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Cultural diversity in health and illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18452
Spector, Rachel E. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall , 2009. 7th ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Spector, Rachel E
Edition
7th ed.
Place of Publication
Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Publisher
Pearson Prentice Hall
Publication Date
2009
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Competency
Health Status
Delivery of Health Care
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Ethnic Groups
United States
ISBN
9780135035894
0135035899
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Mastering communication with seriously ill patients : balancing honesty with empathy and hope

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18373
Back, Anthony, Arnold, Robert, Tulsky, James. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W62 M423b 2009
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
Taking your skills to the next level; Getting a good start; Talking about serious news; Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions; Discussing prognosis; Between the big events; Conducting a family conference; Dealing with conflicts; Transitions to end-of-life care; Talking about dying; Cul…
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Author
Back, Anthony
Arnold, Robert
Tulsky, James
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
x, 158 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Physician-Patient Relations
Counseling - methods
Communication
Professional-Family Relations
Attitude to Death
Abstract
Taking your skills to the next level
Getting a good start
Talking about serious news
Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions
Discussing prognosis
Between the big events
Conducting a family conference
Dealing with conflicts
Transitions to end-of-life care
Talking about dying
Cultivating your skills
ISBN
9780521706186
0521706181
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
W62 M423b 2009
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Women's cancers: pathways to healing : a patient's guide to dealing with cancer and abnormal smears

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18169
Smith, J. Richard, Del Priore, Giuseppe. London, UK: Springer-Verlag London Limited , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP145 S657 2009
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Women's cancers : pathways to healing : a patient's guide to dealing with ovarian and breast cancer
Author
Smith, J. Richard
Del Priore, Giuseppe
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Springer-Verlag London Limited
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xvi, 138 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Ovarian Neoplasms
Women's Health
Popular Work
Notes
Table of Contents includes:
Cervical cancer
Endometrial cancer
Vulval cancer
Choriocarcinoma
ISBN
9781846284373
1846284380
9781846284380
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WP145 S657 2009
Website Notes
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Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15477
Jonsen, Albert R, Siegler, Mark, Winslade, William J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 2006. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB60 J81 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Author
Jonsen, Albert R
Siegler, Mark
Winslade, William J
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Ethics, Clinical
Bioethical Issues
Patient Participation
Decision Making
Ethical Analysis - methods
Quality of Life
ISBN
0071441999
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WB60 J81 2006
Website Notes
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After cancer treatment : heal faster, better, stronger

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16150
Silver, Julie K. Johns Hopkins University Press , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S586a 2006
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Author
Silver, Julie K
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
x, 269 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Self Care
Survivors
Popular Work
ISBN
9780801884375
9780801889110
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 S586a 2006
Website Notes
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Patients' guide to breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113594
Shockney, Lillie D. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Johns Hopkins patients' guide to breast cancer
Author
Shockney, Lillie D
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
170 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Johns Hopkins patients' guide
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780763787240
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Bearing witness : stories of women living with ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19591
Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 B369 2009
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Bearing witness : living with ovarian cancer
Editor
Carter, Kathryn
Elit, Laurie
Place of Publication
Waterloo, ON
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
vii, 91 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Life writing series
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Ovarian Neoplasms
Social Support
Recurrence
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781554580552
9781554581634
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WP322 B369 2009
Website Notes
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Cancer caregiving A-Z : an at-home guide for patients and families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16567
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C215a 2008
Availability
6 copies, 5 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
x, 157 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers
Home Nursing
Neoplasms - complications
Patients
Palliative Care
Popular Work
ISBN
9780944235928
0944235921
9781604430516
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 C215a 2008
Website Notes
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Understanding patient safety

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18459
Wachter, Robert M. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2008.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Wachter, Robert M
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date
2008
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Safety Management - methods
ISBN
9780071482776
0071482776
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Measuring health : a guide to rating scales and questionnaires

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16327
McDowell, Ian. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2006. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA900 M478m 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Author
McDowell, Ian
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xvi, 748 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Health Surveys
Health Status Indicators
Pain Measurement
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychological Tests
Questionnaires
ISBN
9780195165678
0195165675
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WA900 M478m 2006
Website Notes
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Maxcy-Rosenau-Last public health and preventive medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18750
Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange , 2008. 15th ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Editor
Wallace, Robert B
Edition
15th ed.
Place of Publication
Stamford, CT
Publisher
Appleton & Lange
Publication Date
2008
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Public Health
Preventive Medicine
ISBN
9780071441988
0071441980
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Integrative health : a holistic approach for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20222
Koopsen, Cyndie, Young, Caroline. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2009.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Koopsen, Cyndie
Young, Caroline
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2009
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Integrative Medicine
Holistic Health
ISBN
9780763757618
0763757616
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120211
Attix, Frank H. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH & Co. KGaA , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; IONIZING RADIATION -- QUANTITIES FOR DESCRIBING THE INTERACTION OF IONIZING RADIATION WITH MATTER -- EXPONENTIAL ATTENUATION -- CHARGED-PARTICLE AND RADIATION EQUILIBRIA -- ABSORBED DOSE IN RADIOACTIVE MEDIA -- RADIOACTIVE DECAY; GAMMA- AND X-RAY INTERACTIONS IN MATTER -- CHARG…
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Author
Attix, Frank H.
Place of Publication
Weinheim
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH & Co. KGaA
Publication Date
2004
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Health Physics
Radiation Dosage
Radiometry - methods
Abstract
Table of Contents:
IONIZING RADIATION -- QUANTITIES FOR DESCRIBING THE INTERACTION OF IONIZING RADIATION WITH MATTER -- EXPONENTIAL ATTENUATION -- CHARGED-PARTICLE AND RADIATION EQUILIBRIA -- ABSORBED DOSE IN RADIOACTIVE MEDIA -- RADIOACTIVE DECAY
GAMMA- AND X-RAY INTERACTIONS IN MATTER -- CHARGED-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS IN MATTER -- X-RAY PRODUCTION AND QUALITY
CAVITY THEORY -- DOSIMETRY FUNDAMENTALS -- IONIZATION CHAMBERS -- DOSIMETRY AND CALlBRATION OF PHOTON AND ELECTRON BEAMS WITH CAVITY ION CHAMBERS -- INTEGRATING DOSIMETERS -- DOSIMETRY BY PULSE-MODE DETECTORS -- NEUTRON INTERACTIONS AND DOSIMETRY.
ISBN
9780471011460
9783527617135
0471011460
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Biographies of disease : cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113558
Moses, Marsha A., Pories, Susan Elaine, Lotz, Margaret Marie. Greenwood Publishing Group | ABC-CLIO , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Moses, Marsha A.
Pories, Susan Elaine
Lotz, Margaret Marie
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
ABC-CLIO
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
192 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780313359798
9780313359804
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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50 things you can do today to manage menopause

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113601
Green, Wendy. West Sussex, UK: Summersdale Publishers , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Fifty things you can do today to manage menopause
Author
Green, Wendy
Place of Publication
West Sussex, UK
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
160 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Personal health guides
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Menopause
Popular Work
ISBN
9780857654854
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Radiation oncology : a physicist's-eye view : biological and medical physics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18470
Goitein, Michael. New York, NY: Springer , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Radiation in the treatment of cancer; Uncertainty; Mapping anatomy; Designing a treatment beam; Biology matters; Designing a treatment plan; Motion management; Planning manually; IMRT and optimization; Proton therapy in water; Proton therapy in the patient; Quality assurance; Confidence
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Author
Goitein, Michael
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2008
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Health Physics
Radiation Oncology - methods
Abstract
Radiation in the treatment of cancer
Uncertainty
Mapping anatomy
Designing a treatment beam
Biology matters
Designing a treatment plan
Motion management
Planning manually
IMRT and optimization
Proton therapy in water
Proton therapy in the patient
Quality assurance
Confidence
ISBN
9780387726441 (alk. paper)
0387726446 (alk. paper)
9780387726458 (e-ISBN)
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Biology of cancer : testicular cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113553
Verville, Kathleen M. Chelsea House Publishers , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Verville, Kathleen M.
Editor
Bozzone, Donna M.
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
157 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Testicular Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9781604131666
9781438120188
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Canadian guide to prostate cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113556
Jamnicky Leah, Nam, Robert. John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Complete Canadian guide to prostate cancer
Author
Jamnicky Leah
Nam, Robert
Editor
Leask, Helen
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
271 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Prostatic Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780470157671
9780470157879
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Facts : lung cancer: All the information you need, straight from the experts

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113564
Falk, Stephen, Williams, Chris. Oxford University Press , 2009. 3rd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Falk, Stephen
Williams, Chris
Edition
3rd ed.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
167 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Lung Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780199569335
9780191575969
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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HPV vaccine controversy : sex, cancer, god, and politics: a guide for parents, women, men, and teenagers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113569
Krishnan, Shobha S. Greenwood Press , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Krishnan, Shobha S.
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
245 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Popular Work
ISBN
9780313350122
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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