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Global Perspectives in Cancer Care : Religion, Spirituality, and Cultural Diversity in Health and Healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124695
New York: Oxford University Press , c2022.
Audience
Professional
"With cancer ranking as the primary or secondary cause of premature death in almost 100 countries worldwide, the World Health Organization recognized a high level of investment in cancer control and treatment (including palliative care) in 2019. At that time, governments at the World Health Assembl…
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Editor
Silbermann, Michael
Berger, Ann
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
c2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Spiritual Therapies
Spirituality
Cultural Diversity
Religion and Medicine
Abstract
"With cancer ranking as the primary or secondary cause of premature death in almost 100 countries worldwide, the World Health Organization recognized a high level of investment in cancer control and treatment (including palliative care) in 2019. At that time, governments at the World Health Assembly (WHA) unanimously adopted a new cancer resolution (Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World). The resolution noted the potential for cancer prevention to reduce cancer burden in the future, while reducing the suffering from cancer in the communities.As most countries are facing an overall increase in the absolute number of cancer cases, large geographical diversity in cancer occurrence and variations in the magnitude and profile of the disease still continue between and within world regions. Specific types of cancer dominate globally: lung, female breast, and colorectal cancer. The regional variations in common cancer types signal the extent to which societal, economic, and lifestyle changes interplay to differentially impact the profile of this most complex group of diseases.Although survival rates for cancer have improved significantly over the past few decades, for each individual, the diagnosis and treatment of cancer are still devastating, affecting the family and community as well. The care of a person with cancer must be more than just the treatment of the cancer itself. Understanding the cultural, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of the cancer sufferer and their family and community will ensure the best care.In order to treat individuals with cancer and understand how to give the best possible care to underserved populations, we need to understand cultural diversity. Understanding that cultural aspects of a society may be intertwined with finances and other resources can improve adherence and access to care. Culture is made up of language, religion, cuisine, social norms, history, ancestry, music, arts, and spirituality. In order to improve cancer care outcomes, patients' diverse spiritual and cultural beliefs must be recognized. In addition, available methods must be utilized to improve access and adherence to treatment modalities and regimens.In this book, we focus on numerous diverse cultures, traditions, and faiths. Many parts of the world are composed of indigenous cultures, with unique spiritual beliefs in addition to the region's primary religion. We present chapters on indigenous religions as well as indigenous traditional healers. People everywhere experience trouble, sorrow, need, and sickness, and they develop skills and knowledge in response to these adversities. This book provides insightful models of these parameters and serves as a valuable resource for health care providers and policymakers by taking a global approach to cultural diversity in the world. By understanding this multiculturalism and the many aspects of psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of health and healing, we can learn from one another." --publisher
ISBN
9780197551349
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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We're women, too : identifying barriers to gynecologic and breast health care for women with disabilities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10756
[Vancouver, BC?]: British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA309 W361 2003
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Editor
Riddell, Lenore
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Women's Health Services
Disabled Persons
British Columbia
ISBN
1894356268
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Call Number
WA309 W361 2003
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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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My voice : expressing my wishes for future health care treatment : advance care planning guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21403
British Columbia. Ministry of Health, British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Forms are written in English
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My voice : expressing my wishes for future health care treatment : advance care planning guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21404
British Columbia. Ministry of Health, British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Forms are written in English
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My voice : expressing my wishes for future health care treatment : advance care planning guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20419
British Columbia. Ministry of Health, British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 M995 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  2 read online  
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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My health, my faith, my culture : a guide for healthcare practitioners

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120751
Timmins, Sue. Keswick, Cumbria: M&K Publishing , 2012.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Timmins, Sue
Place of Publication
Keswick, Cumbria
Publisher
M&K Publishing
Publication Date
2012
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Cultural Competency
Culturally Competent Care
Religion and Medicine
Spirituality
ISBN
9781905539802
9781907830808
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Health care use at the end of life in Western Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15954
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2007.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Hospice Care
Terminal Care
Statistics
Terminally Ill
Cause of Death
Mortality
Health Services - utilization
Delivery of Health Care
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
ISBN
9781554650729
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF available to download from this site
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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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Metro Vancouver family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2013/14 : for seniors and boomers who are caring (unpaid) for older family members and friends.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21328
Willett, Katherine. Burnaby, BC: United Way of the Lower Mainland , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 M594 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Continues / Continued By
Continued by:
United Way of the Lower Mainland's family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2016 : for seniors and boomers who are caring for older family members and friends
Alternate Title
Seniors caregiver handbook
Author
Willett, Katherine
Corporate Author
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
98 p. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Caregivers
Community Health Services
Health Services for the Aged
Information Services
Social Support
British Columbia
Directory
Resource Guides
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 M594 2013
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United Way of the Lower Mainland's family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook 2016 : for seniors and boomers who are caring for older family members and friends

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113843
Willett, Katherine. Burnaby, BC: United Way of the Lower Mainland , 2016. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 U58 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Metro Vancouver family and friend
caregivers information and resource handbook
Author
Willett, Katherine
Corporate Author
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
120 p. ; 27cm.
Subjects
Caregivers
Community Health Services
Health Services for the Aged
Information Services
Social Support
British Columbia
Directory
Resource Guides
Notes
The first edition was entitled: Metro Vancouver family and friend caregivers information and resource handbook
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library REF
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 U58 2016
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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library REF Available
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Provincial Health Office: annual reports

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14834
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Planning, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 1997-.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Ministy of Health Planning, Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Publication Date
1997-
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Public Health
Statistics
British Columbia
ISSN
1195-308X
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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BC palliative care benefits program : physician guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18294
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services , 2005.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
British Columbia. Ministry of Health Services
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Palliative Care
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Health and well-being of people in British Columbia

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15352
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Planning, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2003
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Alternate Title
Report on the health of British Columbians : Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2002
Corporate Author
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Ministy of Health Planning, Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Publication Date
2003
Series
Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2002
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Public Health
Statistics
British Columbia
ISSN
1195-308X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2003
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Selected vital statistics and health status indicators

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18739
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. [Victoria, BC?]: Queen's Printer , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Queen's Printer
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
x, 200 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency annual report 136
Subjects
Vital Statistics
Deaths
Birth Rate
Mortality
British Columbia
ISSN
1188-3642
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Internet
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2007
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Selected vital statistics and health status indicators

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16450
British Columbia. Division of Vital Statistics. [Victoria, BC?]: Queen's Printer , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
British Columbia. Division of Vital Statistics
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Queen's Printer
Publication Date
2006
Series
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency annual report 135
Subjects
Vital Statistics
Deaths
Birth Rate
Mortality
British Columbia
ISSN
1188-3642
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Internet
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2006
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Drinking water quality in British Columbia : the public health perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10054
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Planning, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2001
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Report on the health of British Columbians : Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2000
Corporate Author
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Ministy of Health Planning, Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Publication Date
2001
Series
Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2000
Subjects
Water Supply - standards
Public Health
British Columbia
ISSN
1195-308X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2001
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Building bridges, strengthening care : BC Cancer & primary care strategy session.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121664
Clelland, Cathy. BC Cancer Agency , 2018.
Audience
Professional
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Seniors' services directory 2015-2016 : a community resource handbook for the Capital Region

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113858
Seniors Serving Seniors. [Victoria, BC?]: Seniors Serving Seniors , [2015]. 11th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 S477 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Seniors Serving Seniors
Edition
11th ed.
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Seniors Serving Seniors
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Description
68 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Community Health Services
Health Services for the Aged
Information Services
Social Support
Victoria
British Columbia
Directory
Resource Guides
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library REF
Call Number
WT22 DC2.1 B8 S477 2015
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Air quality in British Columbia, a public health perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15353
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2004
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Every breath you take ...Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003
Corporate Author
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Publication Date
2004
Series
Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Public Health
Air Pollution
Environmental Health
Statistics
British Columbia
ISSN
1195-308X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2004
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