Read article Where this information about dying comes from
This page tells you the major sources of information that we use to put together this section.
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, 2012/13
Link to the guidance on the Macmillan Cancer Support website
Symptom management in advanced cancer (3rd edition)
Twycross R and Wilcock A.
Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2002
The complete guide to relieving cancer pain and suffering.
British Medical Association
Oxford University Press, 2004
We need to talk about the funeral: 101 practical ways to commemorate and celebrate a life
J Morrell, S Smith.
Accent Press, 2007
Dying well; a holistic guide for the dying and their carers
Richard Reoch
Gaia books, London, 2005
The new natural death handbook (5th 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 (Carer's handbook)
Penny Mares
Age Concern, (now Age UK) England, 1998
Caring for someone who is dying (Caring in a crisis)
Penny Mares
Age Concern (now Age UK) England, 1994
Caring for dying people of different faiths
Julia Neuberger
Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004
What to do when someone dies (2012 edition)
Paul Harris
Which? Consumer guides
Death and bereavement across cultures
Colin Murray-Parkes
Taylor and Francis Books Ltd, 1996
Wills and probate (2012 edition)
Paul Elmhurst (editor)
Which? Consumer guides
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
Juliet Spiller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine
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