Susan Stringer outlines different ethical stances and how they relate to the decision whether to discuss treatment with an 11-year-old patient
This article aims to demonstrate the extent to which end of life care for children raises moral dilemmas. It considers a case study of an 11-year-old boy with lymphoma, examining the considerations of the decision-making process involved in his treatment and drawing on various aspects of the scenario to illustrate and discuss different choices.
Cancer Nursing Practice. 12, 7, 27-32. doi: 10.7748/cnp2013.09.12.7.27.e949
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 12 January 2013
Accepted: 07 March 2013
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