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Peace at the End

Peace at the End PERSPECTIVES Y FATHER WAS 76 YEARS OLD AND LIVED I called the attending physician and asked about the in Florida. He had spent his career in change in the treatment plan. He was unaware of the the army. He had been a long-time change and said that my father was being seen by a new smoker and quit when he was in his resident. The attending physician was very distressed M late 40s. When he was 72 years old, about the attempt to pursue aggressive treatment and con- he was diagnosed with throat cancer and had surgery. firmed that the new plan was futile and would be bur- The physicians said the treatment cured him, and my densome for my father. father felt much better. We lost faith in this center. I took my father to a medi- Four years later he had a persistent sore throat. He went cal group that specialized in end-of-life care. We saw a to his physician, who referred him to an oncologist. He wonderful, compassionate physician, who helped my fa- was diagnosed as having metastatic throat cancer and the ther clarify his options and his goals for treatment and physician said he had http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Peace at the End

Abstract

PERSPECTIVES Y FATHER WAS 76 YEARS OLD AND LIVED I called the attending physician and asked about the in Florida. He had spent his career in change in the treatment plan. He was unaware of the the army. He had been a long-time change and said that my father was being seen by a new smoker and quit when he was in his resident. The attending physician was very distressed M late 40s. When he was 72 years old, about the attempt to pursue aggressive treatment and con- he was diagnosed with throat...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6106
eISSN
2168-6114
DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2011.460
pmid
21949160
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Abstract

PERSPECTIVES Y FATHER WAS 76 YEARS OLD AND LIVED I called the attending physician and asked about the in Florida. He had spent his career in change in the treatment plan. He was unaware of the the army. He had been a long-time change and said that my father was being seen by a new smoker and quit when he was in his resident. The attending physician was very distressed M late 40s. When he was 72 years old, about the attempt to pursue aggressive treatment and con- he was diagnosed with throat cancer and had surgery. firmed that the new plan was futile and would be bur- The physicians said the treatment cured him, and my densome for my father. father felt much better. We lost faith in this center. I took my father to a medi- Four years later he had a persistent sore throat. He went cal group that specialized in end-of-life care. We saw a to his physician, who referred him to an oncologist. He wonderful, compassionate physician, who helped my fa- was diagnosed as having metastatic throat cancer and the ther clarify his options and his goals for treatment and physician said he had

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JAMA Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 26, 2011

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