Dignified death wish may ease family’s burden
Australia- The Australian Financial Review
An article on the personal financial costs of ‘delaying death’ and the affects that costly futile treatments can have on the whole family.
The cost of breast cancer: how I coped with a terminal diagnosis
US- Huffington Post
Personal story which highlights the highs and lows and financial toll of being diagnosed with cancer at a young age.
Palliative care in Kerala not so balmy
The New Indian Express
This article claims that, since formulating a palliative care policy in 2008 and becoming a model for the rest of the country, little has been done in Kerala to “infuse the benefits to the deserving patients”.
Cancer experts warn of burden on poor countries as death rates soar
International- The Guardian
The world faces a rapidly growing burden of cancer, which will overwhelm governments unless the medical and pharmaceuticals industry takes the lead on a multibillion-dollar, private-public fund, say oncologists.
South Africa trip opens eyes for hospice ‘ambassadors’
US/South Africa- The Gainesville Sun
Article on a partnership between Gainesville’s Haven Hospice in the US and the Hospice in Grahamstown, South Africa, and a recent visit by Haven Hospice staff to Grahamstown.
Help to die? Careful what you ask for
Canada- The Globe and Mail
Commentary on the new law in Quebec legalizing what is euphemistically called “medical help to die”.
Film asks ‘How would you like to live at the end of your life?’
US- Milwaukee Public Radio
Two local filmmakers set out to explain Americans’ difficulty discussing the dying process and preparing for life’s end.
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