The Role of the Doctor in Prolonging Life

Doctors should be upfront and open about that they might get some pushback from patients but sometimes that is the situation. It's one thing to say don't continue the treatment but it doesn't follow that because I want the treatment to continue that it's either medically advisable or even financially possible. There can also be cases at least in countries where we have healthcare provided by the taxpayer a national health service or something like that where doctors might say this is not something we can provide We just don't think that the benefits are enough to match the costs.