An international panel of the World Health Organization defined palliative care as "the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative therapies" (qtd. in Foley 293). ... According the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the average life expectancy is currently 77.2 years compared to almost a century ago when it was only 47 years ("Life"). ...

• Word Count: 4057
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate