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The Patient Speaks

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Should the Patient Know the Truth?

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The patient should not be left out in a discussion which concerns no one more than him. Indeed, “the truth of the matter” will determine his life, his future welfare or happiness; the problem is how much is he to know of what the days to come might bring to him. He is not only the object but the true partner of this discussion; he is the one who raises the question silently or openly; he is the one whose life or death will seal the truth, whether he was told so or not.

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  1. Rosenzweig, F.: Briefe, edited by Edith Rosenzweig. Berlin, Schocken Verlag, 1935.

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  1. Martin G. Goldner M.D.
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  1. New York University College of Medicine, USA

    Samuel Standard M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Director of Surgery) (Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Director of Surgery)

  2. Bellevue Hospital and University Hospital, USA

    Samuel Standard M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Director of Surgery) (Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Director of Surgery)

  3. Sydenham Hospital, New York, USA

    Samuel Standard M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Director of Surgery) (Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Director of Surgery)

  4. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

    Helmuth Nathan M.D. (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon) (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon)

  5. Bronx Municipal Medical Center, USA

    Helmuth Nathan M.D. (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon) (Assistant Professor of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon)

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Goldner, M.G. (1955). The Patient Speaks. In: Standard, S., Nathan, H. (eds) Should the Patient Know the Truth?. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-40485-0_3

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