"If it weren't for my faith": spirituality in advanced cancer.

Patient spirituality plays a frequent and salient role in serious illness. Using a patient case, we illustrate the importance of recognizing spirituality and spiritual needs in palliative care provision.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ethics rounds: life-threatening illness and the desire to adopt.

Originally presented during Ethics Rounds at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, this commentary on the case of a patient treated for life-threatening cancer explores the responsibilities of health care providers when addressing the patient's desire to adopt a child.