title: Medical Purgatory.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Department, Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: J Trig
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Department, Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Antony N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Galanos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*; D028761:Withholding Treatment