Race, Treatment Preferences, and Hospice Enrollment: Eligibility Criteria May Exclude Patients With the Greatest Needs for Care.

Autor:	Fishman, Jessica, O'Dwyer, Peter, Lu, Hien L., Henderson, Hope, Asch, David A., Casarett, David J.
Předmět:	HOSPICE care CANCER patients CANCER treatment AFRICAN Americans PATIENTS
Zdroj:	Cancer (0008543X); 2/1/2009, Vol. 115 Issue 3, p689-697, 9p
Abstrakt:	The article focuses on a study conducted on criteria followed for hospice enrollment and whether African-American cancer patients are more likely to have preference for treatment in comparison to the American patients. It states that African-American patients are less likely than white patients to use hospice. During the study, it was observed that African-American patients with cancer are more likely than American patients to want aggressive cancer treatment.
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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