Hacker News with Generative AI: End-of-Life Care

Most people who opt for medically assisted dying around the world have cancer (euronews.com)
Patients with ALS or cancer were more likely to choose assisted dying regardless of where they lived, a study found.
Cancer, ALS, End-of-Life Care, Global Health
5 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 0 comments
Doctors overestimate terminally ill patients' survival days by a factor of 5.3 (bmj.com)
American doctors refer patients to hospice too late. Christakis and Lamont's research shows that doctors are poor prognosticians and tend to overestimate how long a person who is terminally ill will live.
Medicine, Healthcare, Research, Statistics, End-of-Life Care
12 points by NavinF 125 days ago | 7 comments