CV and mad panic behaviour

[PaulP]

Just as a poser... if someone in an Oncology ward, seriously ill, contracts the seasonal flu and it finishes them off (excuse the lack of tact), is the cause of death listed as seasonal flu or xyz cancer?

I'm not in the medical field, and notwithstanding any broader philosophical issues about what constitutes a cause of death, I'd guess that the accepted standard in the medical profession is that the flu would be listed as the official cause, with perhaps a note about pre existing health issues.