In Australia (I'm not sure about other countries) there is no choice, people who die from cancer are cremated - why??
2007-08-30 16:16:44 · 21 answers · asked by mudgeemum 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Not true, you've been misinformed.
There is no compulsory requirement for those who've died of cancerous diseases to be cremated here in Australia.
Ring the Federal Health Department down here, check your phone book wherever you are, get the number, dial and ask. It's really that easy to find the truth.
Mind you, cremation saves on space in cemeteries and can help the environment, even improve the soil if you choose to scatter ashes.
Putting them in an urn on the mantlepiece and it's just one more thing that needs to be dusted.
2007-08-30 16:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cremated
2016-05-17 13:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by evangeline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd research that. It makes no sense. Cancer is not contagious when a person is alive, much less dead. The body poses no more of a threat than any other type of death. I can't see that law being true. People may chose to be cremated though. Many religons actually forbid it, so I think this is even more false...
Looked all over on line and a few australian legal and funeral websites and not one mentions what you say.
2007-08-30 17:12:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
In the United States it is not that way (both of my parents died from complications from cancer and neither was cremated). After a brief search through google I agree with the Australian above me that it is not compulsory for you either.
2007-08-30 16:25:38 · answer #4 · answered by Hallie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cancer is not contagious. Cremation is a choice, not a dictum--unless you live in India and then cremation is part of the Hindu people 's burial practices.
2007-08-30 16:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by northern girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I was watching Flip Wilson's bio and they said that he had to be cremated do to the type of cancer he had and I thought that was very strange. It was true though.
2014-11-13 10:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In our Indian culture everybody is a part of God.We give the same respect to person who has no life(His/her soul went back again to God )There can any reason of death.Every human is made from 5 things{ water (Jal),fire(Agni),Air(Vayu),Sky(Akash) and Bhoo(earth)}.As far as the question of cremating person died from cancer is concerned.The bacterias of cancer can spread into the air and can harm to anothers.Different peoples in different countries have their own customes to pay last respect to departuring soul.
2007-08-30 16:47:59 · answer #7 · answered by Krishna Das 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not compulsory in Australia for any form of cancer.
2007-08-30 16:22:42 · answer #8 · answered by goatslunch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummmm.......... local law?????
I live in Victoria, Australia and have known numerous people who have died from cancer and have been buried rather than cremated.
2007-08-30 16:35:36 · answer #9 · answered by Tarkarri 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ive never heard of such a thing. maybe because cancer is the leading cause of death and they would have too many people to bury? hmm i will look into that
2007-08-30 16:21:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋