The BC Cancer Library
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
"Brain fog-that feeling of being overstimulated and stressed to the point where it affects the ability to focus, concentrate, or communicate effectively-is a very real issue for many people. The prolonged stress and anxiety that lead to brain fog can decrease motivation, passion, and even one's sen…
Contents:; Readying your amazing, adaptable brain -- Regulating arousal: the basics -- Advanced arousal regulation skills -- Rapid relief techniques -- Calm thinking -- Mindfulness --Self-compassion -- Expressive writing -- Managing distressing dreams -- Happiness basics -- Gratitude -- Self-esteem…
This handbook "offers powerful and practical tools to help you explore the history of racism, challenge stereotypes, and manage the stress and remorse that result from living in an unequal worlds. You'll understand your own racial identity, navigate daily and past experiences of racism, and examine…
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
"This practical, science-based book focuses on helping partners, family and friends understand breast cancer. It guides them in how to provide the best emotional and practical support when helping someone with breast cancer to cope, recover and thrive, while maintaining their own physical and psych…
Table of contents:; 1.ReNU -- 2.HOW TO REAP THE BOOSTING BENEFITS OF NATURE -- 3.CUTTING THE VIRTUAL CORD -- 4.QUALITY TIME WITH THE SANDMAN -- 5.VOLUNTEERING -- 6.MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS, AND MORE -- 7.FAMILY AND FRIENDS -- 8.EXERCISE -- 9.HOBBIES -- 10.VACATIONS DONE RIGHT -- EPILOGUE
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
Contents:; Measurement -- A review of some chemistry basics -- Basics of physics part 1 (force and pressure) -- Basics of physics part 2 (work, energy, and power) -- Fluids -- The gas laws -- States of matter and changes of state -- Solutions and their behavior -- Acids, bases, and buffers -- Elect…
Contents:; Moral suffering : a reality of clinical practice -- Moral distress : context, sources, and consequences -- Mapping the path of moral adversity -- Integrity : the anchor for moral resilience -- The many faces of resilience -- Conceptualizing resilience in the moral domain -- Cultivatin…
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available | ||
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library | Available |
This report provides an updated version of section 7.12 Endometrium from the "Second Expert Report : food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer : a global perspective"
"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…
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Library | Available | ||
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available | ||
| c.2 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available | ||
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
| c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library | Available |
"The majority of cancer-related deaths are associated with nutritional problems. The major role that nutrition and diet play in the development and course of cancer had only been recently appreciated, and relatively little had been written on the topic in general. A critical component of nutrition …
