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Let me decide : the health and personal care directive that speaks for you when you can't

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Molloy, D. William. [Victoria, BC?]: Vancouver Island Health Authority , 2005. 3rd British Columbia ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 M727 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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

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To die well : your right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life

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Wanzer, Sidney H, Glenmullen, Joseph. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 W252 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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 u…

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

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Wants, wishes, and wills : a medical and legal guide to protecting yourself and your family in sickness and in health

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Whitman, Wynne A, Glisson, Shawn D. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 W579 2007

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Whitman, Wynne A; Glisson, Shawn D

Place of Publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ

Publisher: Financial Times Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xxviii, 302 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Patient Participation; Health Behavior; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Living Wills; Terminally Ill; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780131568933; 0131568981

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 W579 2007

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Jane Brody's guide to the great beyond : a practical primer to help you and your loved ones prepare medically, legally, and emotionally for the end of life

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Brody, Jane E. New York, NY: Random House , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 B864 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Guide to the great beyond

Author: Brody, Jane E.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xxiv, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Advance Directives; Advance Care Planning; Caregivers; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Bereavement; Family Relations; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781400066544; 1400066549

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 B864 2009

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Write your legal will in 3 easy steps

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Carter, Tom. North Vancouver, BC: International Self-Counsel Press Ltd. , 2008. 3rd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: KE5974 Z82 C325 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Carter, Tom

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, BC

Publisher: International Self-Counsel Press Ltd.

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xvi, 102, [12] leaves : forms ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM.

Series: Self-counsel legal series

Subjects: Wills; Advance Directives; Canada; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781551808017

Language: English

Material Type: Book; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: KE5974 Z82 C325 2008

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Surviving the cancer system : an empowering guide to taking control of care

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Fesen, Mark R. New York, NY: AMACOM , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F413 2009

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Fesen, Mark R

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: AMACOM

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xiii, 274 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Physician-Patient Relations; Patient Advocacy; Decision Making; Cancer Care Facilities; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780814413562; 0814413560

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

Call Number: QZ201 F413 2009

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Caregiver's guide : a handbook about end-of-life care

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Macmillan, Karen. [Ottawa, ON]: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 C271 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Caregiver's guide; Handbook about end of life care

Author: Macmillan, Karen

Corporate Author: Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem; Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xii, 132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Caregivers; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Terminal Care; Advance Care Planning; Terminally Ill; Handbooks

ISBN: 9780968670057

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB310 C271 2009

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Making the decision : a cancer patient's guide to clinical trials

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Mulay, Marilyn. Sudsbury, Ma.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 M954 2002

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Mulay, Marilyn

Place of Publication: Sudsbury, Ma.

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xv, 120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Clinical Trials; Decision Making; Patient Education; Popular Work

ISBN: 0763716901

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ200 M954 2002

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Talking about death won't kill you

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Morris, Virginia. New York, NY: Workman Publishing , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M65 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Morris, Virginia

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: x, 294 p. ; 24 cm.eng

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death - psychology; Advance Care Planning; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780761112310; 0761112316

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 M65 2001

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Radiation as a cure for cancer : the history of radiation treatment in British Columbia

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Jackson, Stewart M. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WN11 J14 2002

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

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Author: Jackson, Stewart M

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: viii, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Radiotherapy - history; Neoplasms - radiotherapy - history; British Columbia

ISBN: 1896624081

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library; Kelowna Library; Abbotsford Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: WN11 J14 2002

Website Notes: One PDF is book front and back cover. The other PDF is full text.; Page 90 is out of order and is at the end of the pdf.

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Life's little book for big decisions : from confusion to clarity in four simple steps

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Simpson, Trevor. Vancouver, BC: Bellisimo Books , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF448 S613 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Simpson, Trevor

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: Bellisimo Books

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: viii, 156 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Decision Making; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 0973298731

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF448 S613 2005

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Facing death, embracing life : understanding what dying people want

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Kuhl, David. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K96 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Kuhl, David

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 330 p. ; 22 cm ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Advance Care Planning; Family Relations; Interpersonal Communication; Popular Work

ISBN: 0385660669; 9780385660662

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 K96 2006

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Making informed medical decisions : where to look and how to use what you find

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Oster, Nancy, Thomas, Lucy, Joseff, Darol. Sebastopol, Ca.: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W50 O85 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Oster, Nancy; Thomas, Lucy; Joseff, Darol

Place of Publication: Sebastopol, Ca.

Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Internet; Decision Making; Evidence-Based Medicine; Clinical Trials

ISBN: 1565924592

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W50 O85 2000

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Family hospice care : pre-planning and care guide

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Van Bommel, Harry. Scarborough, Ont.: Resources Supporting Family and Community Legacies Inc. , 2002. 16th anniversary ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WX28.6 V217f 2002

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Provides information on meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the loved one and others involved in their care, and is designed to encourage open communication between patients, families, health professionals and volunteers.

Author: Van Bommel, Harry

Edition: 16th anniversary ed.

Place of Publication: Scarborough, Ont.

Publisher: Resources Supporting Family and Community Legacies Inc.

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Hospices; Terminal Care; Family

Abstract: Provides information on meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the loved one and others involved in their care, and is designed to encourage open communication between patients, families, health professionals and volunteers.

ISBN: 1553070070; 9781553070078

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WX28.6 V217f 2002

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Second opinions : stories of intuition and choice in the changing world of medicine

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Groopman, Jerome. New York, NY: Viking Penguin Inc. , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W64 G876 2000

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Groopman, Jerome

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Viking Penguin Inc.

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Medicine - case studies; Decision Making - personal narratives; Intuition; Parent Participation; Popular Work

ISBN: 067088801X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: W64 G876 2000

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Choices in breast cancer treatment : medical specialists and cancer survivors tell you what you need to know

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Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C545 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Miller, Kenneth D

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: x, 405 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Decision Making; Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780801886850; 0801886856

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 C545 2008

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Breast cancer toolkit for aboriginal health care providers

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Alliance for Breast Cancer Information & Support, BC & Yukon. [Vancouver, BC?]: Alliance for Breast Cancer Information and Support, BC and Yukon , 2008.

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B830a 2008

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Includes:; Eating well with Canada's food guide : First nations, Inuit and Metis (2007); Abreast in the West 8(3) Summer 2007 (Then sunshine vitamin and breast cancer prevention by Cheri Van Patten); Abreast in the West 8(4) Fall 2007 (Preventing breast cancer recurrence : how much exercise is "eno…

Corporate Author: Alliance for Breast Cancer Information & Support, BC & Yukon

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Alliance for Breast Cancer Information and Support, BC and Yukon

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 10 p. : ill ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Health Personnel; First Nations; Cultural Diversity; Cross Cultural Comparison; Delivery of Health Care; Professional-Patient Relations; Ethnic Groups; Community Health Aides; Health Services Accessibility; Social Support; Patient Advocacy; British Columbia; BC Cancer Agency; Popular Work

Abstract: Includes:; Eating well with Canada's food guide : First nations, Inuit and Metis (2007); Abreast in the West 8(3) Summer 2007 (Then sunshine vitamin and breast cancer prevention by Cheri Van Patten); Abreast in the West 8(4) Fall 2007 (Preventing breast cancer recurrence : how much exercise is "enough"? by Susan R. Harris); Abreast in the West 11(2) Spring 2009; DVD titled : Breast cancer tool kit for aboriginal health care providers : orientation DVD (2009); Looking for and finding breast cancer; Understanding breast cancer; Understanding breast cancer treatments; Stories from aboriginal women; Talking to our family?; Recovery and lifestyle; What is palliative care?; Appendixes

Language: English

Material Type: Book; DVD

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Kelowna Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WP870 B830a 2008

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