Ethics in Oncology: Principles and Responsibilities Declared in the Italian Ragusa Statement. Issue 6 (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gori, Stefania; Pinto, Carmine; Caminiti, Caterina; Aprile, Giuseppe; Marchetti, Paolo; Perrone, Francesco; Di Maio, Massimo; Salè, Emanuela Omodeo; Mancuso, Annamaria; De Cicco, Maurizio; Di Costanzo, Francesco; Crispino, Sergio; Passalacqua, Rodolfo; Merlano, Marco; Zagonel, Vittorina; Fioretto, Luisa; Micallo, Giovanni; Labianca, Roberto; Bordonaro, Roberto; Comandone, Alessandro; Spinsanti, Sandro; Iacono, Carmelo; Nicolis, Fabrizio
• Is Part Of: Tumori. Volume 102:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: e25
• Page End: e27
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: Cancer care -- Clinical research -- Ethics -- Empowerment -- Sustainability; Cancer -- Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.5301/tj.5000582
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-8916

Abstract

Cancer care involves many ethical issues. The need for more patient-centered healthcare together with the improved empowerment of every person diagnosed with cancer have been transposed by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) and eventually translated in the Ragusa statement. This position paper describes the philosophy that lies beneath this document and its fundamental principles.