Six months to live: The prognosis problem facing VAD laws
Sydney oncologists are calling for legal changes so doctors involved are protected
It is a truth never universally acknowledged in TV medical dramas that declarations on how long a terminally ill patient has left are something most doctors shy away from, given the real-world uncertainties.
Dr Belinda Kiely.
But the need for a definitive prognosis is not just an issue for the script writers in need of a plot device.
It is also a legal issue in the context of
