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Gawande discusses the dilemma between continuing traditional medical treatments like chemotherapy or surgery and choosing hospice care, which usually entails forgoing these traditional treatments. But in citing a study where half of a group saw palliative care specialists and the other half did not, Gawande illustrates that this choosing palliative care can have counterintuitive results. Not only does hospice allow people to experience less suffering, but as a result, they also actually live longer. This proves how care that is focused on well-being rather than simple survival time can actually improve overall health even more than traditional treatments do.
Gawande…