Abstract
Twenty-two patients with advanced cancer, in a hospice and on the oncology ward of a teaching hospital, were interviewed by a medical student. Two patients were distressed by the interview, but the others gave useful information about their knowledge of and attitude towards their disease. Interviewing dying patients can be a valuable and positive experience for medical students.
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