Beth Has Late-Stage Terminal Cancer

question 38

Multiple Choice

Beth has late-stage terminal cancer. She understands which procedures she is willing to endure and which ones she does not want to undergo. How can Beth best communicate her desires to her physician and family?

• A) Beth should wait until she is nearly incapacitated to make any treatment decisions.
• B) Beth should tell her doctor on her next visit what she has decided.
• C) Beth should prepare a living will or advanced directive and share it with her family and doctor.
• D) Beth can assume that her husband's judgment will mirror hers and turn the decision making over to him.

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