Study finds many doctors disregard wishes of cancer patients. Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days. Many of these patients are receiving treatment focused on extending their lives rather than easing their pain.

[u/mvea]

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/08/26/cancer-patients-treatment-wishes-study/7921756217134/

[u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy]

Yes. One of my best friend’s father in law was diagnosed with ALS maybe 2 years ago. After about a year, he told the family that he planned to go to a ‘compassionate Care’ clinic in Vermont that offered medically assisted s*icide. He worked in healthcare so he knew what the prognosis was. He wanted to spend his last remaining months and days seeing his family and friend before he left. When he finally did decide it was time, his family said it was how they wish they go one day. Calm, surrounded by family, on their own terms. I thought that was so brave and beautiful.

[u/upgrayedd69 → u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy]

You can say suicide, you won’t get in trouble I promise

[u/OhEmGeeBasedGod → u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy]

I mean, of all the diseases out there, ALS is the one to seek out this type of care. It's literally the worst, you will suffer horrendously, your family will suffer horrendously, and there's no way a cure is going to sprout up in the time between one's diagnosis and them dying because it happens so relatively fast. My dad is a doctor (not in this specialty) and I've heard him say unprompted multiple times that ALS is the worst way to die.

[u/InsertANameHeree → u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy]

s*icide

God, I hate this new TikTok trend.

[u/Granite_0681 → u/InsertANameHeree]

It’s not a TikTok trend. It’s to not get flagged by bots and censors. On Reddit if you write out that word you automatically get a bot response with a help line. If you do it too much, your account gets flagged. There is a reason for it but in cases like this, the poster doesn’t need help, they are talking about it neutrally so it’s easier to not use the exact word.

[u/hardolaf → u/Granite_0681]

Reddit does not automatically send those notices nor do they flag you for using the word "suicide". All of those reports and flags are from user reports.

[u/InsertANameHeree → u/Granite_0681]

I'll try it and report back with the results.

Suicide.

EDIT: Nope, nothing.

[u/Granite_0681 → u/InsertANameHeree]

It might depend on subreddit. I’ve definitely seen it happen frequently in some subs. Usually more ones where emotional topics are common.

[u/DoctorGregoryFart → u/Granite_0681]

If it has happened, it was because someone reported you.

[u/kelskelsea → u/Granite_0681]

It’s 100% a TikTok trend. Reddit does not automatically flag you and, even if they did, people are smart enough to add “s*icide” to the filters.

All you do is make it harder for people to filter out content distressing to them and normalize the trend of infantilizing language to avoid imaginary censorship.