Faced with a terminal illness themselves, doctors prefer assisted dying


Doctors mostly prefer symptom relief at the end of life rather than prolongation of life. — Freepik

When it comes to advanced cancer or Alzheimer’s disease, over half of doctors would consider assisted dying for themselves, but preferences seem to vary according to their jurisdiction’s legislation on euthanasia, reveal the results of an international survey, published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

And most say they would prefer symptom relief rather than life sustaining treatment for their own end of life care, indicate the responses.

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Assisted Dying , Euthanasia , Dementia , Cancer

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