Thousands of cancer patients die in hospital against their wishes

[joncarrbrown]

A new report from Macmillan Cancer Support warns that a ‘crisis of communication’ about death is preventing people from having their dying wishes met, and that having earlier conversations could be key to improving this. Just 1% of people with cancer want to die in hospital. Yet 38% of people – more than 62,000 – who die from cancer die in hospital each year in the UK. This yet again reinforces MyDirectives' view that every adult should start creating an emergency, critical and advance care plan from the age of 18. We also know it is vital to talk to at least three people about how you want to be cared for in an emergency.

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