End-of-life care can be more aggressive for cancer patients with defibrillators

End-of-life care can be more aggressive for cancer patients with defibrillators 
Medical Xpress; by UT Southwestern Medical Center; 1/8/25 
Patients with advanced cancer who also had cardiac defibrillators were more likely than those without these implants to receive aggressive end-of-life care, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a new study. The findings, published in Cancer, could help physicians guide patients in this growing population toward care that better matches their goals. ... The findings showed that about 6% of patients with advanced cancer also had [implantable cardioverter defibrillators] ICDs. However, significantly more of the ICD patients received aggressive care during the last month of their lives compared to those without these devices.