Aggressive Cancer Treatment Near End of Life Persists Despite Rise in Advance Planning Efforts - 7/9/15

In a review of nearly 2,000 surveys with people whose loved ones died of cancer, researchers led by Johns Hopkins experts say they found a 40 percent increase over a 12-year period in the number of patients with cancer who participated in one form of advance care planning — designating durable power of attorney privileges to a loved one — but no corresponding impact on their rates of aggressive medical care received in the last weeks of life.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - Category: Research Source Type: news