Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Contents:; 1. Introduction to Transgender Medicine -- 2. Mental Health Care for the Adult Transgender Patient -- 3. Mental Health Care for the Child and Adolescent Transgender Patient -- 4. Disorders of Sex Development and Intersex Patients -- 5. Hormone Treatment for the Adult Transgender Patient …
Contents:; Biologics and the need for biosimilars -- Why do we need biosimilars? -- How is the quality of biosimilar medicines assured? -- Legal issues -- Switching, interchangeability and extrapolation -- Safety and pharmacovigilant -- Global issues -- Formulary considerations: pharmacy issues -- …
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, a…
"Those who experience and survive cancer live in bonus time, a season of grace that can be both disorienting and wonderful. In this honest and hopeful account, two-time survivor Alec Hill helps readers recalibrate expectations, grapple with survivor's guilt, and steward the opportunities for new pu…
"A friendly, easy-to-read guide for cancer patients and their loved ones when dealing with a cancer diagnosis. This book will help patients, loved ones, friends and family recognize the pitfalls of a cancer diagnosis and how to avoid them to get the best care possible during their cancer journey." …
Contents:; Introduction Technology, Compassion, and the Future of Healthcare -- Part One Coming to Terms with Compassion -- 1 Caring in a Digital Age: Exploring the Interface of Humans and Machines in the Provision of Compassionate Healthcare -- 2 Patient Engagement and Compassionate Care -- 3 Care…
Contents:; Provision of onco-fertility support / Annette Hasenburg, Joachim Weis, Roxana Schwab, Andrea Kiemen -- Provision of sexual health support / Jane Ussher, Janette Perz, Alex Hawkey -- Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender issues [LGBT] / Karolina Lisy, Nick Hulbert-Williams, Jane Ussher, Alison…
"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details a…
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Contents:; 1. Introducing Slow Ethics and the Art of Care -- 2. Sensitivity: A Nice Cup of Tea -- 3. Solidarity: Moral Repair and Caring about Ethics in Research Practice -- 4. SPACE: MORAL REFLECTION, Ciúnas and the Art of Care -- 5. Sustainability: Enhancing the Ecology of Care -- 6. Scholarship:…
Contents:; Part I: Colorectal cancer. Epidemiology of colorectal cancer -- Diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer -- Molecular diagnostic guidelines for colorectal cancer -- How I treat early-stage colon cancer through surgery -- How I treat early-stage colon cancer with adjuvant therapy: who a…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Library | Available |
Contents:; Chronic Pain and Opioids -- Current Cost of the Opioid Epidemic -- Opioid Use Disorder -- History and Legality of Cannabis -- Overview of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) -- Cannabinoids and Terpenes -- Synthetic Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Isolate Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Medic…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library | Available |
Contents:; The oncological patient and aesthetic medicine: The bonded approach -- Challenges for oncology: Prevention, palliation, and survival -- Cancer as a chronic disease -- Clinical record: Oncological screening -- Tumor markers -- The psychological approach: The healing power of image and co…