Most cancer deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries. Up to half of cancers are preventable, but several issues challenge prioritization of prevention, so it remains neglected.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E73-75. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.73.
Clinical practice has evolved with diversification of health care organizations, each of which plays key roles in acquiring and mobilizing resources in the sector.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(3):E183-186. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.183.
Alleviating pain is one of the oldest duties charged of physicians, but their prescription pads are a source of one of the gravest public health threats facing the United States today.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E647-650. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.647.
Structural violence in medicine should be construed as an important, neglected form of iatrogenesis that differs from other forms of health care-induced harm to individuals and communities.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E717-719. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.717.