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Supreme Court's decision on patients' rights In Japan
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1995-05-06. It has received 6 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Concurring opinion & Majority opinion.read more
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Cross‐Cultural Issues in the Disclosure of Cancer
TL;DR: In ascertaining a knowledge of various cultural preferences and developing a sensitivity to these preferences, clinicians are better able to provide effective care to individuals from a variety of cultural and individual backgrounds.
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Advance directives and other medical decisions concerning the end of life in cancer patients in Japan
TL;DR: It is indicated that the wishes of patients are currently not always given top priority in medical decisions concerning the end of life.
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Truth telling in the case of a pessimistic diagnosis in Japan.
TL;DR: It is investigated how physicians in Japan convey a poor prognosis of advanced cancer by examining how patients and families in Japan are treated by doctors.
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‘bioethics’is subordinate to morality in japan
TL;DR: Overcoming mutual dependency and ostracism is essential to resolve this struggle and to lead Japan into a society of mutual respect where all individuals, families and communities are esteemed.
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Dying in the USA and Japan: selected legal and ethical issues.
Anne J. Davis,Takkako Mitoh +1 more
TL;DR: While Japan and the USA are culturally different, they face many of the same ethical and legal issues in the area of death and dying.
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Japanese attitudes towards truth disclosure in cancer.
TL;DR: Results showed that 72% of patients and 83% of clients wanted to be told the truth, but only 33% and 34% of them thought that the truth should be told to cancer patients, indicating that the Japanese attitude toward avoiding truth disclosure stems primarily from paternalism but is also influenced by social characteristics including insufficient understanding of this issue.