The BC Cancer Library
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
The IARC Monographs identify environmental factors that are carcinogenic hazards to humans. These include chemicals, complex mixtures, occupational exposures, physical agents, biological agents, and lifestyle factors. National health agencies can use this information as scientific support for their…
"Modern cancer research is a high-tech undertaking, overlapping with many fields in the physical sciences. These include nanotechnology, engineering, immunology, and bioinformatics. This book focuses on the science and technology underlying the diagnosis and treatement of cancer. The authors offer …
Table of contents:; Foundations of patient care -- Patient- and family-centered care at the Johns Hopkins hospital -- Competencies, lessons learned, and recommendations -- Empowerment through shared governance -- Shared governance in a professional practice environment -- Shared governance : compet…
Table of contents:; Evidence-based practice : context, concerns, and challenges -- Critical thinking and evidence-based practice -- The Johns Hopkins Nursing evidence-based practice model and process overview -- The practice question -- Searching for evidence -- Evidence appraisal : research -- Evi…
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
Table of Contents:; The generation of quantitative radiobiology data -- The intrinsic radiosensitivity of proliferating and quiescent mammalian cells -- The effects of ionization volume and density -- The importance of fraction size, dose-rate, temperature, and overall time of exposure-- Ionizing e…
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
Table of contents:; Identifying triggering issues/opportunities -- State the question or purpose -- Is the topic a priority? -- Form a team -- Assemble, appraise, and synthesize body of evidence -- Is there sufficient evidence? -- Design and pilot the practice change -- Implementation -- Evaluation…
Contents:; Challenges to the effectiveness of healthcare systems / response by Zane Robinson Wolf -- A values-based model of care : motivation and meaning of the dance of caring persons response / group dialogue by Rev. Ruth W. Black, W. Richard (Rick) Boyte, Ralph Didlake, Susan Shands Jones, and …
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a process of shared decision-making between clinicians and patients based on research evidence, the patient's experiences and preferences, and the clinician's clinical expertise. We are now well beyond the Institute of Medicine (IOM) goal that 90% of healthcare be e…
Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -…
