I believe the number is about the last six months of life.
And sometimes the more expensive treatment will cure someone or allow them to live pain free. So my mother had her local cancer in her hip radiated and a rod put in, so she could live at home for another 8 months. The alternative was a fractured hip and a nursing home, which would actually be more expensive than surgery.
Yes, that's what I've heard too.
So my mother had her local cancer in her hip radiated and a rod put in, so she could live at home for another 8 months. The alternative was a fractured hip and a nursing home, which would actually be more expensive than surgery.
Reality is more complex than actuarial modeling.