title: Are there limits to oncology care? (Futility).
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics; D010819:Physician's Role; D011788:Quality of Life