PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J Jackson
TI  - Unproven treatment in childhood oncology--how far should paediatricians co-operate?
AID  - 10.1136/jme.20.2.77
DP  - 1994 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 77--79
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/20/2/77.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/20/2/77.full
SO  - J Med Ethics1994 Jun 01; 20
AB  - How should doctors respond to requests from parents of terminally ill children for unproven treatments to be tried? Here it is argued that doctors faced with difficult cases where (1) it is not obviously against a child's interests to undergo an unproven treatment and (2) provided the treatment does not draw extravagantly on NHS funds, it may be appropriate, though not necessarily obligatory, for doctors to comply. It is important to recognise that often there may not be 'the right response'--only alternative appropriate responses.