Tuesday 30 April 2013

Hospital services for cancer patients nearing death vary across Canada

The number of cancer patients who die in acute care hospitals varies across Canada. About two in three cancer patients in Manitoba (69%) and New Brunswick (66%) die in hospital, compared with two in five in Ontario (40%) and British Columbia (39%), according to a new study released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Read more here.

Read the full report, End-of-Life Hospital Care for Cancer Patients, here.

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