Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Nov 2016 Affirmative and Responsible Health Care for People with Nonconforming Gender Identities and Expressions Kristen L. Eckstrand, MD, PhD, Henry Ng, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Potter, MD Physicians should extend gender-affirming treatment to gender-nonconforming people, who experience discrimination and health disparities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1107-1118. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.pfor1-1611. Case and Commentary Feb 2014 The Importance of Quality of Life to Patient Decision Making in Breast Cancer Care Heather Macdonald, MD Nonmaleficence must not be sacrificed in the name of the patient’s autonomy, but there is no need to undertake needlessly invasive treatments for a small boost in protection against cancer recurrence if the patient does not wish to do so. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(2):94-97. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.ecas1-1402.
Policy Forum Nov 2016 Affirmative and Responsible Health Care for People with Nonconforming Gender Identities and Expressions Kristen L. Eckstrand, MD, PhD, Henry Ng, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Potter, MD Physicians should extend gender-affirming treatment to gender-nonconforming people, who experience discrimination and health disparities. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1107-1118. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.pfor1-1611.
Case and Commentary Feb 2014 The Importance of Quality of Life to Patient Decision Making in Breast Cancer Care Heather Macdonald, MD Nonmaleficence must not be sacrificed in the name of the patient’s autonomy, but there is no need to undertake needlessly invasive treatments for a small boost in protection against cancer recurrence if the patient does not wish to do so. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(2):94-97. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.ecas1-1402.