Table 4.

Reasons for disclosing or not disclosing cancer diagnosis by attendants of cancer patients, SPHMMC regular OPD, June 2015.

Reasons for disclosing diagnosis	%	Reason for not disclosing	%
treatment will be difficult if the patient does		patient will be hopeless	78.8
not know the diagnosis	92
patient has the right to know the diagnosis	86	patient will not tolerate the stress	63.3
want patient to share treatment plan	16	it is incurable disease	51.5
economic reasons	10