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The Ethics of Breast Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 2015 Oct;22(10):3191-6

Date

07/30/2015

Pubmed ID

26219240

DOI

10.1245/s10434-015-4751-5

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84940452277 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   1 Citation

Abstract

Breast surgery has evolved as a subspecialty of general surgery and requires a working knowledge of benign and malignant diseases, surgical techniques, shared decision-making with patients, collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, and a basic foundation in surgical ethics. Ethics is defined as the practice of analyzing, evaluating, and promoting best conduct based upon available standards. As new information is obtained or as cultural values change, best conduct may be re-defined. In 2014, the Ethics Committee of the ASBrS acknowledged numerous ethical issues, specific to the practice of breast surgery. This independent review of ethical concerns was created by the Ethics Committee to provide a resource for ASBrS members as well as other surgeons who perform breast surgery. In this review, the professional, clinical, research and technology considerations that breast surgeons face are reviewed with guidelines for ethical physician behavior.

Author List

Throckmorton A, VanderWalde L, Brackett C, Dominici L, Eisenhauer T, Johnson N, Kong A, Ludwig K, O'Neill J, Pugliese M, Teller P, Sarantou T

Author

Amanda L. Kong MS, MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Breast Neoplasms
Decision Making
Ethics, Medical
Female
Humans
Physicians