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Journey mapping in cancer care : patient and provider experiences in receiving and delivering cancer care in British Columbia

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BC Cancer Agency, British Columbia Ministry of Health, First Nations Health Authority, BC Patient Safety & Quality Council. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Patient Safety & Quality Council , 2019.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency; British Columbia Ministry of Health; First Nations Health Authority; BC Patient Safety & Quality Council

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Patient Safety & Quality Council

Publication Date: 2019

Subjects: Patient Navigation; Patient Satisfaction; Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Health Personnel; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Quality of Health Care; Health Services; Health Services, Indigenous; British Columbia

Notes: January 2019

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: High-resolution versions of the maps can be; downloaded from BCPSQC.ca

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https://bcpsqc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Journey-Mapping-Cancer-interactive-1.pdf

Information for health care professionals : cannabis (marihuana, marijuana) and the cannabinoids

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Cannabis Legalization and Regulation (Health Canada), Health Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Health Canada , 2018.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation (Health Canada); Health Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Health Canada

Publication Date: 2018

Subjects: Cannabis; Cannabinoids; Medical Marijuana

Notes: Spring 2018

Language: English; French

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/information-medical-practitioners/information-health-care-professionals-cannabis-cannabinoids.html

https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/information-medical-practitioners/information-health-care-professionals-cannabis-cannabinoids-eng.pdf

Living with cancer : a report on the patient experience

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2018.

Audience: Professional

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…

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Corporate Author: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 50 p.

Series: System performance reports

Subjects: Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Satisfaction; Patient Navigation; Cancer Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; Uncertainty; Integrative Oncology; Health Services Accessibility; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Continuity of Care; Quality of Health Care; Statistics; Canada

Abstract: 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 multiple sources, including Patient Reported Outcomes partners, the Ambulatory Oncology Patient Satisfaction Survey, and initial results from the first Canada-wide study of cancer survivors on the experience of 13,000 Canadians with cancer. - website

Notes: January 2018

ISBN: 9781988000343; 9781988000350

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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https://www.systemperformance.ca/report/living-with-cancer-patient-experience/

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Improving cancer diagnosis and care : patient access to oncologic imaging and pathology expertise and technologies: proceedings of a workshop

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National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2018.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.); National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Editor: Balogh, Erin P.; Patlak, Margie; Nass, Sharyl J.

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2018

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Medical Oncology - trends; Decision Support Techniques; Interprofessional Relations; Congress

Notes: Conference workshop summary: Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Care: Patient Access to Oncologic Imaging and Pathology Expertise and Technologies (Workshop) (2018 : Washington, D.C.)

ISBN: 9780309478281; 0309478286

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: Available in HTML and PDF formats at link

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525138/

Health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids : the current state of evidence and recommendations for research

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Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division., National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2017.

Audience: Professional

PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 CANNABIS; 3 CANNABIS: PREVALENCE OF USE, REGULATION, AND CURRENT POLICY LANDSCAPE; PART II: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS; 4 THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS; PART III: OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS; 5 CANCER; 7 RESPIRATORY DISEASE; 8 IMMUNITY; 9…

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Corporate Author: Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division.; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 486 p.

Subjects: Cannabis; Cannabis - drug effects; Cannabinoids; Cannabinoids - therapeutic use; Medical Marijuana; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Health Policy; Risk Assessment; United States

Abstract: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 CANNABIS; 3 CANNABIS: PREVALENCE OF USE, REGULATION, AND CURRENT POLICY LANDSCAPE; PART II: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS; 4 THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS; PART III: OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS; 5 CANCER; 7 RESPIRATORY DISEASE; 8 IMMUNITY; 9 INJURY AND DEATH; 10 PRENATAL, PERINATAL, AND NEONATAL EXPOSURE TO CANNABIS; 11 PSYCHOSOCIAL; 12 MENTAL HEALTH; 13 PROBLEM CANNABIS USE; 14 CANNABIS USE AND THE ABUSE OF OTHER SUBSTANCES; PART IV: RESEARCH BARRIERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 15 CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS IN CONDUCTING CANNABIS RESEARCH; 16 RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE CANNABIS RESEARCH AGENDA; APPENDIXES

ISBN: 9780309453042; 9780309453073

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: E-book available in HTML and PDF formats

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https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24625/the-health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids-the-current-state

https://doi.org/10.17226/24625

2016 report to the community

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BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: BC Cancer Agency care and research : 2016 report to the community

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 38 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Biomedical Research; Oncology Nursing; Clinical Trials; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Neoplasms - therapy; Patient-Centered Care; Research Report; BC Cancer Agency; Cancer Care Facilities; Delivery of Health Care

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library BCCA Pubs; Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; VC Library Archives

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2016-report-to-the-community

Health funding explained 2

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Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: Health funding explained two

Corporate Author: Auditor General of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Government of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2017

Subjects: Health Expenditures; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Costs and Cost Analysis; British Columbia

Notes: March 2017 at head of title. This report is an update to the January 2013 report, Health funding explained.

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2017/health-funding-explained-2

https://www.bcauditor.com/sites/default/files/publications/reports/FINAL_HFE2_2.pdf

https://www.bcauditor.com/pubs

Palliative and end-of-life care

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2017.

Audience: Professional

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…

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Corporate Author: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 124 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Series: System performance reports

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Continuity of Care; Neoplasms; Integrative Oncology; Health Services Accessibility; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Cancer Pain; Quality of Health Care; Statistics; Canada

Abstract: 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:; Person-centred perspective Indicators in Canada: a reference report : Palliative and end-of-life care, March 2017.

Notes: September 2017

ISBN: 9781988000336; 9781988000329

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.systemperformance.ca/report/palliative-end-of-life-care/?utm_source=communications-toolkit&utm_medium=arcc-newsletter&utm_campaign=peolc-2017

Improving Indigenous cancer journeys in BC : a road map

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First Nations Health Authority, Metis Nation British Columbia, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, BC Cancer Agency. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: First Nations Health Authority; Metis Nation British Columbia; BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres; BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [West Vancouver, BC]

Publisher: First Nations Health Authority

Publication Date: 2017

Subjects: Patient Navigation; Health Services, Indigenous; Self Care; Social Support; Culturally Competent Care; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Medicine, Traditional; First Nations; Patient Education Handout

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.fnha.ca/wellnessContent/Wellness/improving-indigenous-cancer-journeys-in-bc.pdf

Chapter 3: Reports on value-for-money audits : cancer treatment services

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Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. [Toronto, ON]: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario , 2017.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: Ministry of health and long-term care : cancer treatment services

Corporate Author: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Publication Date: 2017

Series: Reports on value-for-money audits, sec 3.02; Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, v.1

Subjects: Medical Audit; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - economics; Delivery of Health Care; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cancer Care Ontario; Ontario

Notes: The report, Sec. 3.02 Cancer treatment services, is one of the Chapter 3 Reports on Value-for-Money Audits from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, vol.1.

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en17/v1_302en17.pdf

http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arbyyear/ar2017.html#volume1

Guidelines for the economic evaluation of health technologies : Canada

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Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) , 2017. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 82 G946 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 76 p. ; 28 cm.

Series: CADTH methods and guidelines

Subjects: Technology Assessment, Biomedical - economics; Technology Assessment, Biomedical - methods; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Decision Making; Guidelines; Canada

Notes: In April 2006 Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA) changed to Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: W 82 G946 2017

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https://www.cadth.ca/dv/guidelines-economic-evaluation-health-technologies-canada-4th-edition

https://www.cadth.ca/about-cadth/how-we-do-it/methods-and-guidelines/guidelines-for-the-economic-evaluation-of-health-technologies-canada

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Common minimum technical standards and protocols for biobanks dedicated to cancer research

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Mendy, Maimuna, Caboux, Elodie, Lawlor, Rita T. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2017.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QU 23 M539 2017

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Author: Mendy, Maimuna; Caboux, Elodie; Lawlor, Rita T.

Place of Publication: Lyon, France

Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: x, 101 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Series: IARC technical publication 44

Subjects: Biological Specimen Banks - standards; Biological Specimen Banks - organization & administration; Neoplasms; Biomedical Research - standards

ISBN: 9789283224631

ISSN: 1012-7348

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QU 23 M539 2017

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http://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Technical-Publications/Common-Minimum-Technical-Standards-And-Protocols-For-Biobanks-Dedicated-To-Cancer-Research-2017

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WHMIS 2015 : at work

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Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia. Richmond, BC: Work Safe BC | Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia , 2016.

Audience: Professional

This book contains general information about WHMIS 2015. It summarizes key changes from the original WHMIS, describes the four main elements of WHMIS 2015 (classification, labels, safety data sheets, and education and training), and outlines the responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers.

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Alternate Title: WHMIS at work; Workplace hazardous materials information system at work

Corporate Author: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia

Place of Publication: Richmond, BC

Publisher: Work Safe BC; Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 98 p.

Subjects: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System WHMIS; Hazardous Substances; Safety - standards; Occupational Health Services - manuals; British Columbia; Canada

Abstract: This book contains general information about WHMIS 2015. It summarizes key changes from the original WHMIS, describes the four main elements of WHMIS 2015 (classification, labels, safety data sheets, and education and training), and outlines the responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers.

ISSN: 1703-0935

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: PDF available at URL. Print copies available for purchase. 6.00 CAD

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https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/health-safety/whmis/whmis-work-2015?lang=en&origin=s&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fsearch%23q%3D%2522whmis%2520at%2520work%2522%26sort%3D%2540fcomputeditemdatefield343%2520descending%26f%3Alanguage-facet%3D%5BEnglish%5D

Position statement : nurses' and nursing's role in supporting a patient-centered approach to physician assisted death

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Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. [Vancouver, BC?]: Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia , 2016.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2016

Subjects: Nurse's Role; Nurses - standards; Nurse Practitioners - standards; Patient Care - nursing; Patient care - ethics; Right to Die; Suicide, Assisted; Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; Terminal Care - ethics; Terminal Care - legislation & jurisprudence; Legislation, Medical; Ethics, Nursing; Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Report

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: NNPBC membership is required to access position statements and policy discussion content.

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https://portal.nnpbc.com/policy-and-advocacy/

BC seniors' guide

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British Columbia. SeniorsBC. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. SeniorsBC. , 2016. 11th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 B862 2016

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. SeniorsBC.

Edition: 11th ed.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: British Columbia. SeniorsBC.

Publication Date: 2016

Subjects: Health Services for the Aged; British Columbia; Directories

Language: English; French; Chinese; Punjabi

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 B862 2016

Website Notes: PDF and downloadable e-book format available.

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http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors/about-seniorsbc/seniors-related-initiatives/bc-seniors-guide

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Cancer care in low-resource areas : cancer prevention and early detection : workshop summary

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National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2016.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 C215 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Contents:

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.); National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Institute of Medicine

Editor: Levit, Laura A.; Patlak, Margie; Nass, Sharyl J.

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xx, 106 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - prevention & control; Developing Countries; Health Services Accessibility - economics; Medically Underserved Area; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - economics; Socioeconomic Factors; Congress

Abstract: Contents:

Notes: Conference workshop summary : Cancer Care in Low-Resource Areas: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection (Workshop) (2015 : Washington, D.C.)

ISBN: 9780309391016

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ266 C215 2016

Website Notes: Available in HTML and PDF formats at link

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK349625/

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Policy issues in the clinical development and use of immunotherapy for cancer treatment : proceedings of a workshop

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National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2016.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 P766 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.); National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Editor: Balogh, Erin P.; Maxfield, Kimberly; Patlak, Margie

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xxi, 112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - immunology; Neoplasms - therapy; Immunotherapy; Immunotherapy - adverse effects; Congress

Notes: Conference workshop summary: Policy Issues in the Clinical Development and Use of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment (Workshop) (2016 : Washington, D.C.)