Director's Comments: Hospice Advantages

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Hospice Advantages. The transcript is also available. While a pioneering study reports hospice care for very ill cancer patients comparatively lowered some key medical indicators and costs, an accompanying editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests more research is needed to demonstrate the advantages of hospice or non-hospice care for many end-of-life-patients.
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