Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health

British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministry of Health

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

52 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

ISBN

9780772665249

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

W85.5 M995 2012

Copies

Alternate Title

Advanced cancer care

Corporate Author

European Society for Medical Oncology

Editor

Catane, Raphael

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

ix, 278 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - complications

Neoplasms - therapy

Palliative Care - methods

Neoplasms - psychology

ISBN

9780415375306

0415375304

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

WB310 H236c 2006

Copies

Author

Molloy, D. William

Editor

Luke, Catherine

Edition

3rd British Columbia ed.

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

iii, 65 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Advance Directives

Patient Advocacy

Death

Terminal Care

Advance Care Planning

Decision Making

Resuscitation Orders

Informed Consent

Living Wills

Popular Work

ISBN

0973924306

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 M727 2005

Copies

Author

Miller, Bruce J.

Berger, Shoshana

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Life Change Events

Decision Making

Attitude to Death

Popular Work

ISBN

9781501157219

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 M647b 2020

Copies

Author

Weiss, Erica

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Sociobehavioural Research Centre

Edition

Canadian version

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Sociobehavioural Research Centre

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

102 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Survivors - psychology

Social Support

Self Care

Quality of Life

Patient Education

Adaptation, Psychological

BC Cancer Agency

BCCA

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C216w 2009

Copies

Editor

Senn, Hans-Jorg

Glaus, Agnes

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer-Verlag

Publication Date

1991

Series

Recent results in cancer research 121

Subjects

Palliative Treatment

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - complications

ISBN

0387523464

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ206 RE34 1991 v.121

Copies

Author

Rosenbaum, Ernest H

Rosenbaum, Isadora

Edition

rev. and updated ed.

Place of Publication

Kansas City, MO

Publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

xix, 579 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - therapy

Patient-Centered Care

Social Support

Quality of Life

Palliative Care

Caregivers

Popular Work

Handbooks

Abstract

Cancer care specialists answer questions concerning a cancer patient's physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Includes understanding cancer and its treatments; chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant side effects; stress and cancer; the will to live; spirituality; sexuality; nutrition; and rehabilitation and fitness.

ISBN

9780740750410

0740750410

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 R813 2005

Copies

Author

Gawande, Atul

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Metropolitan Books

Henry Holt and Company

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

x, 209 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Clinical Competence

Emergency medicine

Intensive Care Units

Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods

Quality Control

Checklist

Guidelines as Topic

Safety Management - standards

Infection Control

Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)

Popular Work

Abstract

The problem of extreme complexity

The checklist

The end of the master builder

The idea

The first try

The checklist factory

The test

The hero in the age of checklists

The save

ISBN

9780805091748

0805091742

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W21 G284c 2009

Copies

Alternate Title

Twenty-one days to die

Author

Hochstetler, Linda

Place of Publication

Manotick, ON,

Publisher

Sumeru Press Inc.,

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Attitude to Death

Palliative Treatment

Terminal Care

Hospice Care

Grief

Death and dying

Abstract

"This is a guide to end of life in the Canadian context. Chapters deal with issues such as palliative care, hospice, advanced care plans, how to recognize and respond to the stages of dying during the last 21 days, conversations to have, disposal of the body, and grief. Also included are many useful lists, websites, books and other resources for Canadians, presented in an easy-to-access form for sharing at a difficult time. Many of the resources include QR codes."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781896559728

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D7 H685c 2021

Copies

Author

Clark, Hulda Regehr

Place of Publication

Chula Vista, CA

Publisher

New Century Press

Publication Date

1999

Physical Description

vi, 610 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Quackery

Neoplasms - therapy

Complementary Therapies

Diet Therapy

Popular Work

ISBN

1890035165

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201.5 C593c 1999

Copies

Alternate Title

Manual of psychosocial oncology

Editor

Duffy, James D

Valentine, Alan D

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Medical

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xv, 379 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - therapy

Social Support

ISBN

9780071624381

0071624384

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Call Number

QZ200 M479 2011

Copies

Author

Parkinson, Maureen

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Psychosocial Oncology

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

74 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - complications

Return to Work

Employment

Workplace

Occupational therapy - methods

Rehabilitation, Vocational

Social Support

Life Change Events

Adaptation, Psychological

Survivors

BC Cancer Agency

Popular Work

ISBN

9781896624259

1896624251

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ200 P248 2014

Website Notes

.

Copies

Author

Fines, Laura

Leznoff, Glenda

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Laura Fines

Glenda Leznoff

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

152 p. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Advance Care Planning

Patient Care Planning

Decision Making

Terminal Care

Advance Directives

British Columbia

Popular Work

ISBN

9780988152403

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W85.5 F495 2012

Copies

Editor

Osoba, David

Place of Publication

Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher

CRC Press, Inc.

Publication Date

1991

Subjects

Quality of Life

Neoplasms - psychology

ISBN

0849367990

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 E27 1991

Copies

Alternate Title

International Congress of Psychosocial Oncology (1992 : Oct. 12-14, Beaune, France)

Corporate Author

International Congress of Psychosocial Oncology (1992 : Oct. 12-14, Beaune, France)

Editor

Zittoun, Robert

Place of Publication

Levallois-Perret (France)

Publisher

Editorial Assistance

Publication Date

1992

Subjects

Quality of Life

Neoplasms - psychology

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 I556q 1992

Copies

Alternate Title

Thirty seven days to wake up, be mindful, and live intentionally

Author

Digh, Patti

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Skirt!

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xiii, 224 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Mindfulness

Life Change Events

Quality of Life - psychology

Popular Work

ISBN

9781599212951

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WM61 D574 2008

Copies

Author

Canfield, Jack

Hansen, Mark Victor

Kelly, Mary Olsen

Place of Publication

Deerfield Beach, FL

Publisher

Health Communications, Inc.

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

xvii, 285 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms

Survivors - psychology

Social Support

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

0757305210

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 C222 2006

Copies

Author

Haupt, Lyanda Lynn

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Nature

Ecology

Life

Philosophy

Popular Work

ISBN

9780316426480

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WB 55 H374r 2021

Copies

Author

Wanzer, Sidney H

Glenmullen, Joseph

Place of Publication

Cambridge, MA

Publisher

Da Capo Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Right to Die

Living Wills

Advance Directives

Advance Care Planning

Decision Making

Terminal Care

Euthanasia

Suicide, Assisted

Popular Work

Abstract

Turning points at life's end

Rights of the dying patient

The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care

Pain control

What you should expect from your doctors and nurses

Family and friends

The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death

What options have been used in the past to hasten death?

Helium : newly used method to end suffering

Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression

The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management

Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control

Allowing a merciful death

Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations

Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying

Appendix C: The international scene

Appendix D: End-of-life organizations

Appendix E: Sample living will

Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment

Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline.

ISBN

9780738210834

0738210838

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W85.5 W252 2007

Copies

Author

Rennie, Heather

Ward, Amanda

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Sociobehavioural Research Centre

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

65 p. :ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Continuity of Patient Care

Caregivers

Family Relations

Social Support

Survivors

Adaptation, Psychological

Patient Education

BC Cancer Agency

BCCA

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 R416 2010

Copies