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How is information about both the diagnosis and prognosis important to the patient and to his family?
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∙ 13y ago
Undiagnosed illness is stressful to the patient and his/her family - once diagnosed, the patient can deal with the illness and treatment in the manner that works best for him.
The prognoses - or the expected outcome of any illness - allows a patient and their family to make the appropriate treatment decisions.
One person diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 cancer, may opt for the most aggressive treatment possible - knowing that the prognoses may be the same either way - because as long as he is alive and fighting, there is hope of remission. While another person with the same diagnoses, may decide not to have any life extending treatment - in order to make the best of the time remaining, away from hospitals or clinical settings.
Most of the time, these decisions are best made with the patient, his family and physician working together.
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