The truth spreads almost everywhere, such as in relationships, in education, especially in medicine because it is a very significant property. There has been debate in medicine since the beginning as to whether doctors should always tell the truth to seriously ill or dying patients or not. In this number there are many different ideas, which can change depending on the situation or people. For example, according to Sisella Bok there are three main arguments on this topic, namely that truthfulness is impossible; patients don't want bad news; and truthful information harms them (227) in his article “Lying to the Sick and Dying.” However, while he refers to these arguments he debunks them because he believes that doctors should not tell lies to their patients. On the other hand, M.Weil and M.Smith are for lying in their article “The truth to cancer patients in the Western European context”. Despite everything and opinions, due to the importance of truthfulness in terms of people's right to make free and rational choices, doctors should always tell the truth. Although doctors believe that they should tell lies because truthfulness is impossible because patients cannot understand them; in fact, there is no need not to tell the truth. First of all, doctors say that patients do not understand them (Bok 227): because their diagnosis contains esoteric information and in general patients are not familiar with this information, so they cannot understand their doctors (M.Smith and M.Weil 21). However, this argument is not sufficient for lying because doctors can give good explanations to patients and can simplify their esoteric information. Secondly, doctors say it is impossible because while patients are weakened by the disease and... middle of paper... yes, truthfulness is a real necessity and knowing the truth is a personal right, so doctors should always tell the truth. Works CitedBok, Sisella. “Lies to the sick and dying.” Lying: moral choice in public and private life. New York: Pantheon Books, 1978. 220-241Carson, Janice. “Learning from a Dying Patient.” The American Journal of Nursing.Vol. 71, no. 2 (February 1971), 333-334. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. JSTOR.Bilkent University Lib., Ankara, 10 September 2008. Web.Mazur, Tim C. “Lying”. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. University of Santa Chiara. 10September 2008.Web.Weil, M., M. Smith, and D. Khayat. “Telling the truth to cancer patients in the Western European context.” Psycho-Oncology. Vol.3: 21-26 (1994). Database of electronic periodicals. Bilkent University Library, Ankara. September 10, 2008. Web.