Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds
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Synopsis:
In a study that sheds new light on the effects of end-of-life care, doctors have found that patients with terminal lung cancer who began receiving palliative care immediately upon diagnosis not only were happier, more mobile and in less pain as the end neared — but they also lived nearly three months longer… full text
Source:
The New York Times: Health
Vol/Page/Date:
August 18, 2010
Resource Type:
Periodical or Print Media
Author/Source:
DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.