Where this information about dying comes from

All our information is checked by cancer specialists and surgeons who specialise in treating cancer. The names of our palliative care specialist reviewers are at the end of this list. We also try to find patients to review all our sections. If you live in the UK and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on the 'contact us' button on the right hand side of the page.

What to do after a death
Direct.gov
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/WhatToDoAfterADeath/index.htm

Help with the cost of cancer.
Macmillan Cancer Support, 2009
Link to the guidance on the Macmillan Cancer Support website

End of Life Decisions
Views of the BMA, British Medical Association (BMA), August 2009
Link to the leaflet on the BMA website

Symptom management in advanced cancer (3rd edition)
Twycross R and Wilcock A.
Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2002

We need to talk about the funeral: 101 practical ways to commemorate and celebrate a life
J Morrell, S Smith.
Alphabet and Image Ltd, 2006

Dying well; a holistic guide for the dying and their carers
Richard Reoch
Gaia books, London, 2005

The new natural death handbook (3rd edition)
Nicholas Albery and Stephanie Weinrich (Eds)
The Natural Death Centre, 2000.

Beyond fear
Dorothy Rowe
Harper Collins, 2002

Caring for someone who is dying
Penny Mares
Age Concern, England, 1998

Caring for dying people of different faiths
Julia Neuberger
Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004

What to do when someone dies
Paul Harris
Which? Consumer guides, 2004

Death and bereavement across cultures
Colin Murray-Parkes
Taylor and Francis Books Ltd, 1996

Wills and probate
Paul Elmhurst (editor)
Which? Consumer guides, 2004

Bereavement
Royal College of Psychiatrists
RCP, Feb 2008

On Death and Dying
Kubler-Ross E
New York, Collier Books, 1997

Improving supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), March 2004
Link to the NICE website

Advance care planning: A guide for health and social care staff
NHS National End of Life Care Programme, NHS / University of Nottingham, Oct 2008
Link to the guide on the website

Control of pain in adults with cancer
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2008
Link to the guidance on the SIGN website

The complete guide to relieving cancer pain and suffering.
British Medical Association
Oxford University Press, 2004

Juliet Spiller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine