To Tell The Truth Term Paper by Top Papers

The paper discusses how it would seem that a man who is just retired and about to go on a cruise would not want news about cancer. The paper explains that many doctors used to believe it was not a good idea to inform a patient about a fatal cancer diagnosis but today almost every doctor feels that the patient should be told. However, the paper looks at how Knutson and Post (2006) state that recent studies indicate that most patients want to know the truth about their health. The paper reveals that when patients were surveyed about a possible diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, 90 percent said they would want to know. The paper adds that doctors see telling the truth to patients as showing respect and improving trust (Knutson & Post).