“…Hope may mean different things to different patients. 8 In addition to (or instead of) focusing on a possible extension of survival, 9 patients may value being able to feel hopeful about their lives such as feeling that they and their families are able to cope with the challenging circumstances they face, that they can focus on the positives, and that their remaining life will be lived at a reasonable QOL. 10 Hope, conceived this way, may not be linked to the chance of a successful survival outcome or perceiving treatment as possibly curative.…”