The doctor did not do the right thing. The man HAs severe depression, but the doctor could have told him he had cancer. Maybe the man would want to live his life instead of being depressed. Would you rather want you doctor to tell you that you had cancer, or him not tell you because you had depression? The doctor could have helped the man with his depression instead lying to him. The man will esther get sick or die eventually and he will never know why he died. If it was a slow growing tumor, maybe the man will think ” oh well if it’s a slow growing tumor, I still have time to go to Australia.” Even if the doctor didn’t tell the man he should have at least told his children , so his children can spend time with him. The role of the doctor was his friend but he should have been trustworthy.