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0326 No rule of law specifically requires physician to give patient life expectancy information; physician is required to inform patient of all information that physician knows or should know would be important to the reasonable person in patient's position; expert testimony may be admitted to establish what this includes; physician has no duty to protect patient against financial losses resulting from financial decisions made by patient based on information given by physician.CitationARATO v AVEDON (Life Expectancy) 5 C4 1172 [See: Cobbs v Grant 8 C3 229; Truman v Thomas 27 C3 285; Moore v Regents 51 C3 120]
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