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American College of Physicians home care guide for advanced cancer : when quality of life is the primary goal of care

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Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Editor: Houts, Peter S

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: American College of Physicians

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Home Care Services; Neoplasms - psychology; Family; Terminal Care; Palliative Care

Language: English

Material Type: Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Facing widowhood : a practical guide

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Zimmerman, Lillian, Spencer, Charmaine. [Burnaby, BC]: Simon Fraser University , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 F141 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Zimmerman, Lillian; Spencer, Charmaine

Place of Publication: [Burnaby, BC]

Publisher: Simon Fraser University

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 24 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Widowhood; Death; Grief; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 F141 1999

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Life's delicate balance : causes and prevention of breast cancer

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Sherman, Janette D. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S553 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Sherman, Janette D

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: 285 p.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - etiology; Risk Factors; Popular Work

Notes: Note: the online version erroneously shows a publication date of 2014

ISBN: 1560328703; 9781315061504

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WP870 S553 2000

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.

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Health care in Canada

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information | Statistics Canada , 2001.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information; Statistics Canada

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - Canada; Health Services Accessibility; Medical Care - Canada; Public Health - Canada

ISBN: 1896104827

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: PDF available to download from this site

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Improving palliative care for cancer

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National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2001.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Neoplasms - therapy; Quality Assurance, Health Care; African Americans; Education, Professional; Financing, Government; Health Services Accessibility; Practice Guideline; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309074029

Interpreting the volume-outcome relationship in the context of cancer care

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National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academy Press , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 I61h 2001

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)

Editor: Hewitt, Maria; Petitti, Diana

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academy Press

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Quality Assurance, Health Care

ISBN: 0309075866

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Call Number: QZ266 I61h 2001

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Economic burden of illness in Canada 1998

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Canada. Health Canada. Population and Public Health Branch. Ottawa, Ont.: Health Canada Publications , 2002.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: EBIC

Corporate Author: Canada. Health Canada. Population and Public Health Branch

Place of Publication: Ottawa, Ont.

Publisher: Health Canada Publications

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Economics, Medical - Canada; Delivery of Health Care - economics - Canada; Neoplasms - economics - Canada

ISBN: 0662331443

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/H21-136-1998E.pdf

Model to guide hospice palliative care : based on national principles and norms of practice

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Ferris, Frank D. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX28.61 M689 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Ferris, Frank D

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Hospice Care; Palliative Care

ISBN: 1896495176

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WX28.61 M689 2002

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When children die : improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press , 2003.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WS200 W567 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families

Editor: Field, Marilyn Jane; Behrman, Richard E

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2003

Physical Description: xx, 690 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Terminal Care; Child; Health Policy; Patient Participation; Professional-Family Relations; Terminal Care - economics; Terminal Care - legislation & jurisprudence; United States

ISBN: 9780309084376; 0309084377

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WS200 W567 2003

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Health care in Canada

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information | Statistics Canada , 2004.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information; Statistics Canada

Publication Date: 2004

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - Canada; Health Services Accessibility; Medical Care - Canada; Public Health - Canada

ISBN: 1553924061

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: PDF available to download from this site

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Understanding lung cancer : a guide for lung cancer patients and their families

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Cancer Care Ontario. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer Care Ontario , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: Cancer Care Ontario

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Cancer Care Ontario

Publication Date: 2004

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Living with hope

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University of Saskatchewan. Division of Media and Technology. Saskatoon, Sask.: University of Saskatchewan , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 L785 2004

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

The information in this video reflects the findings of a University of Saskatchewan Research Study on the experience of terminally ill patients and their families.

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Corporate Author: University of Saskatchewan. Division of Media and Technology

Place of Publication: Saskatoon, Sask.

Publisher: University of Saskatchewan

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: 17 minutes; Booklet

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Hope; Terminal Care; Palliative Treatment; Quality of Life; Popular Work

Abstract: The information in this video reflects the findings of a University of Saskatchewan Research Study on the experience of terminally ill patients and their families.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 L785 2004

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In control : life after your ostomy

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Mississauga, ON: Coloplast Canada Corporation , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI520 I35 2004

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

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Editor: Hocevar, Barbara J

Place of Publication: Mississauga, ON

Publisher: Coloplast Canada Corporation

Publication Date: 2004

Subjects: Ostomy; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WI520 I35 2004

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Caregiver's guide : a handbook about end of life care

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[Ottawa, ON]: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 C271 2004

Availability: 10 copies, 10 available

"A Caregiver's Guide present family caregivers the medical and nursing information they will need in clear, easily understood language. This will help them to understand the journey upon which their loved ones have embarked, to become effective, informed members of the palliative care team and to p…

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Alternate Title: Handbook about end-of-life care; Caregivers guide

Editor: Macmillan, Karen

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem; Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: x, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Caregivers; Palliative Care; Hospices

Abstract: "A Caregiver's Guide present family caregivers the medical and nursing information they will need in clear, easily understood language. This will help them to understand the journey upon which their loved ones have embarked, to become effective, informed members of the palliative care team and to provide essential physical, spiritual and emotional support. Sharing this journey with a loved one can be demanding but it is also one of the greatest gifts friends and families can share." - Cover

ISBN: 0968670016

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: WB310 C271 2004

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