Editing Terminal illness (section)

=== Continued treatment ===
Some terminal patients opt to continue extensive treatments in hope of a miracle cure, whether by participating in experimental treatments and [[clinical trial]]s or seeking more intense treatment for the disease. Rather than to "give up fighting," patients spend thousands more dollars to try to prolong life by a few more months. What these patients often do give up, however, is quality of life at the end of life by undergoing intense and often uncomfortable treatment. A meta-analysis of 34 studies including 11,326 patients from 11 countries found that less than half of all terminal patients correctly understood their disease [[prognosis]], or the course of their disease and likeliness of survival. This could influence patients to pursue unnecessary treatment for the disease due to unrealistic expectations.<ref name="Buss-2017"/><ref name="Chen-2017">{{Cite journal|last1=Chen|first1=Chen Hsiu|last2=Kuo|first2=Su Ching|last3=Tang|first3=Siew Tzuh|date=2017-05-01|title=Current status of accurate prognostic awareness in advanced/terminally ill cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-regression analysis|journal=Palliative Medicine|volume=31|issue=5|pages=406–418|doi=10.1177/0269216316663976|pmid=27492160|s2cid=3426326|issn=0269-2163}}</ref>