title: The battle.
authors: Department of Psychiatry,New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center,New York,New York.
authors: Ryan E
authors: RE
authors: Lawrence
authors: Division of Hematology/Oncology,Department of Medicine,New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center,New York,New York.
authors: Kenneth S
authors: KS
authors: Poon
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*