Fenella Souter's May 22 feature story 'Breaking Bad' explores honesty in medicine, and the varying opinions on how doctors should deliver a terminal diagnosis. Joining Fenella is Professor Fran Boyle - an oncologist whose "daily bread" is delivering bad news. Moderated by Good Weekend deputy editor Greg Callaghan, the discussion covers how doctors can mitigate situations where the patient is faced with end-of-life scenarios, the training medical students receive, and why we are so bad at talking about death and dying.

Read the full story here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-felt-like-saying-is-it-cancer-i-needed-to-know-what-we-were-dealing-with-20210304-p577ur.html  

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