title: Ethical issue: giving bad news in a beautiful way.
authors.affiliation: Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, FL 33770, USA. Jamesavery@thehospice.org
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Avery
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004645:Empathy; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014342:Truth Disclosure