Question

A 2012 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine reported that patients with lung cancer who received palliative care experienced _____.
less depression
increased sense of quality of life
a longer life by about three months over lung cancer patients who received no palliative care
all of the above

Answer 1

Answer: All of the above

Explanation: Palliative care seeks to help people with serious illnesses feel better. Someone who is going through a cancer process can improve not only emotionally but also physically. The latter has been demonstrated through various scientific investigations where people who have a better state of mind tend to last more years of life and be stronger.

In the case of this study, a person with lung cancer who receives good care will be less likely to develop depression since they will not be alone and will feel support from others. It feels understood and when manifesting these symptoms of well-being, its body assimilates it as something positive and delays some manifestations of the disease.