TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Informed Consent A1 - Dvoredsky, Ana E. A2 - Quang, Tony S. A2 - Taft, Michelle S. A2 - Beriwal, Sushil PY - 2022 T2 - Understanding the Principles and Practice of Legal Oncology AB - Consent is a phenomenon that happens every day in social transactions. In a tacit and often unaware manner, people defer to someone else’s choice to determine their own conduct (“Here are clothes for you to change into before your x-ray.”—“Sure!” or “Take this pill every morning.”—“I will!”). There are many assumptions in those interactions: that shirt or pants will fit and size is the only variable in question or that the person is able to swallow pills. Because of the many unknown parameters, the result of an interaction where an unaware consent has been given ranges from an enthusiastic “I understand” to an irritated “I don’t like this.” It is important to remember that whenever people consent to someone else’s choices, they are providing an active giving up of control of the decision. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191391721 ER -