Mike - this raised my curiosity. We certainly have doctors in the US who would, as you say, Not investigate thoroughly in thei instance. However, I am wondering if there are any guidelines in the UK stating that certain treatments may not be pursued for clients over a certain age. My Mother has a friend in Denmark. The friend's father recently died from cancer. He was given no treatment other than palliative. My Mom's friend states that they do not use chemo, radiation, or surgery for cancer in patients over 65. Suzanne, is this true? Other non US OTs, does your health system have any such guidelines? If so, do you agree that chemo, radiation, & surgery for CA patiens over 65 is futile? To me, it seems wrong to deny chemo, radiation, surgery for all CA patiens over 65. In some cases, depending on the overall health of the person, I agree that the care may be futile, but a blanket rule to that effect seems wrong to me. It feels like discrimination against elders. -- Jody
In a message dated 12/17/03 2:06:09 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Sometimes doctors tend not to investigate quite as thoroughly as they > might when the patient is elderly and already has dementia. > > Cheers, > Mike > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================
