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ArchivesEnd of Life Discussions with Doctors Help Patients and Caregivers
When advanced cancer patients talk with their doctors about preparing for the end of their lives, they have a better quality of life as death approaches. They aren’t more likely to be depressed, and they receive less aggressive care in the last week of life.
Because it is frightening and uncomfortable, many patients don’t bring up the subject with their doctors. Doctors avoid end-of-life discussions because they, too, find them uncomfortable and because they fear depressing patients or causing emotional problems. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on October 10th, 2008
Posted in: Research & Treatment News | No Comments »
Tags: end-of-life, palliative care
