title: Avoid 'prognostic paralysis'--just get ahead and plan and co-ordinate care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Epiphaniou
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shipman
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.affiliation: Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.affiliation: Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Irene J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Higginson
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Daveson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*