Table 1.

Interview Guide.

Interviewees	Interviews aspects with open-ended questions
All of the participants	The procedure of informing the patient about the illness condition
	The reaction of patients and families after being informed about the illness condition
	The advantages and disadvantages of telling patients the truth or not
	How to inform
	The role of family members in the informing process
Addition for doctors and nurses only	Cancer notification experience in the past work
	If you were a family member of the cancer patient, what would you do?