J.R. (2006) Cultural competency: Providing quality care to diverse populations. The Consultant Pharmacist, 21, 988-995.
16. Surbone A., Baile W.F. (2010) Pocket Guide of Culturally Competent Communication, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Available at http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/resources-for-professionals/professional-educational-resources/i-care/ICAREGuide8pgfinal.pdf.