For everyone contemplating the prospect of hospice care vs "fight to the very end", this study might be of interest [PDF]: http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/jps

For everyone contemplating the prospect of hospice care vs "fight to the very end", this study might be of interest [PDF]: http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/jpsm/march-2007-article.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/jpsm/march-2007-article.pd... The salient point: > For the six patient populations combined, the mean survival was 29 days longer for hospice patients than for nonhospice patients.