Silver lining.

You know what they say: Around every silver lining, there’s a dark cloud. With immune checkpoint inhibitors affording miraculous disease control in (granted, a minority of) otherwise lost causes comes more uncertainty than ever on when to pull the trigger on hospice and other supportive care measures. This editorial suggests a simple solution is to remember fully embracing supportive care doesn’t have to mean withholding oncologic therapies. | Wachter, New York Times 2019

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