Miller-McCune: Palliative care doesn't shorten patient's lifespan

Release Date: August 18, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article on the online news magazine Miller-McCune reports research conducted by UB in collaboration with Yale and Columbia universities found that early access to palliative care, which includes talking to patients and their families about treatment goals and end-of-life wishes, prolongs patients' life, even though they opted for less aggressive care as they neared death.

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