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Advance care planning : expressing your wishes for future health care treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20620

British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministry of Health

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Patient Care Planning; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Advance Directives; British Columbia; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: Scroll down to Brochures. Click on link for downloadable PDF. Available in English, Punjabi, Chinese languages.

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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors/health-safety/advance-care-planning

Aboriginal health : advance care planning : respecting aboriginal ceremonies and rites : supporting access to appropriate healh care services for First Nations and Aboriginal peoples

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20621

British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministry of Health

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Patient Care Planning; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Ceremonial Behavior; First Nations; British Columbia; Canada; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2012/aboriginal-health-advance-care-planning-brochure.pdf

Radiation therapy : what to expect

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21033

BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2013. rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

1 read online

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency

Edition: rev. ed.

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 19 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; Patient Education Handout

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/patient-and-public-info-site/Documents/Radiation_Therapy_English_2013.pdf

Radiation therapy : a guide for people with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19227

Canadian Cancer Society. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ269 C212rc 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

2 read online

Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2018

Subjects: Radiotherapy; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Popular Work

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Handout; Online; Booklet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet; Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ269 C212rc 2018

Website Notes: Chinese language edition currently available in print format only. Url links to english language edition.

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http://www.cancer.ca/~/media/cancer.ca/CW/publications/Radiation%20therapy/32056-1-NO.pdf

http://www.cancer.ca/en/support-and-services/resources/publications/?region=bc&publicationLang=Chinese&publicationSort=Alpha

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available

Radiation therapy : what to expect

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14368

BC Cancer Agency Radiation Therapy Program, BCCA. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ269 B366 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency Radiation Therapy Program; BCCA

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Radiotherapy; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ269 B366 2005

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr			Available

When someone you love has advanced cancer : support for caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15949

U.S. National Cancer Institute. [Bethesda, MD]: National Cancer Institute (NCI) , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 U58w 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

2 read online

Corporate Author: U.S. National Cancer Institute

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 56. p : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series: NIH publication 05-5727

Subjects: Palliative Care; Caregivers; Attitude to Death; Family; Terminal Care; Social Support; Self Care; Communication; Adaptation, Psychological; Planning Techniques; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 U58w 2005

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http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/When-Someone-You-Love-Has-Advanced-Cancer/allpages

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/When-Someone-You-Love-Has-Advanced-Cancer/PDF

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available

Living with advanced cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18474

Canadian Cancer Society. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 C216 2010

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2010

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

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Palliative Care; Attitude to Death; Social Support; Caregivers; Family Relations; Pain; Advance Care Planning; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Terminal Care; Neoplasm Metastasis; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 C216 2010

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available

Breast radiotherapy : possible side effects

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17588

Elworthy, Richard, Coats, Debbie. London: CancerBACUP , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 E52 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Elworthy, Richard; Coats, Debbie

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: CancerBACUP

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 24 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Great Britain; Popular Work

ISBN: 1905384165

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 E52 2005

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Navigation guide for Chinese-speaking cancer patients and their families (Vancouver Centre)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20158

Kwong, Sandy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services , 2011. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B862n 2011

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Kwong, Sandy

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 31 p. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Continuity of Patient Care; Delivery of Health Care; Professional-Patient Relations; Social Support; Patient Advocacy; Patient Education Handout; Patient Care - psychology; Health Services Accessibility; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781896624228

Language: English; Chinese

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 B862n 2011

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr			Available

InspireHealth Integrated Cancer Care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16597

InspireHealth. [Vancouver, BC?]: InspireHealth , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: Do you have cancer? Learn more about approaches that support health, treatment and recovery; Natural approaches to health integrated with conventional treatment

Corporate Author: InspireHealth

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: InspireHealth

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - diet therapy; Complementary Therapies; Mind Body Relations (Metaphysics); Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Centre for Integrated Healing; Self Care; InspireHealth; Popular Work

Notes: May 1 2018: Removed for Library Search file cleanup project 2018. AR

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.inspirehealth.ca

Guidebook for patients : Vancouver Centre

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20686

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: BC Cancer Agency guidebook for patients

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 29 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

Copies

VC BC Cancer Agency VC Library Pamphlet File

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Guidebook for patients : BC Cancer - Vancouver

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21657

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

Audience: Patient or Public

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

1 read online

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

Copies

VC BC Cancer Agency VC Library Pamphlet File

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Relaxation CD's

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18649

BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 B364 2010

2 read online

Alternate Title: Relaxation CD's with order form

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Patient and Family Counselling Services

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Relaxation Techniques; Stress, Psychological; Music Therapy; Bibliography; Unpublished Works; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: VC Library Archives; Internet

Call Number: QZ266 B364 2010

Website Notes: Current edition is online.

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/coping-and-support-site/Documents/RELAXATION%20CD%20List.pdf

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/health-info/coping-with-cancer/emotional-support/resources

Guidebook for patients : Centre for the North

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21659

BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North. Prince George, BC: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

1 read online

Alternate Title: BC Cancer Agency guidebook for patients

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North

Place of Publication: Prince George, BC

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: Cancer Care Facilities; BC Cancer Agency; Patient Education Handout; Prince George; British Columbia; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/centre-for-the-north-site/Documents/CentrefortheNorth_Guidebook_for_Patientsforweb.pdf

What to expect : a patient's guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19876

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre , 2010. rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Vancouver Island Centre directory

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19906

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

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

What to expect : a patient's guide : Vancouver Island Centre

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21522

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre , 2014. rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Alternate Title: Vancouver Island Centre : what to expect : a patient's guide

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: 2014

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: VC Library Archives

Cancer in older adults : oncologist-approved cancer information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15884

American Society of Clinical Oncology. Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 C212a 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

1 read online

Corporate Author: American Society of Clinical Oncology

Place of Publication: Alexandria, VA

Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 51 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Aged; Geriatrics; Health Services for the Aged; Caregivers; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: QZ200 C212a 2006

Website Notes: URL links to the 2012 edition.

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http://www.cancer.net/sites/cancer.net/files/cancer_in_older_adults.pdf

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr

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Progress in the treatment of lung cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20112

Lilenbaum, Rogerlo C, Boerckel, Winfield A, Messner, Carolyn. New York, NY: Cancercare , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Lilenbaum, Rogerlo C; Boerckel, Winfield A; Messner, Carolyn

Corporate Author: Elsevier Oncology

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Cancercare

Publication Date: 2009

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms - therapy; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://media.cancercare.org/publications/original/18-ccc_lc_progress.pdf?1302556075

Understanding lab and imaging tests

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17633

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. White Plains, NY: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH250 L652u 2008

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Corporate Author: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Place of Publication: White Plains, NY

Publisher: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 43 p. : ill. : 23 cm.

Subjects: Leukemia; Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Laboratory Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis, Laboratory; Diagnostic Tests, Routine; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Call Number: WH250 L652u 2008

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http://www.lls.org/content/nationalcontent/resourcecenter/freeeducationmaterials/generalcancer/pdf/understandinglabimagingtests.pdf

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