Euthanasia requests and cancer types in the Netherlands : is there a relationship?

Abarshi, Ebun and Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D and van der Wal, Gerrit (2009) Euthanasia requests and cancer types in the Netherlands : is there a relationship? Health Policy, 89 (2). pp. 168-173. ISSN 0168-8510

Abstract

Cancer patients have generally requested for euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) more frequently than others. However, different terminal cancers are accompanied by different clinical courses. This study seeks to explore the relationship, if any, between EAS requesters and cancer types, as relates to the provision of end-of-life care in the Netherlands.