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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Author

Doll, Richard

Stephen, Joanne

Barroetavena, Maria Cristina

Linden, Wolfgang

Poole, Gary

Fyles, Gillian

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Sociobehavioural Research Centre

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2005

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Continuity of Patient Care

Delivery of Health Care

Interpersonal Relations

Social Support

Community Networks

Patient Education

Health Services Accessibility

ISBN

1896624170

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

QZ266 P298 2005

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Alternate Title

v.1: The Journey begins - 29 minutes.

v.2: The Toll - 28 minutes.

v.3: Surviving - 29 minutes.

v.4: Healing - 28 minutes.

v.5: Quiet triumphs - 29 minutes.

Author

Bar-David, Geila

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Caregiver Support Project

Publication Date

1997

Physical Description

1/2 inch : colour ; 143 minutes

Workbook

Subjects

Caregivers - videocassettes

Social Support - videocassettes

Psychotherapy, Group - videocassettes

Family - education - videocassettes

Abstract

See also: v.1 Video series workbook for individual viewers. v.2: Video series workbook for facilitators

Each of the five videos consists of relaxation exercises, reflection exercises, and information about a special topic. The topics covered include the common experiences in becoming a caregiver; the challenges and costs of caregiving; coping with the strain; healing; and the benefits of caregiving.

Language

English

Material Type

Video

VHS

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WM172 B245 1997

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Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Cancer Centre

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Cancer Centre

Publication Date

2005

Subjects

Neoplasms - popular works - handouts

Patient Education - popular works - handouts

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Edition

rev. ed.

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

19 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre

Cancer Care Facilities

British Columbia

Patient Education Handout

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

Provincial Health Services Authority

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date

2007

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Patients

Health Services

Telecommunications

Videoconferencing

Delivery of Health Care

Cancer Care Facilities

Remote Consultation

Language

English

Material Type

Pamphlet

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

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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Author

Hudspith, Maria

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Minister's Advisory Council on Women's Health

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

British Columbia. Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors

Publication Date

1999

Subjects

Sexual and Gender Minorities

Women's Health

British Columbia

Popular Work

ISBN

0772640262

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

WA309 H886 1999

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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

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Author

Hewitt, Maria

Greenfield, Sheldon

Stovall, Ellen

Corporate Author

National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Survivorship : Improving Care and Quality of Life

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

xxv, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - therapy

Continuity of Patient Care

Quality of Health Care

Survival Rate

Survivors

United States

ISBN

0309095956

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ266 F931 2005

Website Notes

Downloadable PDF available from website.

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Alternate Title

Better choices : teachers guide

Author

Baillie, Lynne

Corporate Author

Sunrise Curriculum Development Group

Place of Publication

Kelowna, BC

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

1 book; 16 placemats (in red portfolio case)

Series

Waddell Project

Subjects

Neoplasms - prevention & control - popular works

Neoplasms - education - popular works

Risk Factors

Education - methods

Child - education

Audiovisual Aids

Abstract

Cover title of book : "Better choices : a cancer risk reduction program for BC (Grades 2-3)"

16 Placemats labeled:

Better choices : a cancer risk reduction program for BC (Grades 2-3) /sponsored by Rotary Clubs, BC Cancer Agency Southern Interior

1.1 : Cell awareness (Gr.2-3)

1.2 : Cancer awareness (Gr.2-3)

2.1 : Sun safety (Gr.2-3)

2.2 : Sunscreen application (Gr.2-3)

2.3 : Sun protection - clothing (Gr.2-3)

2.4 : Sun protection - time of day (Gr.2-3)

2.5 : Sun protection - climate and altitude (Gr.2-3)

2.6 : Sun safety celebration (Gr.2-3)

3.1 : Healthy body awareness (Gr.2-3)

3.2 : Canada food guide rainbow (Gr.2-3)

3.3 : Having a healthy body (Gr.2-3)

3.4 : Activity rainbow (Gr.2-3)

3.5 : Health body celebration (Gr.2-3)

4.1 : Freedom from smoke (Gr.2-3)

4.2 : No smoking sign (Gr.2-3)

Language

English

Material Type

Other

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

QZ201 B565 2004 PT.2

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Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Publication Date

2010

Subjects

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre

Cancer Care Facilities

British Columbia

Patient Education Handout

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

Author

Groopman, Jerome E

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Random House

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Hope

Attitude to Health

Physician-Patient Relations

Popular Work

Abstract

Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.

ISBN

0375506381

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Library

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM172 G876 2004

Copies

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. Volunteer Services

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. Volunteer Services

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Transportation

Travel

Health Services Accessibility

Patient Navigation

British Columbia

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

Alternate Title

Indigenous pedagogies: an act for reconciliation and anti-racist education

Author

Chrona, Jo

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Portage & Main Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

225 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians - education

Indigenous Canadians - history

Reconciliation

Antiracism

Race Relations

Canada

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781774920466

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

E78.C2 C557 2022

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Alternate Title

Colonizing bodies

Author

Kelm, Mary-Ellen

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

UBC Press

Publication Date

1998

Physical Description

xxiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Minority Health - history

Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations

Indigenous Canadians - history

Social Welfare - history

Attitude of Health Personnel

First Nations

History, 20th Century

British Columbia

Canada

ISBN

9780774806787

0774806788

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

WA300 K29c 1998

Copies

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Neuro-Oncology Group

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Neuro-oncology Group

Publication Date

2005

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms - psychology - popular works

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WL358 B863 2005

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Author

Lauber, Rick

Place of Publication

North Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Self-Counsel Press

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

139 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Caregivers - psychology

Aged

Adult Children

Parents

Family Relations

Home Nursing

Self Care

Housing for the Elderly

Popular Work

ISBN

9781770400405

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

WT120 L366 2010

Copies

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2008

Subjects

Data Collection

Questionnaires

Patients

Computers

Neoplasms - complications

Neoplasms - psychology

Signs and Symptoms

Nursing Assessment - methods

Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale

Quality of Life

Severity of Illness Index

BC Cancer Agency

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Other

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Library

Author

Ladas, Elena

Kelly, Kara M

Place of Publication

Hackensack, NJ

Publisher

World Scientific Publishing

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

xii, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - complications

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Radiotherapy - adverse effects

Complementary Therapies - methods

Integrative Medicine - methods

Handbooks

Abstract

Table of contents:

The Role of Complementary Medicine and Cancer Treatment -- Communicating with Your Medical Team -- How To Use This Book -- Descriptions of Complementary Medicine Therapies -- Aromatherapy -- Chinese Medicine and Acupressure -- Herbal Teas -- Homeopathy -- Massage -- Nutrition -- Reflexology -- Supplements (Nutrition, Herbal) -- Visual Imagery -- Yoga -- Cancer Associated Side Effects -- Anxiety & Stress -- Chemo Brain -- Constipation -- Depression -- Diarrhea -- Dry Mouth -- Fatigue -- Headache -- Hot Flashes -- Immune Suppression -- Insomnia -- Loss of Appetite -- Loss of Libido -- Lymphedema -- Mouth Sores -- Nausea & Vomiting -- Pain -- Peripheral Neuropathy -- Radiation Burns -- Shortness of Breath -- Urinary Retention and Incontinence -- Appendices -- Appendix A Acupressure Point Instruction and Illustrations -- Appendix B Anatomical Muscle Reference Model -- Appendix C Reflexology Foot and Hand Reference Charts -- Appendix D Yoga Instruction and Illustrations -- Appendix E Glycemic Index -- Appendix F High Fiber Food Sources -- Appendix G Managing Food Portions -- Appendix H References -- Appendix I Resources -- Appendix J Metric Conversion Table.

Notes

Previously catalogued with title, Integrative strategies for cancer patients : a practical guide for managing the side effects of cancer therapy

ISBN

9789814313230

9789814313247

9789814383967

9814313238

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 L153 2012

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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