The BC Cancer Library
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Introduction: Where new and old paths to dealing with suffering meet; Part 1: Theory, conceptualization, and phenomenology; Mindfulness : what is it? Where did it come from?; Mindfulness and meditation; The Neurobiology of mindfulness; Toward a phenomenology of mindfulness : subjective experience …
"Brain fog-that feeling of being overstimulated and stressed to the point where it affects the ability to focus, concentrate, or communicate effectively-is a very real issue for many people. The prolonged stress and anxiety that lead to brain fog can decrease motivation, passion, and even one's sen…
Table of contents:; 1.ReNU -- 2.HOW TO REAP THE BOOSTING BENEFITS OF NATURE -- 3.CUTTING THE VIRTUAL CORD -- 4.QUALITY TIME WITH THE SANDMAN -- 5.VOLUNTEERING -- 6.MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS, AND MORE -- 7.FAMILY AND FRIENDS -- 8.EXERCISE -- 9.HOBBIES -- 10.VACATIONS DONE RIGHT -- EPILOGUE
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Table of Contents; I. Etiology, pathology, and tumor biology -- II. Genetic susceptibility and hereditary predisposition, screening, and counseling -- III. Epidemiology -- IV. Prevention of prostate cancer -- V. Conservative management -- VI. Surgery -- VII. Radiation therapy -- VIII. Clinical dile…
"This book provides a practical guide on the art and science of compassionate care in an era of healthcare crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is inflicting long-lasting financial and psychosocial trauma on an unprecedented scale. A new approach to compassionate care is presented based on the …
Table of contents:; 1. Understanding narratives: a beacon of hope or Pandora?s box? -- 2.Brain injury narratives: an undercurrent into the rest of your life -- 3. Narrative approaches to goal setting -- 4.Narrative therapy and trauma -- 5. Exploring discourses of caring: Trish and the impossible ag…
Clinical neuropsychology by Jill B. Rich and Angela K. Troyer; Brain imaging investigation of chemotherapy-induced neurocognitive changes by Brenna C. McDonald, Andrew J. Saykin, and Tim A. Ahles; Role of neuropsychological assessment in cancer patients by Elana Farace; Neuropsychological assessmen…
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Contents:; The International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology: Introduction and Overview of Diagnostic Terminology and Reporting -- Non-diagnostic (ND) and Adequacy -- Negative for Malignancy (NFM) -- Atypia of Undetermined Significance -- Suspicious for Malignancy (SFM) -- Malignant…
Summary:; "Steps toward an explanatory paradigm for cancer that integrates its different levels of organization (molecular, genetic, etc.) and also integrates theoretical and experimental biology with oncology"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:; 1: Basis of Carcinogenesis; 2: Epidemiology and Prevention; 3: Evidence-Based Nursing in Basic Anticancer Treatment: Management of the Most Important Side Effects; 4: The Patients? Journey with Targeted Therapies; 5: Immunotherapy: New Challenges for Nursing; 6: Robotic Surgery; 7: Relat…
Neurologic manifestations of brain metastases: recognition, evolution, and management by Jessica Kraker and Jaishri Blakeley; Radiation therapy for brain metastases by James B. Yu and Jonathan P.S. Knisely; Prognosis of patients with brain metastases who undergo radiation therapy by James B. Yu and…
