Most cancer doctors avoid saying it's the end
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080615/capt.479a5bc2c56246a18d8f5705f8d3d126.med_cancer_the_big_talk_dckw101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=14f.YXVDisx.Jg3QwR8_ng--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Cancer patient Eileen Mulligan, 68, rests in the backyard of her Washington home on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Only one-third of terminally ill cancer patients in a new, federally funded study said their doctors had discussed end-of-life care. Surprisingly, patients who had these talks were no more likely to become depressed than those who did not, the study found. They were less likely to spend their final days in hospitals, tethered to machines. They avoided costly, futile care, and their loved ones were more at peace after they died. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080615/ap_on_he_me/med_cancer_the_big_talk)AP - One look at Eileen Mulligan lying soberly on the exam table and Dr. John Marshall knew the time for the Big Talk had arrived.</p><br clear="all"/>
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