Montgomery Cancer Center protects the rights, safety and privacy of our patients. As a competent, adult patient, you have the right to:

• Considerate and respectful care at all times and under all circumstances with special attention to your personal privacy and dignity.
• Reasonable response to your requests and needs under all circumstances.
• Review and/or obtain a copy of the information contained in your medical record.
• Treatment and services within the applicable law and regulation.
• Request correction of a potential inaccuracy in your medical record.
• Receive information from your physician about your illness, your course of treatment and the prospects for recovery in terms that you can understand.
• Information about risks and hazards of treatment, and alternatives to the proposed treatment before giving consent.
• Seek a second opinion.
• Be informed of the proposed use of any experimental drug or experimental treatment affecting your care and the right to refuse such drug or treatment.
• Participate in decisions involving your health care in accordance with applicable law.
• Die naturally, and to issue an Advance Directive in accordance with applicable law, including withholding of life-sustaining procedures.

The care that a patient receives depends partially on the patient. In addition to these patient rights, a patient has certain responsibilities. In order to provide optimal care for all of our patients, as a patient you should:

• Be on time for your appointments. You should notify the Center when you are unable to keep your appointment.
• Provide accurate and complete medical information to the best of your ability. Make it known whether you clearly understand the course of your medical treatment and what is expected.
• Follow the agreed upon treatment plan.
• Be considerate of other patients and assist in the guidelines concerning food, visitors and children while in the Center.
• Assure that your financial obligations are fulfilled promptly.