The attitudes of brain cancer patients and their caregivers towards death and dying: a qualitative study |
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Authors: | Nir Lipsman Abby Skanda Jonathan Kimmelman Mark Bernstein |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, 4W451, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada;(2) Medical Bioethics Unit, McGill University, 3647 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1X1, Canada |
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Abstract: | Background Much money and energy has been spent on the study of the molecular biology of malignant brain tumours. However, little attention
has been paid to the wishes of patients afflicted with these incurable tumours, and how this might influence treatment considerations. |
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