time ago I spoke to someone young and full of life, which had suffered Hodgkin lymphoma , and what would be the ideal process in which a patient would have a total control of their process to make decisions for themselves about their health, their life decisions.
There were two comments, one of Rosa Taberner and one of Dr. Cole , which made me think ... this post is as a compendium of reflections.
is true that at this time the patient does not have options to participate equally and in the process of deciding on the process, not just to be present in the context of a tumor board, and it is also true there are a number important for patients who are not prepared emotionally for it.
But we can not deny access to what I believe is a basic right ... What professional assistance, thus establishing who should be introduced into the chain of decisions, and who is not?
Give them the opportunity to participate in the decision chain, how can you ensure their emotional stability in the event of an adverse prognosis?
What would perhaps be more logical and legally acceptable is to leave the decision to the patient ...
But I suspect that in case of adverse prognosis would introduce an element evaluator, much as it pains me to use this expression.
We also have the problem of hypochondriacs "empowered" cyberchondriacs ... an estimated 20% of the English population corresponds to the profile, and according to this study Microsoft Research, some 160 million U.S. citizens.
How can we manage it?
I keep thinking.
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