Cancer Therapy During Ramadan

Celik and others discuss the problem of treating patients with cancer who are determined to abide by their religious custom of fasting during Ramadan in Islamic countries. These patients should be treated by a team comprised of a medical oncologist, a psychiatrist and maybe a local religious authori...

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1996-06, Vol.88 (12), p.838-838
Main Authors: ÇELIK, ISMAIL, BARISTA, IBRAHIM, FIRAT, DINÇER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Antineoplastic Agents - administration & dosage
Chemotherapy
Fasting
Fasting - adverse effects
Humans
Islam
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Patient Care Team
Patients
Religion and Medicine
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Summary:Celik and others discuss the problem of treating patients with cancer who are determined to abide by their religious custom of fasting during Ramadan in Islamic countries. These patients should be treated by a team comprised of a medical oncologist, a psychiatrist and maybe a local religious authority figure.
ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/88.12.838