The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Overview

Added text on a study to assess the association between end-of-life discussions and medical care, patient mental health, and caregiver adjustment (cited Wright et al. as reference 1).

Ethical Issues

Added text to state that studies suggest undesired support and resuscitation are associated with worse patient quality of life and worse adjustment to bereavement for loved ones (cited Wright et al. as reference 7 and Miyashita et al. as reference 8).

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