End-of-life treatment preferences: a key to reducing ethnic/racial disparities in advance care planning?

Background: The objective of this study was to identify targets for interventions to reduce end-of-life care disparities among patients with advanced cancer. To do this, the authors evaluated the degree to which end-of-life care values and preferences are associated with advance care planning within racial/ethnic minority groups.

Methods: The Coping with Cancer study recruited patients with advanced cancer from outpatient clinics in 5 states from 2002 to 2008.

Outcomes of medical emergencies on commercial airline flights.

Background: Worldwide, 2.75 billion passengers fly on commercial airlines annually. When in-flight medical emergencies occur, access to care is limited.