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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

End-of-Life Planning Gives Cancer Patients Sense of Completion, Control

An end-of-life program that enables patients with advanced cancer to document their wishes can enhance feelings of life completion, improve relationships with healthcare providers and decrease death-related anxiety, according to a presentation at the 2021 virtual Association of Community Cancer Centers National Oncology Conference.

Studies have shown that patients express an interest and a desire to discuss end-of-life planning and concerns, but these conversations often do not take place due