Meet the editors

Thomas F. Heston, MD, is a clinical associate professor at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA. After graduating from St. Louis University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Dr. Heston went on to do his internship at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, then completed residencies in nuclear medicine and family medicine. He subsequently completed a fellowship

in molecular imaging at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and served on the Hopkins faculty as an adjunct assistant professor. He has served as the chair of the Ethics Committee at Deaconess Medical Center, Spokane, Washington.

Dr. Sujoy Ray holds an MBBS and MD in Psychiatry. He is also a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, England. He is currently an assistant professor at IQ City Medical College, India. Dr. Ray has published many articles and reviews. He has been involved in screening trials and providing clinical answers based on evidence about psychiatry. He has regularly participated in medical education programs and various workshops related

to psychiatry and research methodology. Dr. Ray held presentations at national and international conferences during his undergraduate and residency days. His topics of interest include mood disorders, schizophrenia, delirium, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Contents

**Section 1**

of Transcendence

*by Reg Green*

Diseases

Medicine *by Omur Sayligil*

*by J. Filipe Monteiro*

End-of-Life Ethical Dilemmas

*and Maria Alexandra Largu*

*by Andrea Montalto and Francesco Musumeci*

*Edmund Chada Baracat and José Roberto Filassi*

Ethical Concerns Regarding Breast Cancer Screening

**Preface XII**

Clinical **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 29**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 55**

**Chapter 6 61**

**Chapter 7 75**

Ethical Evaluation of Clinical Research on Complementary and Alternative

The Psychological Impact on Families of Departed Patients with Infectious

*by Doina-Carmen Manciuc, Georgiana Alexandra Lacatusu, Cristina Vasilescu* 

The Quality of Life in the Light of Immanence and Its Sacrality in the Light

The Results Are Positive for Both Sides in the Great Majority of Cases When Organ Donor Families and Their Recipients Decide to Communicate with

Each Other, US Experience in Tens of Thousands of Cases Shows

Innovation and Research in Cardiac Surgery: Bioethical Aspects

*by Rodrigo Goncalves, Maria Carolina Formigoni, José Maria Soares,* 

*by Ungureanu Mihail Adeodatus and Vasile Astărăstoae*
