Alternate Title

Ministry of health and long-term care : cancer treatment services

Corporate Author

Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Publication Date

2017

Series

Reports on value-for-money audits, sec 3.02

Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, v.1

Subjects

Medical Audit

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - economics

Delivery of Health Care

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cancer Care Ontario

Ontario

Notes

The report, Sec. 3.02 Cancer treatment services, is one of the Chapter 3 Reports on Value-for-Money Audits from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, vol.1.

Language

English

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Author

Gray, J.A. Muir

Kerr, David J

Place of Publication

Oxford, UK

Publisher

Offox Press

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - economics

Health Planning

Delivery of Health Care - economics

Cancer Care Facilities

Decision Making

Clinical Trials as Topic

Costs and Cost Analysis

Health Care Costs

Cost Savings

ISBN

9781904202158

1904202152

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 G779 2013

Copies

Author

Bosanquet, Nicholas

Sikora, Karol

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

v, 185 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - economics

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Delivery of Health Care - economics

Economics, Medical

ISBN

9780521850070

052185007X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 B741e 2006

Copies

Editor

Schwartz, Cindy L.

Hobbie, Wendy L.

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Berlin

Publisher

Springer-Verlag

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

xxii, 348 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series

Pediatric oncology

Subjects

Survival Analysis

Neoplasms

Neoplasms - therapy

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Infant

Child

Notes

This is 2nd ed. of Survivors of childhood cancer : assessment and management, 1994.

ISBN

9783540408406

3540408401

ISSN

1613-5318

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QZ266 S963s 2005

Copies

Author

Nathan, David G

Place of Publication

Hoboken, NJ

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

x, 262 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Drug Therapy - trends

Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols

Survivors

Patients

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780471946540

0471946540

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ267 N274c 2007

Copies

Corporate Author

Genome British Columbia

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Genome British Columbia

Publication Date

2010

Subjects

Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Neoplasms - therapy

Biomedical Research - economics

Biotechnology

British Columbia

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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

Editor

Boyiadzis, Michael M

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division

Publication Date

c2007

Physical Description

xv, 899 p. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms

Hematologic Diseases

Neoplasms - therapy

Antineoplastic Agents

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols

Abstract

The essential therapy guide to cancer, hematologic disorders and supportive care. Chapters in the Oncology section focus on specific types of cancer and provide essential details on administration, emetogenic potential, toxicity, dose modification, monitoring and efficacy of commonly used and recently approved chemotherapeutic regimens, drugs and biologic agents. Chapters in the Supportive Care section provide guidance on managing problems such as cancer pain, hospice care and end-of-life issues, and in handling complications including radiation complications and oncologic emergencies. Includes guidelines for cancer screening and information on genetics of common inherited cancer syndromes.

ISBN

9780071434973

0071434976 (pbk.)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

QZ200 H487b 2007

Copies

Editor

Hewitt, Maria

Simone, Joseph V

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academy Press

Publication Date

2000

Subjects

Databases

Quality Assurance, Health Care

Neoplasms - therapy

ISBN

0309071917

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ266 E57h 2000

Copies

Alternate Title

Skin care guide for people living with cancer

Author

Lacouture, Mario E.

Place of Publication

Huntington, NY

Publisher

Harborside Press

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

xviii, 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Skin Care - methods

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - complications

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Beauty

ISBN

9780615452265

0615452264

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 L145 2012

Copies

Author

Beer, Tomasz M

Axmaker, Larry

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

DiaMedica Publishing

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

xxvi, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Clinical Trials as Topic

Decision Making

Antineoplastic Protocols

Therapies, Investigational

Biomedical Research

United States

ISBN

9780982321973

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

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ267 B415 2012

Copies

Author

Jago, Charles

Burghardt, Jeff

Corporate Author

Withinsight Services (B.C.)

Place of Publication

Nelson, BC

Publisher

Withinsight Services

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

iii, 65 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Cancer Care Facilities - organization & administration

Neoplasms - therapy

Health Services Needs and Demand

Health Policy

Delivery of Health Care

Consumer Participation

Community Health Services

British Columbia

ISBN

9780772658500

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

VC Library Archives

Victoria Library

Call Number

QZ200 P925 2006

Copies

Editor

Malviya, Sapna

Malviya, Neelesh

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Boca Raton, Florida

Publisher

CRC Press

Publication Date

c2024

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Neoplasms - therapy

Antineoplastic Agents

Chemoprevention

Abstract

"Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention provides information on the use of various herbal plants used as anticancer agents. It discusses the traditional system of medicine and focuses on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy with integrated approaches. Chapters present information on various medicinal plants that covers background and history, ethnomedical considerations, morphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties. The book presents a scientific investigation on medicinal plants in managing cancer, reported mechanisms of action as anticancer activity, as well as covering the toxicological aspects of certain plants.

KEY FEATURES:

Details information on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy

Features information on methods of extraction and isolation of various phytoconstituents responsible for anticancer activity

Discusses herbal formulations and alternative approaches used for the management and treatment of cancer

Demonstrates the importance of alternative approaches including yoga, acupuncture, and dietary supplements to be effective in the management of cancer

This book is helpful to botanists, researchers and practitioners in alternative and complementary medicine, and the herbal medicine research community." --publisher

ISBN

9781032170763

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Alternate Title

Handbook of cancer chemotherapy

Editor

Khleif, Samir N.

Rixe, Olivier

Skeel, Roland T.

Edition

9th ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health

Publication Date

2016

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Antineoplastic Agents - administration & dosage

Handbooks

Abstract

Table of Contents:

I BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CONSIDERATIONS OF RATIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY AND MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY -- BIOLOGIC AND PHARMACOLOGIC BASIS OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY --BIOLOGIC BASIS OF MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY -- PRINCIPLES OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY -- SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH CANCER AND CONSEQUENCES OF TREATMENT -- SELECTION OF TREATMENT FOR THE PATIENT WITH CANCER -- II MEDICAL THERAPIES OF HUMAN CANCER -- CARCINOMAS OF THE HEAD AND NECK -- CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG -- CARCINOMAS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT -- CARCINOMAS OF THE PANCREAS, LIVER, GALLBLADDER, AND BILE DUCTS -- CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST -- GYNECOLOGIC CANCER -- UROLOGIC AND MALE GENITAL CANCERS -- KIDNEY CANCER -- ENDOCRINE CANCERS -- MELANOMAS AND OTHER CUTANEOUS MALIGNANCIES -- PRIMARY AND METASTATIC BRAIN TUMORS -- SOFT-TISSUE SARCOMAS -- BONE SARCOMAS -- ACUTE LEUKEMIAS -- CHRONIC LEUKEMIAS -- MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS AND MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES -- HODGKIN LYMPHOMA -- NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA -- MULTIPLE MYELOMA, OTHER PLASMA CELL DISORDERS, AND PRIMARY AMYLOIDOSIS -- METASTATIC CANCER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN -- III SUPPORTIVE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER -- SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY -- SIDE EFFECTS OF IMMUNE THERAPY -- IV CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AND MOLECULAR TARGETED AGENTS AND THEIR USE -- CLASSIFICATION, USE, AND TOXICITY OF CLINICALLY USEFUL CHEMOTHERAPY AND MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY

ISBN

1496305558

9781496305558

9781496353399

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Alternate Title

National report : preliminary results from the 2009 cancer care survey.

Voice of experience

Corporate Author

Cancer Control Council of New Zealand

Place of Publication

Wellington, NZ

Publisher

Cancer Control Council of New Zealand

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

42 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Patient-Centered Care

Health Services - utilization

Delivery of Health Care

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Health Care Surveys

Cancer Care Facilities

New Zealand

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 C215v 2009

Copies

Alternate Title

Themes and results of New Zealand's first cancer care survey

Voice of experience

Corporate Author

Cancer Control Council of New Zealand

Place of Publication

Wellington, NZ

Publisher

Cancer Control Council of New Zealand

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

52 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Patient-Centered Care

Health Services - utilization

Delivery of Health Care

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Health Care Surveys

Cancer Care Facilities

New Zealand

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 C215t 2010

Website Notes

Available in PDF format

Copies

Continues / Continued By

Chemotherapy and biotherapy : guidelines and recommendations for practice

Alternate Title

Chemotherapy and biotherapy : guidelines and recommendations for practice

Corporate Author

Oncology Nursing Society

Editor

Polovich, Martha

Olsen, MiKaela

LeFebvre, Kristine B

Place of Publication

Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher

Oncology Nursing Society

Publication Date

2019

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - nursing

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Antineoplastic Agents - administration & dosage

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Immunotherapy

Nurses' Instruction

Practice Guideline

Outlines

ISBN

9781635930207

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Kiernan, Caitlin M.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Grand Central Life & Style

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

272 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Beauty

Physical Appearance, Body

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Neoplasms - therapy

Scarves

Hair

Alopecia

Skin Care

Popular Work

Notes

How to look your best when you feel your worst - Cover

ISBN

9781455540877

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ200 K47 2017

Website Notes

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

Copies

Alternate Title

Companion report : New Zealand cancer care survey results for eight treatment services.

Voice of experience

Corporate Author

Cancer Control Council of New Zealand

Place of Publication

Wellington, NZ

Publisher

Cancer Control Council of New Zealand

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

158 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Patient-Centered Care

Health Services - utilization

Delivery of Health Care

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Ambulatory Care - utilization

Cancer Care Facilities

New Zealand

Notes

Companion report to Voice of experience : part one. National report : preliminary results from the 2009 cancer care survey.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 C215c 2010

Copies

Corporate Author

Oncology Nursing Society

Editor

Gullatte, Mary Magee

Schwartz, Rowena

Spinks, Renee

Walker, Deborah Kirk

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher

Oncology Nursing Society

Publication Date

2019

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use

Neoplasms - therapy

Oncology Nursing

Abstract

Contents:

Cellular mechanisms of chemotherapy -- Pharmacologic principles of chemotherapy -- Pharmacogenomics and chemotherapy -- Principles and standards of antineoplastic therapy administration -- Administration of hazardous drugs in the perioperative setting -- Immunotherapy : agents and targets -- Targeted therapy : small molecule inhibitors -- Antineoplastic agents -- Antineoplastic regimens -- Stem cell transplantation science and practice -- Clinical trials -- Strategies to improve adherence to oral cancer therapies -- Symptom management -- Intimacy and sexuality concerns of patients receiving chemotherapy -- Late effects of chemotherapy -- Cancer survivorship support -- Maximizing outpatient reimbursement for antineoplastic agents -- Legal issues in cancer care -- Complementary and alternative medicine therapies in oncology practice -- Botanicals in cancer care -- Access devices -- Biosimilars -- Improving patient care outcomes through navigation -- Patient and family support during and after cancer therapy -- Public and professional cancer resources.

ISBN

9781635930368

9781635930375

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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