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Terminal cancer patients’ spiritual needs

Submitted by MedicalReplies on Friday, 18 December 2009No Comment

In a newly released study of terminally ill cancer patients, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found support of patients’ spiritual needs by the medical team is linked to greater use of hospice, less aggressive care, and greater quality of life near death. The study is published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology on its web site and later will be published in a print edition……..

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Terminal cancer patients’ spiritual needs

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