Palliative Chemo Can Make It More Likely You'll Die In The ICU : Shots - Health News : NPR
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No one wants to die in the hospital, hooked to a ventilator. But undergoing chemotherapy just to ease symptoms or to buy a bit more time increases that likelihood for patients with terminal cancer.
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