title: Part 1: Surgical palliation of advanced illness--what's new, what's helpful.
authors.affiliation: Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Blake
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cady
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Easson
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Aboulafia
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Ferson
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome