title: Early palliative care: philosophy vs. reality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care, Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany. jan.gaertner@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaertner
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center, Findlay, OH, USA. slutz@bvhealthsystem.org.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Edward.Chow@sunnybrook.ca.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010684:Philosophy