Vol 3, No 2 (2012)
Review paper
Published online: 2012-06-25
Ethical aspects in the management of malignant lymphoma
Hematologia 2012;3(2):143-146.
Abstract
Malignant lymphoma have usually long course, their therapy is complicated and may cause
many medical and ethical problems for doctors as well as for patients’ family. Medical literature
seldom presents ethical issues that doctors can meet. In the article there are presented ethical
issues in time of diagnosis and therapy listed according to main ethical rules: patients’ autonomy,
benefits, harmlessness for patient and fair division of capability and resources. The fact
that following the ethical rules by doctors can bring benefits for patients with lymphoma has
been confirmed by the analysis and the own centre experience.
many medical and ethical problems for doctors as well as for patients’ family. Medical literature
seldom presents ethical issues that doctors can meet. In the article there are presented ethical
issues in time of diagnosis and therapy listed according to main ethical rules: patients’ autonomy,
benefits, harmlessness for patient and fair division of capability and resources. The fact
that following the ethical rules by doctors can bring benefits for patients with lymphoma has
been confirmed by the analysis and the own centre experience.
Keywords: lymphomaethical rulespatient’s good
