Family Caregivers Value A Year Of Life For Cancer Patients More Than Patients Do

Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

Stage IV cancer patients and their caregivers don't agree on the value of another year of life versus other end-of-life improvements. Cancer is an expensive proposition emotionally and also financially. High-cost treatments may result in only moderate improvements in length or quality of life. Because such decisions are very difficult for patients to make, in some cases the decision is entirely deferred to a family caregiver.   read more

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