Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
"A friendly, easy-to-read guide for cancer patients and their loved ones when dealing with a cancer diagnosis. This book will help patients, loved ones, friends and family recognize the pitfalls of a cancer diagnosis and how to avoid them to get the best care possible during their cancer journey." …
Provides updated information about common types of cancer affecting the head, neck, central nervous system, endocrine system, lungs, digestive and urinary tracts, blood cells, immune system, skin, bones, and other body systems. It explains how people can reduce their risk of cancer by adopting a he…
"Those who experience and survive cancer live in bonus time, a season of grace that can be both disorienting and wonderful. In this honest and hopeful account, two-time survivor Alec Hill helps readers recalibrate expectations, grapple with survivor's guilt, and steward the opportunities for new pu…
"Improved cancer treatment and survival rates have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors who live years, and even decades, after their cancer diagnosis. Insights into what the experience of cancer survivorship looks like and how it can be navigated are much sought after by cancer survivo…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | On Loan, due Thursday, June 20, 2024 | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | On Loan, due Thursday, June 20, 2024 | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
Provides consumer health information about living with cancer after diagnosis, making cancer care decisions, coping with complications of treatment, and maintaining wellness after treatment. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
"Diagnosketch is a visual aid to explain medical diagnoses to patients at the bedside. It uses simplified images to illustrate complicated anatomy and concepts. The title, 'Diagnosketch,' combines the term 'diagnosis,' with the term, 'sketch,' paralleling the way the book combines a medical diagnos…
Caregiving sourcebook : basic consumer health information about caregiving, types of caregivers, child care, elderly care, and care for people with serious medical conditions including Alzheimer disease, cancer, heart disease, stroke, mental-health disorders, and more ; along with self-care tips fo…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Missing | Available |