2. To Tell the Truth
Would you tell someone an important truth (that concerns him or her) if the knowledge might have a destructive effect on the person?
Before class
> Read and Decide
Read the story, imagining that you are the doctor. Decide what you would do.
He came to you, complaining of stomach pains that he had been having for about six months. You tell him that he shouldn't have waited so long before investigating the cause. He replies that he didn't think it was anything serious, probably just nerves, because he's been worrying about some family problems.
You conduct extensive (detailed) tests and recommend exploratory surgery ( thorough surgery to find out a patient's internal condition) because you suspect cancer. When you tell him your suspicion, he agree to the surgery. During the operation, you discover that he has extensive cancer that has already spread to other organs. His situation seems hopeless to you, and you think it is only a question of how much time he has left.
You will have to tell him that he has cancer, because you want to recommend chemotherapy (chemical treatment). You don't know, however, whether you should tell him the whole truth. On the one hand, you think he has enough to worry about with his family problems. perhaps knowing the truth about his own health might be more than he could stand. You don't want to ruin what time he has left. On the other hand. you feel that he may want to know the truth so that can deal with his family difficulties in a realistic way and make arrangements for his dependents (wife if she is not holding a paying job,and children). what do you do?
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