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My own medicine : a doctor's life as a patient

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Kurland, Geoffrey. New York, NY: Times Books , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH250 K96m 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Kurland, Geoffrey

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Times Books

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: 251 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Leukemia, Hairy Cell; Physicians; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780805071719; 0805071717

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WH250 K96m 2002

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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

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DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.; DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Medical Oncology - history; Biomedical Research; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; United States; Autobiography

Notes: Table of Contents:; Introduction; Outrageous fortune; The chemotherapists; MOMP; MOPP; The war on cancer; Boots on the ground; Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute; Frances Kelsey syndrome; Where rubber meets the road; The death of cancer; Outrageous fortune part II.

ISBN: 9780374135607

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

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Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Gubar, Susan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Self Concept; Autobiography; Personal Narratives; United States; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780393345896

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

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Speaking of race: why everybody needs to talk about racism and how to do it

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Headlee, Celeste. New York, NY: Harper Wave , 2021.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: HT1503 H433 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Headlee, Celeste

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper Wave

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 257 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Race Relations; Racism; Prejudice; Communication

ISBN: 9780063098152

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: HT1503 H433 2021

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My voice : a physician's personal experience with throat cancer

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Brook, Itzhak. Charleston, S.C.: BookSurge Publishing , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WV410 B871 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Brook, Itzhak

Place of Publication: Charleston, S.C.

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xi, 269 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Pharyngeal Neoplasms; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Laryngectomy - rehabilitation; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781439263860; 1439263868

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WV410 B871 2009

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Coming out of cancer : writings from the lesbian cancer epidemic

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Brownworth, Victoria A. Seattle, WA: Seal Press , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C733 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Brownworth, Victoria A

Place of Publication: Seattle, WA

Publisher: Seal Press

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Neoplasms - psychology; Women's Health; Autobiography; Popular Work

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN: 1550050441

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C733 2000

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Health communicator's social media toolkit

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , 2010.

Audience: Professional

This toolkit provides an overview of CDC's experience with more than a dozen types of social media tools, including blogs, Really Simple Syndication feeds, Facebook and Twitter, and with less well-known applications such as virtual worlds and e-cards

1 read online

Corporate Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Health Communication; Communications Media; Computer Communication Networks; Webcasts; Blogging; Internet; Information Dissemination - methods; Communication; United States

Abstract: This toolkit provides an overview of CDC's experience with more than a dozen types of social media tools, including blogs, Really Simple Syndication feeds, Facebook and Twitter, and with less well-known applications such as virtual worlds and e-cards

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Read Online

http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/ToolsTemplates/SocialMediaToolkit_BM.pdf

Coming out again : lesbians speaking out about cancer

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Ramsay, Rowan. Kingston, ON: Ramsay Media , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C733r 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Ramsay, Rowan

Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Ramsay Media

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 25 minutes

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Breast Neoplasms; Uterine Neoplasms; Women's Health; Social Support; Autobiography; Canada; Popular Work

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

Language: English; French

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C733r 2006

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Practical plans for difficult conversations in medicine : strategies that work in breaking bad news

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Buckman, Robert. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W62 B925p 2010

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Some "can’t go wrong" tips; Breaking bad news : the SPIKES protocol -- Disclosing error : the CONES protocol; Managing conflict and escalation : the HARD protocol; Giving information effectively : the SAFER protocol; Requesting autopsy or organ donation; Conclusion : putting it all together and mak…

Author: Buckman, Robert

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 143 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Truth Disclosure; Communication; Physician's Role - psychology

Abstract: Some "can’t go wrong" tips; Breaking bad news : the SPIKES protocol -- Disclosing error : the CONES protocol; Managing conflict and escalation : the HARD protocol; Giving information effectively : the SAFER protocol; Requesting autopsy or organ donation; Conclusion : putting it all together and making a difference in communication.

ISBN: 9780801895579; 080189557X

Language: English

Material Type: Book; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Kelowna Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: W62 B925p 2010

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Communication skills that heal : a practical approach to a new professionalism in medicine

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Bub, Barry. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W62 B917 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bub, Barry

Place of Publication: Oxford

Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xxiv, 165 p.

Subjects: Communication; Physician-Patient Relations; Professional-Patient Relations

ISBN: 9781857756647; 1857756649

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W62 B917 2006

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Talking tools I : better physician-patient communication for better patient outcomes

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Canada. Health Canada. Ottawa, Ont.: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W62 T146 2001 v.1

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

1 read online

Corporate Author: Canada. Health Canada

Place of Publication: Ottawa, Ont.

Publisher: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Communication; Interpersonal Relations; Patient Compliance

ISBN: 0662299620

Language: English

Material Type: Book; CD; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: W62 T146 2001 v.1

Website Notes: Available in PDF format

Read Online

https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/sc-hc/H39-509-1999-eng.pdf

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Book of Rita's living

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Koerber, Rita. Robson, B.C.: Bear Grass Press , 1990.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Koerber, Rita

Editor: Templeton, Edith

Place of Publication: Robson, B.C.

Publisher: Bear Grass Press

Publication Date: 1990

Subjects: Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0921097247

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

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Physician's guide to pain and symptom management in cancer patients

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Abrahm, Janet L. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2014. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 A159p 2014

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Abrahm, Janet L

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xxvii, 630 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Pain - prevention & control; Pain - therapy; Palliative Care - methods; Physician-Patient Relations; Communication

Notes: CN copy housed at UHNBC Library

ISBN: 9781421414034; 1421414031

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library; CN Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ266 A159p 2014

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