Ko YT, Ko MC, Huang CM, et al. - Researchers analyzed medical records of patients who died of cancers and those who died of non-cancer diseases in hospitals in order to assess the trends of utilization of palliative care and aggressive end-of-life care in these groups. They determined the proportion of those who received palliative care, admitted to ICU within 30 days of death, died in ICU, and underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within 3 days of death in 2013–2014, 2015–2016, and 2017–2018, respectively. Relative to those who died of cancers, the proportion of patients who died of non-cancer diseases and received palliative care was identified to be lower. A decreased risk of ICU admission within 30 days of death, death in ICU, and receiving CPR within 3 days of death, all were reported in correlation with palliative care. A higher risk of ICU admission within 30 days of death, death in ICU, and receipt of CPR within 3 days of death, all were observed in patients who died of non-cancer diseases. Overall, findings revealed increasing utilization of palliative care. Less palliative care but more aggressive end-of-life care was shown to be received by patients who died of non-cancer diseases vs those who died of cancers.