Prolonging life at the expense of its quality can rob elderly people of meaningful years, Muriel Gillick tells Les Olson.

穆里尔·克里克对雷·奥尔森说，毫无质量可言地延长生命，无异于使老年人失去了最后几年有意义的生活。

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Prolonging life might provide time to develop new strategies for the future.

延长生命可以为以后制定新的战略提供时间。

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The world has never possessed such a sophisticated arsenal for curing diseases and prolonging life.

世界在治疗疾病和延长寿命方面从未拥有过如此众多的先进手段。

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Dr.Priego says so far the combination has been effective in prolonging life for patients with pancratic cancer.

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He claimed they should not expect National Health Service time and money to be spent on research into prolonging life.

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And so, it's the issue of do we adhere to the patient's wishes if there's hope of prolonging life or preserving health?

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We still have a lot to do before we will know if we are really prolonging life and reducing serious medical problems.

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