Actually it works kind of different in India :). Even the doctors are more comfortable talking to patient's loved ones instead to the patients. Because, inhere, the word Cancer is a very scary word, it makes a person more sick than he/she really is. I have told her about the tumor and possibility of it being malignant, but the final biopsy results are awaited. I wont take any decision without telling her, just want an holistic view and then can make her understand what is the disease and what are her options.