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[quote=Anonymous]It depends on how aggressively you want to treat elderly who are in their 80’s and 90’s. Too many doctors are recommending going to specialists and aggressive medical treatment. The goal should be comfort not trying to add months or a couple of years by undergoing painful procedures that don’t add to quality of life. Why do you think the doctor was ill equipped? A general practitioner is often in a tough position because they don’t want to be sued for negligence if they don’t refer patients to specialist but they probably see there is such a poor outcome of aggressive treatment like doing open heart surgery on an 85 year old or treating pancreatic cancer. [/quote]
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