Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds

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.