My assigned research topic is patient centered care in cancer treatment. Individual rights and informed consent are extremely important ethical factors to focus on while researching this specific subject. The patient must have a clear understanding about their specific diagnosis. Each individual must be able to talk to their doctor about the different treatment options for the type and stage of cancer. By allowing their own personal goals to align with the doctors goals in the process of slowing or eliminating the cancer, the best possible decision can be concluded upon. According to Brand (2015), “Beneficence underlay and permeated mutual decisions” (p. 1421). The patient must strongly consider the risks and benefits of each specific treatment
