Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Table of contents:; Introduction: A Once-Deadly Diagnosis -- Chapter One: What Is Cancer? -- Chapter Two: What Causes Cancer? -- Chapter Three: Can Cancer Be Treated or Cured? -- Chapter Four: What Is It Like to Live with Cancer? -- Source Notes -- Organizations and Websites -- For Further Research…
A 2018 special report on cancer incidence by stage
Table of Contents:; PART I HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES; PART II AERODIGESTIVE MALIGNANCIES; PART III ENDOCRINE MALIGNANCIES; PART IV BREAST CANCER; PART V GENITOURINARY MALIGNANCIES; PART VI GASTROINTESTINAL MALIGNANCIES; PART VII SARCOMA; PART VIII MELANOMA; PART IX CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALIGNANCIE…
Table of Contents:; 1 THORACIC CANCERS -- 2 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCERS -- 3 HEAD AND NECK -- 4 URINARY SYSTEM -- 5 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE CANCER -- 6 MALE REPRODUCTIVE CANCERS -- 7 BREAST CANCER -- 8 HEMATOLOGIC CANCERS -- 9 SKIN CANCER -- 10 ENDOCRINE CANCERS -- 11 CANCER OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND EYE …
Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience, is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families living with and beyond cancer. This groundbreaking report includes data drawn from…
"These titles [Series] are designed to assist in explaining and understanding a diagnosis. By providing clear facts, statistics, and advice, these titles thoroughly explore various medical conditions and mental health diagnoses. " - Back cover
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"Supported by extensive research and decades of clinical experience, Dr. Stengler and Dr. Anderson thoroughly explain:; - the different types of cancer and their causes; - how proper nutrition can help to prevent and treat cancer; - the most well-studied supplements to use with cancer treatment; - …
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c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
"To many parents, it is hard to imagine a more upsetting reality than one where their child is hospitalized, severely sick, or terminally ill. In When Your Child is Sick, psychosocial counselor Joanna Breyer distills decades of experience working with sick children and their families into a compreh…
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"Self-help for adults with cancer who are preparing for the first difficult discussion with their children or grandchildren. Included is a early reader or read-to children's fictional story to help illustrate children's coping skills"-- Provided by publisher.
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Special topic: Pancreatic cancer
Report references: The Bow Tie Model of 21st Century Palliative Care by Dr. Pippa Hawley, January 2015:; http://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/For+Professionals/For+Professionals/The+Exchange/Current/The+Bow+Tie+Model+of+21st+Century+Palliative+Care.aspx.; Accompanying report…
"Although evidence supporting the benefits of ketogenic diet therapies continues to mount, there is little to guide those who wish to adopt this diet as a metabolic therapy for cancer. Keto for Cancer fills this need. Inspired by the work of Dr. Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, nutritionist Miriam Kalamian…
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