title: When the family requests withholding the diagnosis: who owns the truth?
abstract: Patient autonomy has extended beyond providing sufficient, understandable information before obtaining consent for treatment to the practice of telling patients the truth about their diagnoses and prognoses.
authors.forename: Mary S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Goldberg