We will cover this more in a longer post, but one study in a JAMA end-of-life care-themed issue finds that physicians are less likely to receive intense care at the end of life or to die in a hospital. Do as I do, not as I order.
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Interesting. Over the years I’ve asked over a dozen physicians: If you were diagnosed with a terminal cancer site (liver, pancreas, lung, etc) with metastatic involvement, what would you do? Pretty much everyone has said the same thing: I’d get 3 opinions from the top cancer centers of disease, prognosis, and treatment plans. After evaluation, they all report they would travel and enjoy what remained of their life. They call it a good death.
Interesting. Over the years I’ve asked over a dozen physicians: If you were diagnosed with a terminal cancer site (liver, pancreas, lung, etc) with metastatic involvement, what would you do? Pretty much everyone has said the same thing: I’d get 3 opinions from the top cancer centers of disease, prognosis, and treatment plans. After evaluation, they all report they would travel and enjoy what remained of their life. They call it a good death.