Sentence examples for rejecting treatment from inspiring English sources

If ongoing large and well-designed randomized trials support our results, we might need to reassess current practice or at least be cautious prior to rejecting treatment of periodontal disease with scaling and/or root planing during pregnancy.

The Court noted these situations were different because "when a patient refuses life-sustaining medical treatment, he dies from an underlying fatal disease or pathology; but if a patient ingests lethal medication prescribed by a physician, he is killed by that medication". A patient's intent for rejecting treatment may be very different from someone seeking aid in dying.

Confirming that assessment to Forbes, a Babylon spokesman says that a third of London's mental health providers are rejecting treatment referrals from its patients.

The probability of rejecting treatment with a response rate (45%) was P=0.2; therefore, the required number of patients was estimated to be 32.

In 2005, the diagnosis of awola was often cited as a reason for rejecting treatment as it was widely believed that if a person with awola swallowed praziquantel, they would die.

One idea was that even though a patient might reject treatment, this rejection would not be representative of the patient's 'true' will, i.e. what the patient would prefer if not afflicted.

Until then, it seemed certain that some residents of Jene-Wonde would continue to reject treatment.

He was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago but had rejected treatment.

Doctors spend so many years perfecting their complex skills that they may feel demeaned if a patient rejects treatment.

In a conversation in the practice's new offices in Southfield, she said the problem was instead a permissive society and a narcissistic patient who had rejected treatment.

Since then, he has met men through his prostate support group - subsidised by South of the Border - who have rejected treatment rather than go through the side-effects.