Where you live = how you die: 'Geography is destiny' for end-of-life care, which often is costly, aggressive.
Where a terminally ill cancer patient spends his last days largely depends on where he lives and what hospital he's being treated at. A study released last week shows little evidence that advanced cancer treatment aligns with a patient's wishes. "As many as 80% of patients at the end of life strongly want to be in a more homelike setting," says David Goodman, of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care.
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