Hospice care under-used by many terminally ill patients, study finds

Monday, May 25, 2009 - 15:07 in Health & Medicine

A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) found that only about half the patients diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer discuss hospice care with their physician within four to seven months of their diagnosis.read more

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