Most terminally ill doctors would AVOID aggressive treatments like chemotherapy (yet they recommend it to their patients?!)
Most terminally ill doctors would AVOID aggressive treatments like chemotherapy A new study has found that given the option, most doctors would turn down aggressive treatment if they were terminally ill, choosing instead a ‘do not resuscitate’ order. And yet, Stanford University School of Medicine found that they tend to favor aggressive, life-prolonging (for some) treatment for their patients who face the same prognosis. It seems that for far too long, doctors’ have been trained and encouraged to “do”, not to “talk”. And talking to their patients would reveal, according to new studies, that many would prefer to die at home,...
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