Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Includes a brief transcription of Dr. Tom Pickles, Norm Grohman and Anchor Tony Parsons; reporter Linda Aylesworth. Aired on BCTV News Hour (Global) on November 24, 2004.
Health care team discussion; Overall outline of content; Dr. Jefferys and patient; Income replacement options (Human Resources Canada); CPP disability; Prescription coverage; Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance; Health Insurance BC and General Medical Costs (premium assistance); Transporta…
This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existentia…
"Stomach cancer completely changes how we eat. Difficulty swallowing, nausea, dumping syndrome and general pain can take the joy out of eating. Weight loss and loss of appetite are common problems that people with stomach cancer experience. While it can be a challenge to cook meals that are nutriti…