title: Death panels.
authors.affiliation: Monterey County Surgical Associates, Monterey, CA 93940, USA. mvierramd@montereysurgery.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vierra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*; D014342:Truth Disclosure