For instance, a cancer patient may be willing to undergo yet more chemotherapy with a very expensive medication for the benefit of a few weeks of life, while medical staff, insurance company staff, and close relatives may believe this is a futile course of care.
Na primjer, bolesnik s malignomom može biti spreman primiti još kemoterapije vrlo skupim lijekovima za dobrobit od nekoliko tjedana života, dok medicinsko osoblje, osiguravajuće društvo, te bliski srodnici mogu zbog različitih razloga imati posve drukčiji stav. .