A 65 year old man comes to his physician with complaints of abdominal pain that is persistent but not extreme. Results reveal that he has metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The man has just retired from a busy professional career, and he and his wife are about to leave on around the world cruise that they’ve been planning for over a year.
Should he be told about his diagnosis?
A 78yr old Asian woman is admitted to hospital with weight loss, weakness and a pulmonary mass. Results show that she has pulmonary TB. Her family approaches the physician and asks that the patient not be told, stating that in her upbringing in mainland China TB was considered fatal and to tell her would be like giving her a ‘death sentence’.
Should the families concerns be respected?
Case Studies – Following On From Truth Telling Question.?
Sep - 23 | By: AHT | 3 comments.
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I think that maybe the personal needs of the individual would supercede the needs of the family. I think though that the doctor should tell them in a way that is not disparaging and encourages the patient. It is hard to answer a question like this too, there are valid points on both side of the argument. I believe though if the person told their family they don’t want to know such things then it is okay then.
If you are the patient, do you want to know ?
The patient should be told for there are things in there life that may need to be taken care of . As well as there choice to seek holistic medical treatment if standard medical can go no further then pain control ?