Oncology and palliative care: Bringing together the two solitudes.

Editorial. Discusses the need to bring oncology and palliative care together. The different roots and paths of palliative care and oncology; The difficulty of communication between oncologists and physicians; The sense of territoriality that contributes to the division between oncologists and palliative care professionals; Advantages in linking oncology and palliative care; How oncologist burnout is linked to patient suffering; The support of cancer centers by provinces in Canada.