Chemotherapy Pros And Cons

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One of the responsibility of a healthcare professional is to give sufficient information to patients. Inadequate information can leads to serious repercussion, such as Vivian’s case.
In the movie, after the treatment started, Vivian felt that she should have asked more questions when she was diagnosed with metastatic ovarian cancer. She wasn’t aware of the tests and examinations that would be done on her. She was not given the details about the side effects. Most importantly, Dr Kelekian didn’t say anything about full dose of drugs that would be given to her during the eight cycles of chemotherapy until after she signed the consent form of the treatment. Full details of the treatment should be given to the patient, not just for them to build