title: If an operation can't cure you, what can I do?
authors.affiliation: Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. kodner@wustl.edu
authors.forename: Ira J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kodner
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003107:Colorectal Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations