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Cancer doctors dodge the death talk

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  • Most cancer doctors do not discuss end-of-life care, a new study shows
  • Those who had end-of-life talks are less likely to be on breathing machines
  • About 7 percent of all patients in the study developed depression
  • Sometimes doctors have trouble accepting that the end is near, one doctor says
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