![]() ![]() Posted Septemin DNA Testing, DNA and Disease, Personalities with DNA The question which needs to be addressed is: 'Who's on 'first'?" Having witnessed circumstances where best practices were not followed in favour of cost analyses, we have to ask ourselves who will say no to money before suffering?Įye on DNA Exclusive Interview with Cancer Survivors Sandi Pniauskas and Carolyn Benivegna by Dr. Numerous real life examples of institutional/provider interference in the wishes of the dying are disturbingly unconscionable. The moment-to-moment changes in physical and emotional changes in cancer patients/families and all of the psycho-physio changes require that our systems adapt. Specific to the needs of oncology patients/families, it is often disturbing to view reports asking citizens where they wish to die when we should know and understand that this answer cannot be of any value until those patients and families are 'in the moment'. Generally the focus has been institutional and cost based as opposed to the values and ethics of yes, human dignity in dying. Most North American studies on this topic err in their original suppositions regarding the preferred place of death. Linda Emanuel and Karen Glasser Scandrett BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :57 doi:10.1186/1741-īlog addressing educational, research and genetics needs in ovarian cancer/related populations (Commentary) Sandi Pniauskas (19 October 2010) Ovarian Cancer and UsĬongratulations to the authors for addressing the issue of changing values and needs of patients at the close of life. ![]()
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