Link between religious coping and aggressive treatment in terminally ill cancer patients

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 16:14 in Health & Medicine

In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that those who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive intensive, life-prolonging medical care as death approaches -- treatment that often entails a lower quality of life in patients' final days.

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