Cancer
Research from Royal Adelaide Hospital provides new data on cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, May 22nd, 2007
Research findings, "The implications of dying cancer patients' talk on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and do-not-resuscitate orders," are discussed in a new report. "Current medical emphasis on autonomy requires that patients be primary in authorizing do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, countermanding provision of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on terminally ill patients. The assumptions that patients make regarding CPR and DNR orders will influence their choices about them," investigators in Adelaide, Australia report.
"Using discursive analysis, the authors examined the speech of 28 patients dying of cancer regarding the appropriateness of refraining from CPR or of...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-05-22)
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