End-of-lifecareforolderpeoplewithadvancedlungcancerdiffersintheUnitedStatesandintheCanadianprovinceofOntario, anewstudysays.
一项新的研究发现，美国和加拿大安大略省对患有晚期肺癌的老年人的临终关怀各不相同。
U.S. patientsreceivefarmorechemotherapy, whilepatientsinOntariomakemuchmoreuseofhospitalandemergencyroomservices, accordingtotheanalysisofdatafromtheU.S. governmentandtheOntarioCancerRegistry. Theinformationwascollectedfrompeople 65 andolderwhodiedfromnon-small-celllungcancerbetween 1999 and 2003.
根据美国政府和安大略省癌症登记处的数据分析，美国患者接受更多的是化疗，而安大略省患者更多的是采取医院和急诊室救护设备。这些信息是从1999-2003年里65岁及以上因患非小细胞肺癌死亡的患者那里收集到的。
Health-careserviceswereusedextensivelybypatientsinbothcountries, particularlyinthelastmonthoflife. MorethantwiceasmanypeopleinOntariodiedinahospital, eventhoughmostpatientsinOntariohavesaidtheywanttodieathome, thestudyreported.
医疗保健设施在两个国家都被广泛应用，尤其是在生命中的最后一个月。在安大略省两倍以上的病人死于医院，尽管他们当中大部分人表示希望死在家里，研究报道。
ElderlypeopleinboththeUnitedStatesandCanadareceivegovernment-financedhealthcare, buttherearedifferencesinend-of-lifecoverage. IntheUnitedStates, hospicecareforqualifiedpatientsiscoveredbyMedicare. Ontariohasnohospiceprogramcomparabletowhat'savailableintheUnitedStates, buttheprovinceprovidespalliativecarethroughhospitalacute-careunits, outpatientservicesandhomehealthcare.
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