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.