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Researcher says doctors should talk about death with patients
AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 2, 2008
More doctors need to talk to patients about plans for end-of-life care, according to a researcher at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The researcher says patients are often too afraid to talk about the possibility of death at the same time they're exploring treatment options.
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