Do you tell a person he or she will die soon?

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I never knew the answer to this. How would you tell the person? What would you say? How will you react? My brother-in-law's grandmother is a very strong old lady she was complaining of a stomac pain and after some investigation they found a very rare parasite inside. Anyway while they were removing it they took some sample to see if there is anything wrong. They found out she has cancer and the way it has spread they told the family that she has days or few weeks to live at the most. They decided not to tell her. She is still capable of everything but once she gives in there is no going back. My neighbour had the same cancer she was all perfect than she went so quick we had no time to react she was gone in 3 days. The doctors belive that if she knows she would get upset and die sooner. It is hard for the family they dont know if they are doing the right thing by not telling her but they dont want to loose her even sooner.