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Annual meeting summaries : select sessions with oral presentations of abstracts from the thirty-seventh annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

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American Society of Clinical Oncology (37th : 2001 May 12-15 : San Francisco, CA). Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513as 2001
Alternate Title
2001 Annual meeting summaries
Corporate Author
American Society of Clinical Oncology (37th : 2001 May 12-15 : San Francisco, CA)
Editor
Johnson, David H
Place of Publication
Alexandria, VA
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms
ISBN
096644955X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 A513as 2001
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Annual meeting summaries : summaries of oral abstract presentation sessions and plenary sessions from the forty-second annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

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American Society of Clinical Oncology (42nd : 2006 June 2-6 : Atlanta, GA). Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513as 2006
Alternate Title
2006 Annual meeting summaries
Corporate Author
American Society of Clinical Oncology (42nd : 2006 June 2-6 : Atlanta, GA)
Editor
Branimir, I. Sikic
Place of Publication
Alexandria, VA
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms
ISBN
9781932312137
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513as 2006
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American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) : educational book

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Govindan, Ramaswamy. Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513a 2007
Author
Govindan, Ramaswamy
Corporate Author
American Society of Clinical Oncology (43rd : 2007 June 1-5 : Chicago, IL)
Place of Publication
Alexandria, VA
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Subjects
Neoplasms
Medical Oncology
ISSN
1930-7020
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513a 2007
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Annual meeting summaries : summaries of oral abstract sessions and plenary sessions from the forty-third annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16052
American Society of Clinical Oncology (43rd : 2007 June 1-5 : Chicago, IL). Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513as 2007
Alternate Title
2007 Annual meeting summaries
Corporate Author
American Society of Clinical Oncology (43rd : 2007 June 1-5 : Chicago, IL)
Editor
Abbruzzese, James L
Place of Publication
Alexandria, VA
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms
ISBN
1932312390
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513as 2007
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Global cancer facts and figures

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16100
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2007.
Audience
Professional
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Annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) : meeting program

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American Society of Clinical Oncology (44th : 2008 May 30 - June 3 : Chicago, IL). Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513am 2008
Alternate Title
44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, May 30 - June 3, 2008, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois : meeting program
2008 Annual meeting program
Corporate Author
American Society of Clinical Oncology (44th : 2008 May 30 - June 3 : Chicago, IL)
Place of Publication
Alexandria, VA
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
383 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Retention Policy
Discard in 2013
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513am 2008
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American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) : 2008 educational book

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16406
American Society of Clinical Oncology (44th : 2008 May 30 - June 3 : Chicago, IL). Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513a 2008
Corporate Author
American Society of Clinical Oncology (44th : 2008 May 30 - June 3 : Chicago, IL)
Editor
Govindan, Ramaswamy
Place of Publication
Alexandria, VA
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Neoplasms
Medical Oncology
ISSN
1930-7020
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 A513a 2008
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Management of cancer pain

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Goudas, Leonidas. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WL700 M266g 2001
v.1 Management of cancer pain; v.2 Management of cancer pain : evidence tables
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Author
Goudas, Leonidas
Corporate Author
New England Medical Center EPC
Place of Publication
Rockville, MD
Publisher
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
2 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Evidence report/technology assessment 35
AHRQ publication 02-E002
Subjects
Pain - therapy
Evidence-Based Medicine
Neoplasms
Abstract
v.1 Management of cancer pain
v.2 Management of cancer pain : evidence tables
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WL700 M266g 2001
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Cancer medicine e.5

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American Cancer Society. Hamilton, ON: B.C. Decker Inc. , 2000. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
Cancer medicine
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Editor
Bast, Robert C
Holland, James F
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Hamilton, ON
Publisher
B.C. Decker Inc.
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Neoplasms
Notes
All print copies of this book have been discarded. Online format available from PubMed's Bookshelf.
ISBN
1550091131
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's cancer : principles and practice of oncology

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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2019. 11th ed.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
Cancer : principles and practice of oncology
Editor
DeVita, Vincent T.
Lawrence, Theodore S.
Rosenberg, Steven A.
Edition
11th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2019
Series
Ovid
Subjects
Neoplasms
Medical Oncology
ISBN
9781496394637
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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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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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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Allman, Toney. San Francisco, CA: Reference Point Press, Inc. , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
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…
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Author
Allman, Toney
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Reference Point Press, Inc.
Publication Date
2019
Series
Diseases and Disorders of Youth
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms
Child
Adolescent
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
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
Audience: Grade 9-12
ISBN
9781682823972
9781682823989
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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A two-spirit journey : the autobiography of a lesbian Ojibwa-Cree elder

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Chacaby, Ma-Nee, Plummer, Mary Louisa. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
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…
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Author
Chacaby, Ma-Nee
Plummer, Mary Louisa
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date
2016
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Critical studies in Native history ; 18
Subjects
Elders (Native peoples)
Transgender Persons
Sexual and Gender Minorities
First Nations
Ontario
Canada
Biography
Personal Narratives
Abstract
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 Friendships, and Having Two Spirits (1960-1965) -- 5. Losing My Grandmother and Mother, Becoming a Parent, and Surviving an Abusive Marriage in Auden (1965-1970) -- 6. Living and Parenting in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Before Sobriety (1970-1975) -- 7. Sobriety and Single-Parenting in Thunder Bay (1975-1980) -- 8. Working with Addicted Mothers and Raising Foster Kids with Nate in Winnipeg (1980-1987) -- 9. Coming Out, Falling in Love, and Living with Leah in Thunder Bay and Boston (1987-1991) -- 10. Meeting Grace and Building a Life Together in Kaministiquia (1991-2004) -- 11. Recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Becoming an Elder in Thunder Bay (2004-2014).
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780887558122
9780887555039
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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The remedy : queer and trans voices on health and health care

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Sharman, Zena. [Vancouver, BC?]: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
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…
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Author
Sharman, Zena
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Date
2016
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons
Minority Health
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Healthcare Disparities
Personal Narratives
Abstract
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 Specialist -- Read This Before Your Next Clinical Visit: Cheap Advice for Frequent Patients -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Q Card Project (Seattle, Washington) -- Using Medical Education to Advance Health of LGBT Individuals -- Health as a Spiritual Practice: Or, Please Don?t Call Me ?Lady? -- Our Caregiving, Ourselves -- Queer in Common Country -- NIRKwUSCIN -- A Journey Towards Safety -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services LGBTQ+ Newcomer Initiatives (Toronto, Ontario) -- Sex Work Solidarity as Healing: in four parts -- The Disclosure of Specialization: A QPOC Therapist?s Questions about Embodied Mirroring and Mentoring -- Trans Grit -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Trans Buddy Program (Nashville, Tennessee) -- Rivers of Our Lives: Stigma and Dislocations as Part of Life Course -- Sick of it: One patient?s adventures in heteronormativity -- Remedial Asexuality: Sexualnormativity in Health Care -- Five Things Providers Need to Know about Bisexual People -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Affirmations Deck (Toronto, Ontario) -- Breaking Down Barriers: A Journey to Increase Collaboration and Understanding Between LGBT2-SQ and Medical Communities -- Baby Escape Plan Two -- Mind Your Words -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre (Vancouver, BC) -- We Don?t Have to Numb Out to Be Out -- Depathologizing Trans -- Through the Body -- Healing Exchanges: The Necessity of Beloved Community for Queer Survivors of Colour -- Not a Liability: On Trauma-Informed Care and Community Acupuncture -- Listen -- Waiting on Information from Doctors.
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9781551526584
9781551526591
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Canadian cancer statistics 2019

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121739
Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society Statistics Advisory Committee. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2019.
Audience
Professional
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Rebel nurse handbook : inspirational stories by shift disruptors

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122445
Love, Rebecca, Hanrahan, Nancy, Ackerman, Mary ,. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , [2021].
Audience
Professional
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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Author
Love, Rebecca
Hanrahan, Nancy
Ackerman, Mary ,
Corporate Author
Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Leaders (SONSIEL)
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
[2021]
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Nurses
Leadership
Professional Practice
Nurse's Role
Education, Nursing
Personal Narratives
Abstract
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" With CEO Added to Her Name -- Becoming a "Nurse on Purpose" --Nothing Motivates You More Than the Fear of Losing It All -- I Am a Nurse The Rebel Nurse's Progress Note -- Chapter 2: Overcoming the Odds: Pioneer Nurses Blazing Trails Around the World -- A Nurse's Diagnoses -- Why Did You Become a Nurse? -- A Spark of Inspiration -- Be Exceptional -- Nursoldier -- The Nursing Opportunity -- Wake-Up Giant -- *The Rebel Nurse's Progress Note -- Chapter 3: Transforming Your Passion: Innovatively Adaptive Nurses Working Across Multiple Sectors -- The Unforeseen Journey -- Forging a Different Path at the Intersection of Nursing and Innovation -- What the Hack?! How a Nursing Hackathon Changed My Career -- Living a Life by Design In Good Company --Take the Risk -- Fortune Favors the Bold -- A Rebel Curriculum -- A Creative in Healthcare -- The Nurse Attorney -- Top Three Pieces Of Advice -- The Reflection of a Nurse -- The Rebel Nurse's Progress Note -- Chapter 4: The Price of Compassion: Soulful Stories of the Humanity of Nursing -- *The Gift of Nursing -- Walking on the Edge -- The Good Nurse -- The Nurse Iconoclast -- A Tumor and a Razor -- Rejecting Art and Embracing Caregiving -- Soul Drought -- Rising from the Depths -- The Nurse Iconoclast -- The Mindfulness Nurse -- A Search for Meaning The Rebel Nurse's Progress Note -- Chapter 5: Sharing Their Story: Words of Wisdom by Rebel Nurses Who Disrupted the Status Quo -- Lessons Learned -- My Roadblocks Were Simple Redirections to the Path I Was Meant to Take Blaze! -- The Winding Road to Caring for the Vulnerable and the Profession -- Innovation-It's Like Riding a New Roller Coaster -- The Nursing Playbook -- Zenventuring Through Business and Life -- The Start-Up Years 2005-2009 -- 2010-2013: Growth with a Lot More Paperwork! -- 2013-2015: Growth and Then the Sale -- Be the Change: If It Makes Sense ... Do It The Intrapreneurial Nurse -- Look Early on for Role Models and other Rebel Nurses -- Reflect on Why You Decided to Enter into Nursing Practice. Keep This in Mind Along the Way -- Strive to Practice to the Full Extent of Your Education and Licensure -- Look for Ways to Challenge the Status Quo, with Intrapreneurial Practice -- *Throughout Your Career, Always Look Toward Your Next Goal -- Embrace the Blending of Roles: Intrapreneur to Academic to Entrepreneur -- Healthcare Equity is not an Opition -- Think of Yourself as the CEO of Your Own Career
ISBN
0826151434
9780826151438
9780826151445
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Disrupting breast cancer narratives : stories of rage and repair

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Nielsen, Emilia. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Contents:
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Author
Nielsen, Emilia
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2019
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Abstract
Contents:
ISBN
9781487530020
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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ABCs of cancer : separating the facts from the myths

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122859
Asare-Werehene, Meshach. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Asare-Werehene, Meshach
Place of Publication
Hackensack, NJ
Publisher
World Scientific
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9789811212260
9789811212277
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Older survivors of cancer : feeling understood by sharing experiences

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Kornblith, Alice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
"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…
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Author
Kornblith, Alice
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Cancer Survivors
Geriatric Oncology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"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 survivors and their families, loved ones, and communities as they chart this unfamiliar and often lonely territory. Approximately 53% of cancer patients are diagnosed when 65 years or older, yet no attempt to explore the experience of older cancer survivors has been made. Dr. Alice. Kornblith, an esteemed social psychologist with extensive experience working with cancer patients, aims to address this need in Older Survivors of Cancer: Feeling Understood by Sharing Experiences. This thoughtful, respectful book seeks to reduce older cancer patients' and survivors' feeling of aloneness and of not being understood by sharing narratives of other older cancer survivors' experiences. Narratives were gathered specifically for this book and relate experiences across different cancer diagnostic groups, phases of cancer, gender, and ethnicity. Throughout, the reader learns how cancer affected their lives-physically, psychologically, spiritually, and socially--during each phase of their cancer journey. Commentary by Dr. Kornblith provides content and lessons learned from the narratives"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780190902049
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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