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Why are we so reluctant to talk about death?

Christian Duffin Freelance writer

Difficult conversations between nurses and patients are part and parcel of cancer nursing practice. But talking about death and dying is still a taboo

Comedian and filmmaker Woody Allen once said: ‘I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying.’

Cancer Nursing Practice. 16, 7, 20-22. doi: 10.7748/cnp.16.7.20.s19

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12 September 2017 / Vol 16 issue 7

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