title: ["Mercy lie" for the patient with cancer].
abstract: The authors discussed the problem of whether or not to be completely frank with cancer patients about their diagnosis. They analysed the results of a survey of 79 doctors (Phase 1) in which they tried to find out how the doctors behaved towards the patients, their families and with themselves in the different situations caused by the illness. In the second stage (Phase 2), they also put the following question to 118 adults: If it was diagnosed that you had cancer would you like your doctor to tell you?
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chacon
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kobata
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Liberman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000523:psychology; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills / Q000523:psychology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D014342:Truth Disclosure
vernacular_title: A "mentira piedosa" para o canceroso.