Link found between religious belief, intensive medical care at end of life
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 15:21
in Health & Medicine
In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that those who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive intensive, life-prolonging medical care as death approaches — treatment that often entails a lower quality of life in patients’ final days.read more