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

This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer-network computers. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Editor

Dueck, Alvin

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Palgrave studies in indigenous psychology

Subjects

Spirituality

Religion and Psychology

Cultural Diversity

ISBN

9783030508685

9783030508692

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer-network computers. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.

Editor

Salgia, Ravi

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Precision Medicine - methods

ISBN

9783030314705

9783030314712

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Author

Ernst, Edzard

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Complementary Medicine

Evidence Based Medicine

Popular Work

ISBN

9783030741570

9783030741587

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

Editor

Mousa, Shaker A.

Bawa, Raj

Audette, Gerald F.

Place of Publication

Singapore

Publisher

Jenny Stanford Publishing

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

2 vol. set (xxxviii, 607, [609]-1208 p.) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Series

Jenny Stanford series on nanomedicine ; v. 4.

Subjects

Nanomedicine

Precision Medicine

Diffusion of Innovation

Notes

"Endorsed by American Society for Nanomedicine, European Foundation for Clinical Nanomedicine, European Society for Nanomedicine."--Cover.

ISBN

9789814800983

9789814800990

9789814800594

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QT36.5 R628 2020 Pt A-B

Copies

Alternate Title

Genomic and personalized medicine

Editor

Ginsburg, Geoffrey S.

Willard, Huntington F.

Strickler, John

McKinney, Matthew Stuart

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Academic Press

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Genetics, Medical - methods

Proteomics - methods

Precision Medicine - methods

ISBN

9780128006849

9780128006535

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Copies available: 2

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Author

Mantel, Eleanor

Edition

6th ed.

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date

2023

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Nuclear Medicine

Examination Questions

ISBN

3031267192

9783031267192

9783031267208

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This R2 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.

Author

Powsner, Rachel A.

Palmer, Matthew R.

Powsner, Edward R.

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Hoboken, NJ

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine - instrumentation

Nuclear Physics

Radiation, Ionizing

Radiation Effects

Radioactive Hazard Release - prevention & control

Abstract

Clear and simple guidance with excellent illustrations and examples . New chapter on basic MRI physics and instrumentation. New and refreshed discussions of the very latest technological advances in PET-MRI/SPECT/CT. Fully revised throughout.-- Provided by publisher.

Notes

Preceded by: Essentials of nuclear medicine physics and instrumentation / Rachel A. Powsner, Matthew R. Palmer, Edward R. Powsner. 3rd edi., 2013.

ISBN

9781119621003

9781119620990

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer network computer. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Author

Jasani, Bharat

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Precision Medicine

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - pathology

Neoplasms - etiology

Abstract

This book describes the changing role of pathology in aiding reproducible and accurate patient selection for predictive cancer therapy. Particular attention is given to the clinical application of cutting-edge cancer biomarkers to accurately select patients for targeted cancer therapy and how artificial intelligence can improve the precision of treatments. The advent and basis of predictive cancer care, the role of pathologists in translational cancer research, the analysis of cancer samples, the management of biopsy results, and the accuracy of biopsy results are also discussed. Precision Cancer Medicine: Role of the Pathologist details how pathologists can use the latest biomarkers and apply artificial intelligence technology in cancer diagnosis and management. It is also relevant to oncologists and medical practitioners involved in cancer management seeking an up-to-date resource on the topic. -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9783030840877

9783030840860

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Author

Ernst, Edzard

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Copernicus books

Subjects

Complementary Therapies

Treatment Outcome

Evidence-Based Medicine

Popular Work

Abstract

"Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers' pockets. Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise, or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. This second edition includes over 50 additional treatments as well as updates on many others." - Provided by publisher

Notes

First edition: Alternative medicine : a critical assessment of 150 modalities

ISBN

9783031107092

9783031107108

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

Author

Horton, Jillian

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

290 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Physicians - psychology

Burnout, Professional

Occupational Stress

Burnout, Psychological

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781443461641

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ100 H823 2021

Copies

Editor

Todd, Knox H

Thomas, Charles R., Jr

Alagappan, Kumar

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - complications

Emergency Treatment - methods

Emergency medicine - methods

Critical Care - methods

Emergencies

ISBN

9783030671235

9783030671228

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Author

Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew

Editor

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

vii, 323 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Quackery

Complementary Therapies

Social medicine - United States

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781541788879

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WZ310 H772 2023

Copies

Alternate Title

The best medicine

Author

Bearhead, Charlene

Bearhead, Wilson

Mustooch. Chloe Bluebird (Illustrator)

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

HighWater Press

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

22 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series

Siha Tooskin knows

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Child, Hospitalized

Medicine, Traditional

Intergenerational Relations

Juvenile Literature

Popular Work

Abstract

"When Siha Tooskin--Paul Wahasaypa--finds himself feeling ill, he learns that there are answers for him from the healing practices of his own people and from Western medicine. Nakota medicine gathered, prepared, and administered in ceremony and prayerWestern medicine measured and created in laboratories, yet they have some things in common. Discover with Paul as he learns more about where modern medicine#x1D; really comes from and how we can all benefit from Indigenous and Western healers as he seeks the best medicine for his own wellness."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781553798408

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 C5 B368 2020

Copies

Author

Maté, Gabor

Maté, Daniel

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Canada

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

562 p. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Attitude to Health

Disease

Social Medicine

Psychological Trauma

Popular Work

Abstract

"So what is really 'normal' when it comes to health? For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today's culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. In The Myth of Normal, co-written with his son Daniel, Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society, and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780735278363

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA31 M425 2022

Copies

Editor

Samoutis, Andreas

Samoutis, George

Stylianou, Neophytos

Anastasiou, Andreas

Lionis, Christos

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Publication Date

c2023

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Delivery of Health Care

COVID-19

Empathy

Evidence-Based Medicine

Global Health

Psychology, Positive

Spirituality

Abstract

"This book provides a practical guide on the art and science of compassionate care in an era of healthcare crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is inflicting long-lasting financial and psychosocial trauma on an unprecedented scale. A new approach to compassionate care is presented based on the overarching concepts of empathy, person and family centeredness, therapeutic relationship, kindness, gratitude, spirituality, communication skills, shared decision making, positive psychology, adversity-activated development, self-care, compassion fatigue, spirituality which are more than ever critical in successfully managing the pandemic adversity in front of us. This book draws on clinical experience, educational activities and evidence-based knowledge from academic physicians (primary, secondary and tertiary care), nurses, psychologists, health economists, healthcare managers, health policymakers, medical professionals students and patients. It provides skills and knowledge that can be implemented in daily clinical practice based on all levels of healthcare on a whole-person approach. An array of clinical cases, patient journeys, published evidence and practical experience is combined to deliver in a practical way unique guidance and advice. The target audience is all healthcare professionals, health policymakers, healthcare managers and patient associations. This approach of Compassionate Care is of great importance and can save lives and money in these unprecedented times of global healthcare care system challenges." --publisher

Notes

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted

ISBN

9783031215230

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer-network computers. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.

Editor

Finn, Kenneth

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Publication Date

2020

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Cannabis

Cannabinoids - adverse effects

Cannabinoids - pharmacokinetics

Cannabinoids - therapeutic use

Medical Marijuana - therapeutic use

Neurobiology

Evidence-Based Medicine

Abstract

This first of its kind book is a comprehensive compilation of multiple facets of cannabis recommendation, use and effects from a variety of different perspectives. Comprised of chapters dedicated to separate fields of medicine, this evidence-based guide outlines the current data, or lack thereof, as well as the need for further study. The book begins with a general overview of the neurobiology and pharmacology of THC and hemp. It then delves into various medical concerns that plague specific disciplines of medicine such as psychiatry, cardiology, gastrointestinal and neurology, among others. The end of the book focuses on non-medical concerns such as public health and safety, driving impairment and legal implications.- Publisher

Contents:

The Properties and Use of Cannabis sativa Herb and Extracts -- Cannabinoid and Marijuana Neurobiology -- The Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, and Potential Drug Interactions of Cannabinoids -- Cannabis and Neuropsychiatric Effects -- Cannabis and the Impact on the Pediatric and Adolescent Population.

ISBN

3030459675

9783030459673

9783030459680

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This R2 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.

Alternate Title

Managing pediatric leukemia

Childhood leukemia

Author

Mandal, Shibaji

Place of Publication

India

Publisher

Bloomsbury India

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Leukemia

Infant

Child

Adolescent

Parent-Child Relations

Popular Work

ISBN

9789390252619

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

Editor

Hamington, M.

Sander-Staudt, M.

van Nistelrooij, I.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Leuven, Belgium

Publisher

Peeters Publishers & Booksellers

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Feminism

Ethics

Morals

Religion

Abstract

"Care Ethics, Religion, and Spiritual Traditions is a collection of original essays that address the intersection between contemporary feminist care ethics and religious morality. Feminist care ethics is one of the most dynamic areas in modern theory. This relational approach to morality emphasizes context, emotion, and imagination over consequences, rules, and rights has only been around for about four decades, with its definition still being negotiated. Still, the respect for this approach is demonstrated by its widespread inclusion in moral discourse. Historically, care has been an overlooked concept in philosophy, but religion's ambivalence toward care ethics is even more pronounced. On the one hand, caring is a fundamental value espoused by virtually all religions and spiritual traditions. Yet, on the other hand, deontological principles so essential to many religious moralities create clear categories of adjudication antithetical to feminist care ethics. Care Ethics, Religion, and Spiritual Traditions engages theorists from various disciplines in discussing the continuities, discontinuities, and applications of feminist care ethics, spiritual traditions, and religion. This collection includes contributions from Ruth E. Groenhout, Maurice Hamington, Adriana Jesenkova, Luigina Mortari, Sarah Munawar, Inge van Nistelrooij, Kimberley D. Parzuchowski, Jamie Pitts, Martin Robb, Jason Rubenstein, Robert Michael Ruehl, Maureen Sander-Staudt, Steven Steyl, and Sarah Zager. The volume also includes a foreword by Catherine Keller." -- from publisher

ISBN

9789042946545

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer-network computers. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Author

Buszowski, Fern E.M.

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, Man.

Publisher

Word Alive Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

xv, 164 pages ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Hope

Resilience

Spirituality

Abstract

"Is life not turning out the way you planned? Do crises push out all hope making it seem impossible to grasp?

Drawing from personal stories author Fern E.M. Buszowski invites you to consider ways to Embrace Life, Embrace Hope through the unexpected. Whatever crisis you or your loved ones are going through, she extends an invitation to join her as she shares her walk toward hope and wholeness. She uniquely weaves concepts and practices from different fields to help you learn new ways to: cultivate sacred space for your soul; be inspired to live well even in difficult places; create space for your heart, body, mind, and soul to flourish;

build resilient ways, uncover wholeness and hope; and not just survive but thrive." --Amazon

ISBN

9781486623693

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM61 B982 2023

Copies