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Caring for the air : Metro Vancouver 2016

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Metro Vancouver. Burnaby, BC: Metro Vancouver , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public; Professional

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Alternate Title: Caring for the air report 2016

Corporate Author: Metro Vancouver

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: Metro Vancouver

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 21 p. : ill.

Subjects: Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Health; Climate Change; Air Pollutants; Air Pollution, Indoor; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Smoke - adverse effects; Health Impact Assessment; Vehicle Emissions; Greenhouse Effect; Vancouver

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public; Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: "Metro Vancouver's Caring for the Air report is an easy-to-read annual publication that provides information about air quality and climate change issues in our region, as well as programs that protect public health and the environment, improve visual air quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

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http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/air-quality/AirQualityPublications/Caring_for_the_Air-MV2016.pdf

Guidebook for patients : BC Cancer - Vancouver

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BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Continues / Continued By: Guidebook for patients : Vancouver Centre (2016)

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 36 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Cancer Care Facilities; BC Cancer Agency; Patient Education Handout; Vancouver; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Pamphlet File; Internet

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/centre-vancouver-centre-site/Documents/Guidebook-for-Patients-Vancouver.pdf

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What to expect : a patient's guide to the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island

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BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre | Cedarwood Productions Inc. , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ24 B863v 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Alternate Title: Your first visit; A new patient guide to the BC Cancer Agency

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre; Cedarwood Productions Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 1/2 inch : colour ; 20 minutes

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre; Cancer Care Facilities; British Columbia; Patient Education Handout; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Call Number: QZ24 B863v 2008

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http://learn.phsa.ca/bcca/patientvisit/VIC_new%20patient_flv_loader.html

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What to expect : a patient's guide to the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Centre

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BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre | Cedarwood Productions Inc. , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ24 B863v 2008

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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Alternate Title: Your first visit

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre; Cedarwood Productions Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 20 minutes

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre; Cancer Care Facilities; British Columbia; Patient Education Handout; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ24 B863v 2008

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Surviving after cancer : living the new normal

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Katz, Anne. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 K19s 2011

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

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Author: Katz, Anne

Place of Publication: Lanham, MD

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: vii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Survivors - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Canada; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781442203655; 144220365X; 9781442203679

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; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: QZ200 K19s 2011

Website Notes: Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=653876

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Living in bonus time : surviving cancer, finding new purpose

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Hill, Alexander. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

"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…

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Author: Hill, Alexander

Place of Publication: Downers Grove, IL

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Publication Date: 2020

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Cancer Survivors - psychology; Spirituality; Christianity; Popular Work

Abstract: "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 purpose and growth. Survivors and caregivers can discover how encountering death can bring us to a different kind of life"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 978083035003; 9780830845941

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.; Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Metro Vancouver family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2013/14 : for seniors and boomers who are caring (unpaid) for older family members and friends.

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Willett, Katherine. Burnaby, BC: United Way of the Lower Mainland , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 M594 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Continues / Continued By: Continued by:; United Way of the Lower Mainland's family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2016 : for seniors and boomers who are caring for older family members and friends

Alternate Title: Seniors caregiver handbook

Author: Willett, Katherine

Corporate Author: United Way of the Lower Mainland

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: United Way of the Lower Mainland

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 98 p. ; 27 cm.

Subjects: Caregivers; Community Health Services; Health Services for the Aged; Information Services; Social Support; British Columbia; Directory; Resource Guides

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 M594 2013

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http://www.uwlm.ca/resources/caregivers-information-and-resources-handbook/

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Blogs for the brain : a collection of blogs from my first year with cancer

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Woloshyn, Alyson. [Toronto, ON]: Blurb Inc. , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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Author: Woloshyn, Alyson

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Blurb Inc.

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Blogging; Communications Media; Autobiography

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Website Notes: Excerpts of blogs.

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Mindfulness : an eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world

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Williams, Mark, Penman, Danny. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM425 W725 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Williams, Mark; Penman, Danny

Place of Publication: Emmaus, PA

Publisher: Rodale Books

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xii, 276 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Meditation - methods; Cognitive Therapy; Relaxation Therapy; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781609618957

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM425 W725 2011

Website Notes: For downloadable audio files

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Nature heals : reconciling your grief through engaging with the natural world

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Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Wolfelt, Alan D.

Place of Publication: Fort Collins, CO

Publisher: Companion

Publication Date: 2021

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Words of hope and healing

Subjects: Grief; Bereavement; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781617223013; 9781617223020

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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PCSC Program : newsletter

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[Vancouver, BC?]: PCSC Program , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: Prostate Centre Supportive Care Program : newsletter

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: PCSC Program

Publication Date: 2017

Language: English

Material Type: Serial; Online

Frequency: Biannual

Retention Policy: Retain current year

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Website Notes: Newsletters available in PDF format

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http://www.prostatecentre.com/news/newsletter

Nature of healing and the healing program

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Rutledge, Rob, Walker, Timothy. Halifax, NS: Healing and Cancer Foundation , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 H434n 2013 v.1-9

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

This 9-DVD educational set is meant to be a resource for women and family members affected by breast cancer. The first DVD of the set contains a 45 minute documentary called "The Nature of Healing" which was filmed at a "Skills for Healing" weekend retreat in Nova Scotia in 2012. Also on this dis…

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Alternate Title: Healing program

Author: Rutledge, Rob; Walker, Timothy

Corporate Author: Healing and Cancer Foundation

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: Healing and Cancer Foundation

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 9 videodiscs (652 minutes) + 1 study guide.

Subjects: Mind-Body Therapies; Stress, Psychological - prevention & control; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Self-Help Groups; Breathing Exercises; Meditation; Relaxation Therapy; Spirituality; Group Processes; Adaptation, Psychological; Canada; Popular Work

Abstract: This 9-DVD educational set is meant to be a resource for women and family members affected by breast cancer. The first DVD of the set contains a 45 minute documentary called "The Nature of Healing" which was filmed at a "Skills for Healing" weekend retreat in Nova Scotia in 2012. Also on this disk is a lecture entitled "Complete breast cancer care" an oncologist's view of how to get the best care from the medical system and how women can do to empower themselves at levels of body, mind and spirit. The remaining 8-DVD's comprise a complete video from another weekend retreat including all the lectures, exercises, and group discussions. Available at: www.healingandcancer.org; Nature of healing documentary and complete breast cancer care lecture (45 minutes); Booklet titled "Healing program : study guide"; The Healing Program : DVD 1 : Opening circle (63 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 2 : Empowering the body (55 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 3: Power of mindfulness (78 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 4: Stress and the relaxation response (85 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 5: Reframing difficult thoughts with insight and kindness : Part 1 (78 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 6: Reframing difficult thoughts with insight and kindness : Part 2 (71 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 7: Working with fears and hopes (98 minutes); The Healing Program : DVD 8: Closing Circle (79 minutes)

ISBN: 9780986546518

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 H434n 2013 v.1-9

Website Notes: Expanded version of the booklet

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Handbook for new ostomy patients

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United Ostomy Association of Canada. Vancouver Chapter. [Vancouver, BC?]: Vancouver United Ostomy Association , 2019. 8th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI520 H258 2019

Availability: 12 copies, 12 available

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Corporate Author: United Ostomy Association of Canada. Vancouver Chapter

Edition: 8th ed.

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Vancouver United Ostomy Association

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Ostomy; Colostomy; Colorectal Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002638)

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WI520 H258 2019

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http://www.uoavancouver.com/uploads/2/6/8/9/26894454/handbook_for_new_patients_web_8th_printing_2019.pdf

http://www.uoavancouver.com/publications.html

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