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Can doctors accurately predict the life expectancy of patients with terminal cancer?

LH Heyse-Moore

VE Johnson-Bell

The prognosis of 50 consecutive patients admitted to a hospice was over-estimated by the referring doctor in 88% of cases. Great caution should be excercised when making estimates of prognosis.

Key Words: hospices • prognosis • terminal care

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 2, 165-166 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/026921638700100213
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