[单项选择] Cancer The popular TV variety-show host was grim but calm. He faced the cameras and said bluntly: "I have cancer." Masataka Itsumi’’s disclosure may be the latest sign that the shame associated with cancer is finally breaking down in a country where, unlike the United Sates, the topic has traditionally been taboo. Cancer is the country’’s No.1 killer, chaining more than 230,000 lives a year. Despite the number of people affected, the subject has long been concealed in secrecy and silence. As a rule, Japanese are reluctant to tell anyone other than family if they have cancer. And doctors often lie to patients about a cancer diagnosis, fearing they would be depressed and weakened by the truth. Polls indicate that most people would prefer to be told if they have cancer. But health authorities have estimated as few as one in five cancer patients is given a truthful diagnosis. "The patient is very afraid to hear of having cancer, so ma
A. They are free to discuss personal matters.
B. They seldom question authority.
C. They prefer to be told if they have cancer.
D. They consider serious illness embarrassing.

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