title: Losing "Losing the Battle With Cancer".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology and Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston2Deputy Editor, JAMA Oncology.
authors.forename: Lee M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.affiliation: Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon4SWOG Group Chair's Office, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Blanke
authors.affiliation: Fight Colorectal Cancer, Alexandria, Virginia.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roach
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D017281:Cost of Illness; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D018447:Medical Futility; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013727:Terminal Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures