End-of-Life Care More Aggressive For the Faithful
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston research study has found that cancer patients who lean on their religious faith to cope with their illness were 3x more likely to receive aggressive life-prolonging treatment than those not relying on their beliefs. They were also less likely to have made end-of-life preparations like creating a living will or determining a health-care proxy. They also were less likely to have a do not resuscitate order in place.
