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Cancer and dementia patients get more access to palliative care, VA study finds

3 in 4 get aggressive therapies with painful side effects in last months of their lives, study finds

Such programs improve quality of life for folks caring for terminal cancer patients, study finds

They and their families should make choice based on preference, researchers say

Findings led to an increase in Medicare payments to improve care, researchers say

Study compares end-of-life practices in seven countries

Findings suggest they understand limits of modern medicine better than the patients they treat do

Doctors need to heed preferences of patients, prepare for end of life sooner, experts say

Tips for coping when a loved one is in the ICU

Study found most lymphoma, leukemia specialists don't discuss hospice care until death is imminent

Patients and loved ones found greater comfort spending final days together in familiar place

A second study finds many younger cancer patients still receive treatment, even as they near death

Terminally ill patients of physicians who frequently refer to hospice more likely to choose it, study says

Study suggests improved coping for those whose loved ones had end-of-life care

Findings could help families prepare and aid in end-of-life care choices