The present study deals with the way death is understood in hospital context by professionals and how they feel the process of life ending of their patients. The goals of this research were to find out if there is humanization in the way patients are taken care and if the treatment offered by hospitals to sick people gives them respect and dignity. This research was carried out in the Oncology Department of Santa Maria da Feira Hospital in Portugal, in connection with 6 professionals ( 3 Doctors, 1 Nurse, 1 Psychologist and 1 Social Assistant). After the research the conclusion is that death is understood as something inevitable, an acceptance process for some people and a defeat and frustration for others. Nevertheless contempt or exclusion for patients was not observed by professionals. Another conclusion was the fact of the inexistence of a permanent Social Assistant in the Department, which is a lack in the multidisciplinary team. Communication, solidarity, as well as the concern of providing a good quality of life in terms of autonomy, freedom of choice and the power of deciding about their things and giving dignity to the patients were the main priorities of the professionals of this Department.