anonymous

20th September 2018

DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (4)

 DOCTOR'S DILEMMA

I am quite sure that one of our leaders, Mr. A.B. was also overtreated for his cancer and died with hardly any white blood cells in him. Are the doctors justified in taking such decisions without considering the likely suffering they might be inflicting on the patient? I think a physician needs to develop the courage of his conviction to tell his patient and the latter's relatives, the full implications of certain therapies. One has to accept philosophically the limits of science!


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