Researchers from the UCLA Department of Urology have found that patient-centered end-of-life care — ensuring that a dying person's wishes are known and followed — results in happier, less depressed patients who are in less pain and survive longer. By eliminating aggressive measures that patients might not want, this type of care also helps to keep costs down for those with advanced cancers and other diseases that can't be effectively treated.

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