Does a patient with advanced incurable disease have a right not to hear the bad news? We think not. Failing to disclose a poor prognosis undermines patient autonomy and increases the likelihood of poor end-of-life care.
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Stahl, D., Tomlinson, T. Is there a right not to know?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 14, 259–260 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2017.47
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