I couldn’t really get an understandable answer from the nurse. Why would you need a blood transfusion, what would it do when the patient is likely to die in the next few days? Thanks.
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For the same reason someone can be given radiation for palliative care—it isn’t to cure the disease (past that stage generally) but might shrink the tumor a bit to alleviate pain. The person may feel breathless, or so tired they cannot think/talk/walk, so a transfusion is a low intervention way to improve the quality of their last days, should that be what they desire.
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