How doctors die — and why the rest of us should follow their example

A 2016 article from Cancer World examines how doctors approach their own deaths, typically opting out of aggressive life-prolonging treatments in favour of comfort and quality of life. Knowing the realities of intensive care first-hand, physicians often choose palliative care over heroic interventions. The piece argues that broader society should adopt similar conversations about end-of-life planning.

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