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advance care planning

noun

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The process of discussing and recording a patient's wishes for future care should they lose the capacity to decide.

We began advance care planning while he was still well enough to express his wishes.

Topic: Oncology in Medical English

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