Where can people with cancer get assistance with their advance directives?
If patients need help making the decisions discussed in this fact sheet, they should not hesitate to call upon family, friends, and other loved ones. Patients can also call an organization such as Cancer Care, Inc., for help with this process. Cancer Care, Inc., provides free, professional assistance to people with any type of cancer, at any stage of illness, and to their families. Patients and their families may write to Cancer Care, Inc., 275 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001; call 1–800–813–HOPE (1–800–813–4673); or visit their Web site at http://www.cancercare.org on the Internet. Although a lawyer is not needed to complete advance directives, it is important to be aware that each state has its own laws for creating advance directives. Because these laws can vary in important details, special care should be taken to adhere to the laws of the state a patient lives in or is treated in. It is possible that a living will or durable power of attorney signed in one state may not be reco
