All my condolences go to Doris' family, losing two loved ones to cancer in such a short time is tragic.

Clearly the family has lost faith with the hospital and perhaps it will be for independent outside organisations to decide if enough was done.

My 2 thoughts are (1) Lung cancer, sadly, can never be described as 'mild' or 'non-aggressive': it usually kills. (2) A DNAR order means do not attempt resuscitation. Attempting resuscitation means pummelling a patient's chest and blowing into their lungs to attempt to restart the heart. It is violent, messy and often unsuccessful. If the heart is restarted, a patient who has gone without oxygen for a few minutes will be left brain damaged. However, more often than not in patients with advanced malignancy attempted resuscitation is a futile and aggressive process which strips the patient of dignity in their dying moments.

Clearly there were other problems in this lady's care but perhaps the Express might get a bit of medical advice in future before running a story implying that a chance to save a patient's life was not taken. Attempted resuscitation is not a cure for cancer.