Why Do Black Patients Get Unwanted End-of-Life Care?

Many patients with terminal cancer get life-prolonging end-of-life treatment they did not ask for, often due to lack of clear communication with doctors and, disproportionately, those patients are African American Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
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Posted by: Posted by Eddie Louis Harris - Oct 6, 2010 - 6:16 PM PDT
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Oct 8, 2010 - 8:24 AM PDT

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Eddie Louis Harris
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by Eddie Louis Harris - Oct. 8, 2010

Many patients with terminal cancer get life-prolonging end-of-life treatment they did not ask for, often due to lack of clear communication with doctors and, disproportionately, those patients are African American Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2010/10/06/why-do-black-patients-get-unwanted-end-of-life-care/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29#ixzz11lE3cZw4

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Toyia Minnifield
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by Toyia Minnifield - Oct. 10, 2010

I would not directly say that this is good journalism yet. The article lacks depth and content. More information needs to be added. The article seems bias. If written better and in depth with details this article can be evolved and turned into an article that i would recommend!

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