Behavioral Science & Ethics USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 45-year-old woman with newly diagnosed stage II breast cancer (ER/PR positive, HER2 negative on immunohistochemistry) presents to her oncologist. Vitals are stable: BP 128/82, HR 76, RR 14, Temp 98.6°F. The physician presents survival data favoring mastectomy but deliberately omits that lumpectomy with radiation demonstrates equivalent 10-year disease-free survival rates. The patient, who denies depression or cognitive impairment, consents to mastectomy based on incomplete information. Which ethical principle has been violated?
Answer choices
- AJustice
- BBeneficence
- CNon-maleficence
- DConfidentiality
- EAutonomyCorrect answer
- FVeracity
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