title: Ethical issues in the treatment of cancer patients.
abstract: Nineteen speakers at the International Conference on Supportive Care--More than Medicine, which was cosponsored by WHO and held in Château Montebello, Quebec, Canada, 18-21 July 1988, presented short introductory lectures and led the Ethics Working Group's discussions on the following ethical issues relating to cancer research and the treatment of cancer patients: telling the truth; allowing to die and practice of euthanasia; clinical research; and limited resources leading to hard choices. This article presents the discussions and recommendations of this Working Group.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011792:Quebec; D012106:Research; D012297:Right to Die; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014944:World Health Organization