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The advances in oncological therapy as well as the knowledge of the limitations to what is possible pose major ethical challenges for doctors, nurses and patients: The possibilities for treatment in oncology are expanding continuously. As a result patients are involved with increasingly complex treatment decisions, including end of life decisions. Furthermore, at a societal level the question of a just allocation of resources arises. This volume addresses controversial issues in medical ethics which are crucial for oncology.

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Prof. Wolfgang U. Eckart, geb. 1952, ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Geschichte der Medizin an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg sowie an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover; seit 1992 Ordinarius für Geschichte der Medizin in Heidelberg.

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