title: Surprised by hope.
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology and Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag #1, A'Beckett St, Melbourne 8006, Australia. prue.francis@petermac.org
authors.forename: Prudence A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Francis
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations