What is it about?

The aim of this research was to analyze the perception of cancer patients towards the end of life.

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Why is it important?

The results allow to infer that it is necessary to encourage the discussion about termination of life to the population during patient care, as well to promote the respective training to health professionals since the undergraduate course.

Perspectives

The importance of knowing, discussing and presenting this diagnosis to the patient is fundamental to the physicians who experience this situation in their professional practice.

Dr. Elcio Luiz Bonamigo
Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

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This page is a summary of: Percepção de pacientes oncológicos sobre terminalidade de vida, Revista Bioética, August 2017, FapUNIFESP (SciELO),
DOI: 10.1590/1983-80422017252199.
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