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News<br />

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Poll reveals beliefs about terminal illness, hospice<br />

Nine out of 10 AmerIcans<br />

say they would prefer to be<br />

cared <strong>for</strong> and die either m their<br />

own home 01' a family member's<br />

home If they were facing<br />

a termmal Illness, accordmg to<br />

recent Gallup Poll findmgs by<br />

the NatIOnal HospIce OrgamzatlOn<br />

(NHO) In Arlington, Va<br />

At the same tIme, the survey<br />

revealed some unfamlharIty<br />

wIth the tel m "hospice," whIch<br />

NHO beheves could keep people<br />

flom seekmg thIS kmd of<br />

care Survey results show that<br />

e\en more educatIOnal effOlt IS<br />

needed be<strong>for</strong>e hospice becomes<br />

a permanent part of our every<br />

day health Cate leXicon<br />

"The Gallup Poll results tpll<br />

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