Is it right to say the patient about the disease that is no cureable

I suggest that you have to seek for a second opinion. Hoping for a better result.

This is a case sensitive and serious matter to be debated and bring to attention, especially when it applicable to children and soft minded people. Doctors can reveal the situation to a patient depend on the nature of desease and person. For some cases it's alright and in most cases, especially when some deseases are incurable they should not directly disclose to the patient. The manner in which they are talking, or explaining the fact should be in such a way that the patient should get relaxed or should have some hope in their minds. Also, they need to intimated the same about the guardians personally about it and the patient should get certain awareness about it but not the real fact. Also, it is not so correct that this desease is incurable. If you go to some experts doctors or better hospitals, we will get good treatment (may be costly), but the desease can be cured. Please make her understand that it can be easily done with some hospitals and get a different opinion and advice from other doctors as well. All the best.

hi surekharathi no its completely wrong and with a small child the vast improvement in medicine often there are cures for diseases that were thought uncureable. You were right to tell her you would'take her to a new doctor as there are few things now that are completely uncureable and no doctor should tell a small child that they cannot be cured.For one thing new cures are being found all the time and for another this should never have been told her at all.I pray the new doctor will find a cure and she will soon be well again. c

Surekha, i think doctor shouldn't talk that way to your niece. In fact, the doctor should talk that type of matter direct to her parents. By the way, how old is your niece? I think the best way is, try bringing her to visit a few other doctors to get their opinions. Hopefully your niece disease is not as serious as the first doctor had mentioned.

Well beti It depends upon the doctor, some doctors are honest, some are not good at all,most are after money, so it is better to go to another doctor.. how are you Happy posting, cheers. Kalyani

sureka, sad to hear about this, with this advance medical technology nothing is uncurable each and every disease is having some medicines to cure it, take her to some other doctor to find the solution. The doctors activity is wrong, she must tell this info to her parents, not to the patient directly.

I believe that, the truth is always better, no matter how bitter it could be, in this particular case, if I understood right, your niece is a little girl, and it makes one question if telling the raw truth is the best, as adults, we can cope, and even thank the honesty of a doctor, in the end, but a small child, is diferent, of course. So, answering your question, I believe that, if the person is mature enough the best is to tell the truth, about the health condition, otherwise, it should be told to the parents or legal tutors, but not the person him/herself.

Yes, the doctor should not say that, to your niece. Problem of the deadly disease, should be diagnosed carefully and repeatedly. If there is a positive trend, wisely to convey to the families of patients, rather than to the patient. I think the doctor took the opportunity to earn money.

If the patient is a minor but accompanied by an adult ,then the doctor is really compelled to tell the patient what her disease is. What you can only do now is to go to a different doctor to confirm if it was really true or not.

I really do think that it is right for a doctor to be honest about the prognosis of their patients. For example, my husband is a cancer survivor. When he was diagnosed, the doctor did let him know that there was a 90% chance of being cured from the disease, but there was also a 10% chance that he would not be cured. There are also other kinds of cancers and diseases for which there is anot a cure right now and it wouldn't be fair to give a patient false hope that they will eventually be cured from their disease.

hello Surekha, doctors attitude is not good one. Your neice is child so doctor should not be told to her about disease. It is better if she called parents to inform. But if patient is matured that doctor must be explain right thing. Although truth is always bitter. I also faced this situation. Once when ENT specialist told me than you never hear in your life and one when my physian told you never walk properly and arrange wheel chair for outing.

It should have been discussed to the parents not to the child. That way, the parents will have a better understanding of it. My father in law has a stage 4 cancer and was told that it's not curable. But now, he is on remission and can be mobile again after he will be rehabilitated for the use of his legs again, since he was bedridden since March. I think , it would be better if the child's disease will be discussed with her parents indeed. Yes, second opinion, will be good.

surekharathi: Many diseases which doctors tell as incurable are cured by Nature. I suggest you consult another doctor with the reports and take second opinion about medicines to be taken. How old is your niece? Let her be hopeful, pray to God, take medicines-- am sure she will be cured fully. good day.

hi, i think that patients do need to know everything about their bodies and they dont mean to inflict pain on others by telling them, just keeping the patient informed. however, if the doctor is telling these things to a child without his/her parents that is not right. a minor should have this information relayed to them from parents. so dr tells parents and parents can tell the child at their own discretion. sometimes parents decide it isnt good to tell the child, then they keep the child from worrying. but the basics is yes its wrong to scare a child.