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Preventable and Aggressive Care for Cancer Patients: To the Bitter End

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My guess is that few had had those important conversations or had been offered a wider range of choices than just to be hospitalized or be resuscitated/full code. But most tell me that’s never where they wanted to end up and certainly not where they wanted to die. Had anyone even discussed any of that with them?

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In the Nick of Time: Advance Care Planning in the ICU

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Subsequently, her cancer treatment was deemed ineffective and she chose home hospice, which she received for weeks as opposed to just days. A profound and clarifying process. She was very thorough in completing it all and we had a profound conversation. I can only hope that other patients get care that is this smooth and coordinated.