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What is the term called when a patient who refuses needed care such as a cancer patient who will not complete a series of chemotherapy treatments?
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∙ 12y ago
Accepting or refusing cancer chemotherapy is a personal choice. Most people accept chemotherapy when the odds are well in their favor (e.g. 85-90% remission rate five years after chemotherapy), whereas many people refuse chemotherapy in the advanced stages of cancer, especially lung, ovarian and pancreatic cancers - and when the odds are not in their favor (e.g. 1-5% chance of remission five years after chemotherapy, or 10-15% chance of remission one year after chemotherapy).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIf a patient refuses treatment or leaves a hospital stay early, it is charted as AMA, or against medical advice.
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