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Released: 20-Apr-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Advance care planning produces trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused care for patients with cancer
 Regenstrief Institute

A meta-analysis of studies involving 33,541 cancer patients evaluates the relationship between advance care planning and aggressive vs. comfort-focused end-of-life care. The study found a general trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused end-of-life care among cancer patients who had engaged in advance care planning, compared to those who did not do so.

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Released: 23-Feb-2023 3:45 PM EST
Understanding the Value of a Physician’s Intuition when Assessing Risk Factors for Surgery
 American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Researchers investigated whether a physician’s intuition, including their training and past experiences, could be used in risk prediction similar to a standardized surgical risk calculator developed by the American College of Surgeons.

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