title: Why did he die?
abstract: The true reason why cancer patients die is not absolutely clear. The decreasing rate of postmortem examinations in this group of patients is discussed. Understanding how cancer cells kill people can elucidate therapeutic approaches that might benefit our patients. Finally, the author pledges to support research to understand the reason why many of our patients die.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University of Louisville, J.G. Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. damianla@ulh.org
authors.forename: Damian A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Laber
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002423:Cause of Death; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology