Medical Assistance in Dying in Oncology Patients: A Canadian Academic Hospital’s Experience

Background: Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legislatively enacted in Canada in June 2016. Most studies of patients who received MAID grouped patients with cancer and non-cancer diagnoses. Our goal was to analyze the characteristics of oncology patients who received MAID in a Canadian tertiary...

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Published in:	Current Oncology
Main Authors:	Tony Liu, Wei Liu, Aaron Leung, Sangyang Jia, Patsy Lee, Luke Liu, Adam Mutsaers, Sue Miller, Kimia Honarmand, Shiraz Malik, Melody Qu, Ian Ball
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Subjects:	medical assistance in dying euthanasia end-of-life care palliation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/12/739

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