title: Understanding.
authors.affiliation: Pain and Palliative Care Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Palliativedoctor@aol.com
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rousseau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D032882:Comprehension; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*