Research on medical law issues of cancer treatment

随着癌症诊断和治疗技术的进步，癌症治疗的法律的状况也发生了很大的变化。在当前癌症总体挽救率不断提高的情况下，随着癌症患者告知真实诊断的比例不断上升，保障患者提供充分信息的自主权变得比以往任何时候都更加重要。通过从法律上要求医生讲真话，并提供足够的信息，关于诊断，治疗和医学或心理上适当的选择，大多数问题之前讨论的法律的问题方面的癌症治疗可能会变得不同，在许多方面。因此，应该从提供适当信息以授予患者自决权的角度来审查癌症治疗的体制补救措施。此外，癌症是一种慢性疾病，随着生存率的提高，社会的支持对疾病的后续结果也是必要的。

As a result of the remarkable progress of diagnosis and treatment for cancer, the legal situation over cancer treatment has been accomplished big change. Under the present situation of rising general lifesaving rate of cancer, it became more important than ever to guarantee the right of self-determination of the patient supplying sufficient information as the ratio of telling true diagnose to the cancer patient is on the rises. By legally demanding the doctor to tell the truth and to give enough information regarding the diagnosis, treatment and medically or psychologically appropriate options, most of problems discussed before in the respect of legal issues of cancer treatment may become different in many aspects. The institutional remedies over cancer treatment, therefore, should be examined from the viewpoint of giving appropriate information for granting self-determination right of the patient. Besides, cancer is a chronic disease and as its survival rate is getting better, social support is also necessary for the subsequent outcome of the disease.