Death at home less distressing for cancer patients and families

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

Cancer patients who die in the hospital or an intensive care unit have worse quality of life at the end-of-life, compared to patients who die at home with hospice services, and their caregivers are at higher risk for developing psychiatric illnesses during bereavement, according to a study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...

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