Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
This report presents findings from an environmental scan that was conducted as part of a larger Survivorship Project by the Rebalance Focus Action Group of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. The Survivorship Project aims to move a national cancer survivorship agenda in Canada forward in the c…
For people recently diagnosed with cancer or living with cancer, their families and friends
Table of contents:; 1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage F…
Table of contents:; Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender…
Strategy's priorities:; Priority 1 - Decrease the risk of people getting cancer.; Priority 2 - Diagnose cancer faster, accurately and at an earlier stage.; Priority 3 - Deliver high-quality care in a sustainable, world-class system.; Priority 4 - Eliminate barriers to people getting the care they n…
Contents:; Chapter 1: Shift Disruptors: Stories of Nurses Recognizing their Unique Role in Healthcare -- *Nurses Lighting Paths to Healthcare Transformation -- Overcoming Obstacles to Find My Voice -- *Kaizen at Massachusetts General Hospital -- Nurse Superheroes -- Phoenix Rising -- "Just a Nurse"…
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"Improved cancer treatment and survival rates have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors who live years, and even decades, after their cancer diagnosis. Insights into what the experience of cancer survivorship looks like and how it can be navigated are much sought after by cancer survivo…
Contents:; An overview of cancer for the mental health professional -- Etiology and socio-cultural factors related to cancer -- Standard medical treatments for cancer and patient decision-making -- Assessment and treatment of depression -- Assessment and treatment of anxiety -- Sleep dysregulation …