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The Skeptics Guide #923 - Mar 18 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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End of Life Care

Most people who have a end stage, at least metastatic cancer, have things like a DNAR in place. And yet we still see that the general bias is toward fighting really, really hard and utilizing very often expensive, unwanted, poorer outcome treatments. Palliation by definition is easing symptoms. Many people who get palliative care live long, full lives.

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