title: Part 3: 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: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barker
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
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miner
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morgentaler
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology