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Disease control priorities in developing countries

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press | World Bank , 2006. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA395 D611 2006
Availability
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Alternate Title
Disease control priorities project
DCP2
Editor
Jamison, Dean T
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
World Bank
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Public Health - economics
Communicable Disease Control - economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Developing Countries
Health Policy - economics
Health Planning - economics
ISBN
9780821361795
0821361791
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WA395 D611 2006
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Chapter 3: Reports on value-for-money audits : cancer treatment services

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Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. [Toronto, ON]: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario , 2017.
Audience
Professional
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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
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Economic evaluation of cancer drugs : using clinical trial and real-world data

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Khan, Iftekhar, Crott, Ralph, Bashir, Zahid. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group , 2020.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Khan, Iftekhar
Crott, Ralph
Bashir, Zahid
Place of Publication
Boca Raton, Fla.
Publisher
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date
2020
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Chapman & Hall /CRC biostatistics series
Subjects
Antineoplastic Agents - economics
Economics, Medical
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
ISBN
9780429531842
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Economic evaluation in clinical trials

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21008
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV771 E19 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Glick, Henry A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
x, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Clinical Trials as Topic - economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis - methods
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - economics
ISBN
9780198529972
019852997X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV771 E19 2007

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Challenges in studying the socioeconomic dimensions in cancer therapy : proceedings of a symposium held in Cologne, Germany March 1995

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog454
Yardley, PA: Medicine Group USA, Inc. , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ267 C437 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Champey, Yves
Levy, Emile
Place of Publication
Yardley, PA
Publisher
Medicine Group USA, Inc.
Publication Date
1995
Physical Description
xii, 124 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - economics
Drug Therapy - economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
ISBN
11571300163
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ267 C437 1995

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Priorities in health

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14837
Washington, DC: World Bank , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA395 P958 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Disease control priorities project
Editor
Jamison, Dean T
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
World Bank
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Public Health
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Developing Countries
Health Planning
Preventive Medicine
ISBN
0821362607
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA395 P958 2006
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Breast cancer screening

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119586
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventative Interventions, 2014, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2016. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I63 2016 v.15
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This publication represents the view and expert opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventitive Strategies, which met in Lyon, 11-18 November 2014.
Corporate Author
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventative Interventions, 2014
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
ix, 469 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Series
IARC handbooks of cancer prevention, volume 15
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Mass Screening
Mammography
Early Detection of Cancer
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Abstract
This publication represents the view and expert opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventitive Strategies, which met in Lyon, 11-18 November 2014.
ISBN
9789283230151
ISSN
1027-5622
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 I63 2016 v.15

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How to get better value cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21173
Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 G779 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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

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Cancer clinical trials : a commonsense guide to experimental cancer therapies and clinical trials

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20711
Beer, Tomasz M, Axmaker, Larry. New York, NY: DiaMedica Publishing , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 B415 2012
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
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

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Guidelines for the economic evaluation of health technologies : Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121661
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) , 2017. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 82 G946 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
76 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
CADTH methods and guidelines
Subjects
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - economics
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - methods
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decision Making
Guidelines
Canada
Notes
In April 2006 Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA) changed to Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
W 82 G946 2017
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Taking charge of cancer : what you need to know to get the best treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120125
Palma, David. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P171 2017
Availability
12 copies, 12 available
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Author
Palma, David
Place of Publication
Oakland, CA
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
x, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms--therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Patient Navigation
Patient Participation - methods
Health Services Accessibility
Decision Making
Quality of Health Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002328)
ISBN
9781626258624
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 P171 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Access to color figures and links relevant to each chapter.
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Finding what works in health care : standards for systematic reviews

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19853
Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press , 2011. prepublication copy : uncorrected proofs.
Audience
Professional
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Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15477
Jonsen, Albert R, Siegler, Mark, Winslade, William J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 2006. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB60 J81 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Jonsen, Albert R
Siegler, Mark
Winslade, William J
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Ethics, Clinical
Bioethical Issues
Patient Participation
Decision Making
Ethical Analysis - methods
Quality of Life
ISBN
0071441999
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WB60 J81 2006
Website Notes
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Continual improvement handbook : a quick reference guide for tools and concepts

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3913
Executive Learning, Inc. Brentwood, Tn.: Executive Learning, Inc. , 1993.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX153 C762 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
Executive Learning, Inc.
Place of Publication
Brentwood, Tn.
Publisher
Executive Learning, Inc.
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Decision Making
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WX153 C762 1993

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Decision making for late-phase recovery from major nuclear or radiological incidents : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113837
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xix, 488 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Ebrary books
NCRP report ; no. 175
Subjects
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Radioactive Hazard Release
Decision Making
Disaster Planning - methods
Radiation Protection - methods
Radioactive Fallout
Guideline
United States
ISBN
9780983545057
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Lap of honour : a no fear guide to living well with dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121174
Eirew, Gaby, Hawley, Pippa. [Vancouver, BC?]: Gaby Eirew and Dr Pippa Hawley , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 E35 2019
Availability
13 copies, 13 available
Alternate Title
Lap of honor
Author
Eirew, Gaby
Hawley, Pippa
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Gaby Eirew and Dr Pippa Hawley
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Terminally Ill - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Advance Care Planning
Decision Making
Interpersonal Communication
Hospice Care
Guidebooks
ISBN
9781775181101
1775181103
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 E35 2019

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Synthesizing evidence of risk

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120578
Aromataris, Edoardo, Hopp, Lisa, Munn, Zachary. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2011.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Aromataris, Edoardo
Hopp, Lisa
Munn, Zachary
Corporate Author
Joanna Briggs Institute
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2011
Series
Synthesis science in healthcare series
Ovid
Subjects
Risk Assessment
Decision Making
Evidence-Based Practice
Meta-Analysis as Topic
ISBN
9781451163872
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This 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.
This title is licensed for users on BCCA-network computers.
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Seniors with complex medical conditions engagement tip sheet

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121757
British Columbia Ministry of Health Patients as Partners Initiative. [Victoria, BC?]: Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Health , 2019.
Audience
Professional
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Patient's wish to die : research, ethics, and palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120469
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents :; PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced canc…
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Editor
Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph
Gudat, Heike
Ohnsorge, Kathrin
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Right to Die - ethics
Suicide, Assisted - ethics
Euthanasia
Patient Participation
Attitude to Death
Palliative Care - psychology
Advance Care Planning
Terminal Care
Decision Making
Ethics, Clinical
Abstract
Table of Contents :
PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced cancer: a phenomenologic inquiry -- Expressed desire for hastened death: a phenomenologic inquiry? 10 years later -- Euthanasia (requests) after the implementation of the euthanasia law in Belgium in 2002. Results of empirical studies in Flanders, Belgium -- The journey to understanding the wish to hasten death -- The desire for hastened death in patients in palliative care -- Intentions, motivations, and social interactions regarding a wish to die -- Acting on a wish to die at the end of life: the Swiss situation -- Understanding older people?s wish to die -- Dialogue intermezzo: I -- PART III: Ethics -- Caring and killing in the clinic: the argument of self-determination -- Towards responsive knowing in matters of life and death -- Dealing with dilemmas around patients? wishes to die: moral case deliberation in a Dutch hospice -- End-of-life ethics from the perspectives of patients? wishes -- Dialogue intermezzo: II -- PART IV: Practice -- Issues of palliative medicine in end-of-life care -- Spirituality at the bedside: negotiating the meaning of dying -- Communication of wishes to die -- From understanding to patient-centred management: clinical pictures of a wish to die -- What does the wish to hasten death mean for the palliative patient? Clinical implications -- PART V: Conclusion -- Concluding dialogue.
ISBN
9780191023330
9780198713982
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and cancer in British Columbia : version 4

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21046
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program , 2011. version 4.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 B863c 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program
Edition
version 4.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Decision Making
Consumer Health Information
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 B863c 2011

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