Reveal of Terminal Cancer Diagnostics

Cancer has always been a global issue affecting many people. However, several studies lead to new cures for this devastating disease. Now, people have more hope when it comes to defeating this monster, but there are still lots of patients that receive terminal cancer diagnostics. This situation leads to doctors, considered to be agents, to face the following moral dilemma: should a doctor tell a patient if they have terminal cancer or should they keep the diagnostic to themselves. This paper will demonstrate how Bentham and Mill, two utilitarian thinkers, would view this dilemma and what is…