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Terminally Ill Study Host Bob Edwards talks with Dr. Nicholas Christakis, co-author of a University of Chicago study that found doctors frequently give terminally-ill patients an exaggerated estimate of how long they have left to live. The study, released yesterday, said a patient has less than a 40-percent chance of receiving an accurate prognosis.

Terminally Ill Study

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Terminally Ill Study

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Host Bob Edwards talks with Dr. Nicholas Christakis, co-author of a University of Chicago study that found doctors frequently give terminally-ill patients an exaggerated estimate of how long they have left to live. The study, released yesterday, said a patient has less than a 40-percent chance of receiving an accurate prognosis.