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This is the case of one man around 74 years old. He was diagnosed with severe lung cancer and minor throat cancer. He has been a smoker for around 60 years and lost his wife due to cancer 8 years earlier. ... ” The man’s family is split in half on what to do though. ... Since the elderly man was already informed that he was more than likely on his death bed, he sees no reason to waste more money than necessary on a “lost cause. ... He has slowed down however, only because his airway was restricted due to the cancer tumor in his lungs. ... Then cancer can start to grow, or grow even faster as in this case. He happens to have a severe case of lung cancer due to him not taking good care of himself and smoking. ... The man does not feel the need for the treatment and he refuses to go in for it. ... They all want to see this man live awhile longer, but some of the family members did not think that he should have to go through laser surgery treatments so late in his life. ...
Identify Key Participants:
The key participants in this case are the elderly man, the doctor who diagnosed him, and his family. The doctor and about half the family would like to see the man taken to the hospital for treatment of the cancer. ... The elderly man and the other half of the family feel that if he is going to die in another two years after the treatment, then why go through all of the treatment? ... The elderly man stated quite often that he was ready to die now. ...
Determine Moral Perspective and Phase of Moral Development of Key Participants:
The elderly man is mainly thinking of his rights. ... It is only right that he tries to do all that he can to help the man live longer. He wanted to take the man in and give him laser surgery for both of the cancers. ... He also knows that at this point all he can do is tell the man the options and allow him to decide what way is best for him. He can tell the family the same information and try to get them to reason with the man. This was done to possibly benefit the man. The man expressed that he did not believe in what the doctor had to say, and that he was going to do things his way no matter what. ... He is trying to treat the man and explain the benefits. Even if the elderly man does not take his advice, the doctor has done what he feels was the best he could do. ... One half wants to see the man treated at a hospital so that they can have as much more time with him as possible. ...
The other half of the family strongly believes that it is the man’s choice to get treatment or not. ...
It should be stated that no one, except the man himself, was ready for him to die just yet.
Approximate Word count = 2497
Approximate Pages = 10
(250 words per page double spaced)
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