Palatable Message? Change the Language! Letters to the Editor Page 1 10 JOURNAL OF
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Volume 9, Number 1, 2006 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Palatable …

Half-Full or Half-Empty: A Response Letters to the Editor Page 1 12 JOURNAL OF
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Volume 9, Number 1, 2006 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Half-Full or Half-Empty …

Words Matter: The Importance of the Language We Use. Sign In Folder Preferences Languages
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Language Matters: “Sometimes We Withdraw Treatment but We Never Withdraw Care” Guest
Editorial Page 1 JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Volume 10, Number 6, 2007 © Mary Ann …

The last editorial of the Journal briefly described five goals of palliative care in a
technological age (2). I write this editorial to develop an additional goal of palliative care, a …

The author reflects on the medical discussions related to palliative medicine in the US He
states that when all palliative medicine practitioners read the Journal of Palliative Medicine …

Letters to the Editor A Reflection on ‘‘Death as Harm’’ Page 1 Letters to the Editor A
Reflection on ‘‘Death as Harm’’ Deborah Way, MD, CMD, FAAHPM1 and William D …

THE EDITORIAL BY DAVIS ET AL. 1 in this issue deals with a controversial issue regarding
the scope and focus of palliative care. In America, palliative care is a consultative service …

A t times one hears," We don't do that in pal-liative care." What is meant? Can palliative and
non-palliative care be distinguished by specific actions or interventions? Most definitions of …

Letters to the Editor Snails or Escargot Page 1 Letters to the Editor Snails or Escargot Dear
Editor: ‘‘Can’t you just change the name?’’ asked an esteemed surgeon in our hospital during …