1. Do Cancer Patients Want to Be Told?

Kelly, William D.; Friesen, Stanley R.

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“…One of the decisive factors involved in telling or not telling the truth is the patients' wish, since doctors must respect their patient's wishes. It seems that many surveys (16)(17)(18)(19) show that a high proportion of patients wish to know the truth. According to our study a smaller proportion wish to know the truth.…”

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Attitudes of a Mediterranean population to the truth-telling issue.

et al. 1992

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The attitudes of the Greeks, a Mediterranean population, to the issue of telling the truth to the patient have been studied. There is no clear answer to the question: 'Do the Greeks wish to be informed of the nature of their illness?'. The answer is: 'It depends'. It depends on age, education, family status, occupation, place of birth and residence and on whether or not they are religious people. However, it does not depend on their sex--men and women have similar reactions to the issue of truth-telling. Although the present study shows lower percentages of those who wish to know the truth than studies on other populations, the conclusion is that, emphasising the need for good communication between doctors and patients, doctors should not lie, but should disclose to their patients the part of the truth they are ready to accept.

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Attitudes of a Mediterranean population to the truth-telling issue.

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“…Eighteen years later, 97% indicated a preference for revealing such a diagnosis [32]. The change was not because of a significant change in patients' wishes, as early surveys showed that most patients wanted to know the truth [33]. At the beginning of the 1980s, although most doctors in Northern Europe and in other Anglo-Saxon countries were ready to reveal diagnoses both to the patient and relatives, practice in Southern and Eastern Europe were less consistent [26,34].…”

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Reluctance to disclose difficult diagnoses: a narrative review comparing communication by psychiatrists and oncologists

Mitchell

2007

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Psychiatrists and general practitioners may be equally reluctant to reveal difficult diagnoses and prognoses of conditions such as schizophrenia and dementia. The reluctance to reveal a difficult diagnosis may be a routine, but little acknowledged the aspect of medical care that should be incorporated into undergraduate and postgraduate education and openly discussed during peer group supervision.

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“…In 1950, a survey of 200 patients revealed that 89 percent would prefer to know the truth if they had cancer. 10 Conversely, in 1961, a survey of 219 US physicians stated that 90 percent did not tell cancer patients the truth regarding their diagnosis. 11 It is interesting how this attitude has changed; a similar study of 264 US physicians in 1977 found that 97 percent always told the truth.…”

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The dilemma of truth disclosure: Stoke-on-Trent, England

Charlton

1997

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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Two case studies are used to demonstrate the continuing dilemma experienced by some doctors in the United Kingdom--whether or not to disclose to cancer patients their diagnosis. The two schools of thought concerning truth disclosure are discussed, together with the ethical implications and differences in views as a result of culture. Truth disclosure and associated communications skills are seen as an important area of medical education.

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1. Do Cancer Patients Want to Be Told?

Cited by 16 publications

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Attitudes of a Mediterranean population to the truth-telling issue.

Attitudes of a Mediterranean population to the truth-telling issue.

Reluctance to disclose difficult diagnoses: a narrative review comparing communication by psychiatrists and oncologists

The dilemma of truth disclosure: Stoke-on-Trent, England

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