A patient has been diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. He has met with the oncologist and is now weighing the relative risks and benefits of chemotherapy and radiotherapy as his treatment
This patient is demonstrating which ethical principle in making his decision?
A) Beneficence
B) Confidentiality
C) Autonomy
D) Justice
Ans: C
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Autonomy entails the ability to make a choice free from external constraints. Beneficence is the duty to do good and the active promotion of benevolent acts. Confidentiality relates to the concept of privacy. Justice states that cases should be treated equitably.
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