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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by tajen on Saturday April 21, 2018 @04:42PM (#16893332)
It’s a known Freakonomics effect that doctors treat themselves much less in case of cancer. They don’t want to just prolong their life if it’s only going to be painful longer, because they know the probabilities and the outcomes better.
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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by viraptor on Saturday April 21, 2018 @05:54PM (#16893627)
> because they know the probabilities and the outcomes better.

Probabilities and outcomes, or the process? Patients do get pretty good estimates and information these days. They don't have a good idea what chemo feels like though and what people think about the side effects. Doctors get that from seeing their patients.

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