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An elderly patient has recently been diagnosed with cancer. You, a doctor, explain to her the next steps in treatment. She denies treatment, after telling you her husband died of cancer, even after chemotherapy. What do you do now?

As a doctor, you are responsible for outlining the different treatment plans for the patient and the relative risks associated with them. However, in all instances of ethics, the easiest and most logical app...
DC
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As ethics is an incredibly important part of medicine it should be in place for all our decisions, so is lying to a patient acceptable and is misleading better than lying?

In general it is unacceptable to lie to patients according to the GMC, honesty must tried to be upheld and maintained wherever possible. In extreme circumstances lying may be permissible in order to protect ...
GG
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What sort of stuff should I write about in my personal statement regarding work experience?

This is an area where a lot of people mess up. They have vast amounts of experience shadowing healthcare professionals and they want to write it all down and what they end up doing is listing off all the exa...
SK
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Why do you want to study medicine?

There are many reasons why I want to study this subject, and it mostly stems from a few major points. First, I have a keen interest in science, particularly human biology. The scientific field fascinates me,...
CP
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How much of my personal statement should revolve around Spanish, compared to my extra-curricular activities and other subjects, if I am applying to Oxbridge?

When applying to Oxbridge specifically, from my own experience, writing about Spanish should make up the bulk of your statement, at around 80% of it. I would advise your personal statement to begin with an i...
SA
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