Maybe it's just me, but I'd vastly prefer to be alone, in privacy when I get the news, thanks so much. Text, mail, even a skybanner pulled by a small plane would suit me more than someone seeming to stare me down while telling me I'm dead.
Not to mention that I have no wish to put another human being through the tough experience of breaking the news. Why would I want to cause them distress? It's gonna be a bad enough day as it is.
It might be a favor to both doctors and patients to have patients register their preferences in this event in advance; as we register our preferences re organ donation in many jurisdictions; or perhaps
better allow people to register a preference.
Mhm, here, when you take part in an experiment than involves an MRI (especially of the head), there is a checkbox on the form that asks whether you want to informed about any funny things in the images at all just in case.
Not to mention that I have no wish to put another human being through the tough experience of breaking the news. Why would I want to cause them distress? It's gonna be a bad enough day as it is.
It might be a favor to both doctors and patients to have patients register their preferences in this event in advance; as we register our preferences re organ donation in many jurisdictions; or perhaps better allow people to register a preference.