The Medical World, Volume 65, Issue 71947 |
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Page 293
... cancer , there usual ly arises that controversial question , " What should the patient be told ? " The very diagnosis " cancer " seems charged with emotional significance . Fear seems to be the outstanding re- action to this diagnosis ...
... cancer , there usual ly arises that controversial question , " What should the patient be told ? " The very diagnosis " cancer " seems charged with emotional significance . Fear seems to be the outstanding re- action to this diagnosis ...
Page 298
... cancer , but they were fortified with their new knowledge and understanding of tumors and seem- ed to face the fact , probably known earlier but repressed , that they had can- cer . There were exceptions to this ad- justment , of course ...
... cancer , but they were fortified with their new knowledge and understanding of tumors and seem- ed to face the fact , probably known earlier but repressed , that they had can- cer . There were exceptions to this ad- justment , of course ...
Page 300
... cancer ? " Although the doctor sel dom gave the men such specific infor mation , it was decided that this indi- vidual man would be relieved of his anxieties if he had information and ad- ditional knowledge of his diagnosis and ...
... cancer ? " Although the doctor sel dom gave the men such specific infor mation , it was decided that this indi- vidual man would be relieved of his anxieties if he had information and ad- ditional knowledge of his diagnosis and ...
Contents
No 7 The MEDICAL WORLD Oct | 292 |
Know Yourself | 303 |
SUMMARIES AND CONCLUSIONS | 318 |
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