Friday 12 April 2013

Patients accepting, grateful for Death with Dignity program

Patients and families are accepting of and grateful for a Death with Dignity program established at a comprehensive cancer care center, according to a study published in the the New England Journal of Medicine. Elizabeth Trice Loggers, M.D., Ph.D., from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and colleagues described the implementation of a Death with Dignity program in their comprehensive cancer center. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Loggers ET, et al. Implementing a Death with Dignity program at a comprehensive cancer center. N Engl J Med. 2013 Apr 11;368(15):1417-24. PMID: 23574120

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