Confused about advance directives? Watch this video from the NCCN 2011 Annual Conference, in which Cameron Muir, MD, of Capital Hospice and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, explains a living will or advance directive can also be a “goals of care” discussion. Rather than a depressing prognosis, advance directives can make sure your needs are recorded, honored, and met when you are preparing for cancer treatment.