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Let's Talk About Those Herbs You Are Taking: Ethical Considerations for Communication With Patients With Cancer About Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

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Tenner, L; Hlubocky, FJ; Blanke, CD; LeBlanc, TW; Marron, JM; McGinnis, MM; Spence, RA; Taylor, LP
Published in: J Oncol Pract
January 2019

Oncologists face ethical challenges when patients use potentially harmful complementary and alternative medicine in addition to or instead of conventional treatments for their cancer. For example, a patient may forego effective cancer treatment in favor of alternative therapies and suffer significant harm as a result. Similarly, false beliefs about the efficacy of complementary therapies may complicate the process of shared decision making about cancer treatment. In this vignette, we discuss clinicians' obligations and provide recommendations for ethically sound communication practices in this clinical context.

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J Oncol Pract

DOI

EISSN

1935-469X

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

15

Issue

1

Start / End Page

44 / 49

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Oncologists
  • Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Decision Making
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Communication
 

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Tenner, L., Hlubocky, F. J., Blanke, C. D., LeBlanc, T. W., Marron, J. M., McGinnis, M. M., … Taylor, L. P. (2019). Let's Talk About Those Herbs You Are Taking: Ethical Considerations for Communication With Patients With Cancer About Complementary and Alternative Medicine. J Oncol Pract, 15(1), 44–49. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.18.00432
Tenner, Laura, Fay J. Hlubocky, Charles D. Blanke, Thomas W. LeBlanc, Jonathan M. Marron, Molly M. McGinnis, Rebecca A. Spence, and Lynne P. Taylor. “Let's Talk About Those Herbs You Are Taking: Ethical Considerations for Communication With Patients With Cancer About Complementary and Alternative Medicine.J Oncol Pract 15, no. 1 (January 2019): 44–49. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.18.00432.
Tenner L, Hlubocky FJ, Blanke CD, LeBlanc TW, Marron JM, McGinnis MM, et al. Let's Talk About Those Herbs You Are Taking: Ethical Considerations for Communication With Patients With Cancer About Complementary and Alternative Medicine. J Oncol Pract. 2019 Jan;15(1):44–9.
Tenner, Laura, et al. “Let's Talk About Those Herbs You Are Taking: Ethical Considerations for Communication With Patients With Cancer About Complementary and Alternative Medicine.J Oncol Pract, vol. 15, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 44–49. Pubmed, doi:10.1200/JOP.18.00432.
Tenner L, Hlubocky FJ, Blanke CD, LeBlanc TW, Marron JM, McGinnis MM, Spence RA, Taylor LP. Let's Talk About Those Herbs You Are Taking: Ethical Considerations for Communication With Patients With Cancer About Complementary and Alternative Medicine. J Oncol Pract. 2019 Jan;15(1):44–49.

Published In

J Oncol Pract

DOI

EISSN

1935-469X

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

15

Issue

1

Start / End Page

44 / 49

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Oncologists
  • Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Decision Making
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Communication