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.

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

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Correct. Sometimes things are called other things.

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you've never heard of connotations?

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I've obviously heard of the formal process of declaring a deceased person a saint in certain Christian churches. 

What does that have to do with anything?