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Published online 22 December 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041220-9
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Death proves oblivious to Christmas
It seems that cancer patients cannot 'hold on' for the holidays.
A widespread belief that dying people are able to postpone death until after important dates is simply not true, according to a US study of cancer patients.
Almost everyone knows a story of someone who, through sheer willpower, held grimly on to life until a certain date.
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