PALS will certainly be able to help, though hospitals tend to maintain patient confidentiality for deceased patients as if they were still alive the data protection act does not actually apply any longer so they have quite bit of discretion. If you explain to pals that you need the info to understand / come to terms with the death and best make an assessment of your own risks of developing cancer I feel sure they would provide the requested info (probably not the full medical record but enough go respond to you questions). They way apply a charge of between 10 and 50 pounds (low rate for electronic info, higher charge for paper records, xrays etc)