Christ H
Department of Social Work, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
Recent Results Cancer Res. 1988;112:84-92. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-83470-7_11.
The social, psychological, and ethical challenge of AIDS, specifically AIDS-related cancers, is as complex as the biological and medical. Both the patient and his or her sexual partner experience a number of stresses to which they must adapt. AIDS also poses a challenge to professionals and to the social fabric of countries in which it occurs. One test of the worth of a society is the way in which it handles its fears, its sick, and its stigmatized individuals. The challenge to us all is to respond to this disease, to those endangered by it, to those overwhelmed by their fear, and to those who contract it with the clarity of thought, scientific excellence, high ethical standards, and human compassion that enables all of us to continue life with dignity and meaning.
艾滋病，尤其是与艾滋病相关的癌症所带来的社会、心理和伦理挑战，与生物学和医学挑战一样复杂。患者及其性伴侣都要承受许多必须适应的压力。艾滋病也给专业人员以及疫情发生国家的社会结构带来了挑战。对一个社会价值的一种检验方式，是看它如何应对恐惧、病人以及受污名化的个体。对我们所有人的挑战在于，要以清晰的思维、卓越的科学、高道德标准和人文关怀来应对这种疾病，应对受其威胁的人、被恐惧压垮的人以及感染此病的人，从而使我们所有人都能继续有尊严、有意义地生活。
