Results: What would you do if you were told you might have cancer?
Published on 10/17/2013
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1.
Who would be the first person you would tell? Spouse or partner
50%
1026 votes
\Parents
14%
281 votes
Your children
6%
118 votes
Friends
3%
68 votes
Family member
9%
185 votes
No one
9%
177 votes
N/A
8%
162 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
21 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| god | 0.10% | 2 |
| 0.10% | 2 | |
| my best friend, chanty | 0.05% | 1 |
| i will pray about it to my lord | 0.05% | 1 |
| i would keep it to myself, until i knew for sure what my healing plan was, and then i would tell my sister | 0.05% | 1 |
| well based on my situation (i'm not married/still living at home) i would tell my parents/brother. but if i was married i would tell my spouse first, then my parents/brother. | 0.05% | 1 |
| my exbf | 0.05% | 1 |
| ????????? | 0.05% | 1 |
| difficult to answer until it actually happens | 0.05% | 1 |
| adready had cancer | 0.05% | 1 |
| i would have a drink, talk to my dogs, and schd help immediately, then tell my son. | 0.05% | 1 |
| sit the family down together and tell them | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| god, i would pray about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| pastor | 0.05% | 1 |
| no one right away i would have to sit and let it sink in first | 0.05% | 1 |
| morbid | 0.05% | 1 |
| whole family | 0.05% | 1 |
| female freind | 0.05% | 1 |
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2.
How long would you wait to tell your children? The same day
14%
293 votes
A couple of days
11%
228 votes
A week
2%
43 votes
Only when you had all the details
32%
646 votes
Wouldn't be able to
5%
94 votes
N/A
35%
713 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
21 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| not sure | 0.10% | 2 |
| 0.10% | 2 | |
| when god wanted me to, he would let me know | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have no idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't have children | 0.05% | 1 |
| there is no actual time, you tell them when you are ready to. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont know | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on their age | 0.05% | 1 |
| this is something that is really a very serious subject with me. | 0.05% | 1 |
| it would depend | 0.05% | 1 |
| i would tell them in a dumbed down version since they are 5 and under | 0.05% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| no children | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't have children | 0.05% | 1 |
| not till the end | 0.05% | 1 |
| will not tellthem | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure exactly when | 0.05% | 1 |
| none | 0.05% | 1 |
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3.
Would you want to know how long you had left? Yes
56%
1133 votes
No
15%
314 votes
Undecided
20%
414 votes
Not Applicable
9%
177 votes
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4.
Have you ever been told that there was a possibility you had a deadly disease? Yes
16%
336 votes
No
74%
1516 votes
Undecided
9%
186 votes
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5.
Do you think young children should be told if you had a deadly disease? Yes
39%
793 votes
No
13%
265 votes
Not sure
36%
735 votes
N/A
12%
245 votes
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