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Dr. William Lamers Jr. dies at 80; championed modern hospice care

"I'm not sick; I'm only dying," a friend told Dr. William Lamers Jr. The man had inoperable cancer and wanted to go home to die, but his doctor wouldn't let him out of the hospital.

By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times

February 19, 2012

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