With the incidence of malignant tumor increases gradually in recent years,the quality of end stage life for patients with poor prognosis becomes a hot issue and attract much attention of the society. How to achieve humanitarian care and to accompany the dying patients spend their rest of lives with peace,joy and dignity,has been a focus point in medical,ethical and sociological study. In such context,palliative care appears as a new choice for people. This article will describe the positive meaning of palli...