Re:Frail Older Patients Struggle After Even Minor Operations
by wongarsu on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:14AM
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I personally knew a guy who was diagnosed with cancer and instead of treatment chose to spend his last few months with his family and then just die. This was in Germany, so all healthcare would have been payed for. A major reason was minimizing suffering for his family, having a good conclusion instead of prolonged suffering with unclear end date.
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Re:Frail Older Patients Struggle After Even Minor Operations
by chewz on Monday December 16, 2019 @05:10AM
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My uncle got diagnosed with cancer at 93 and his initial choice was similiar (I have to die of something in the end). But the family convinced him to try the therapy and it worked. He is still after two years alive and relatively well.