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21 days to die : the Canadian guide to end of life

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Hochstetler, Linda. Manotick, ON,: Sumeru Press Inc., , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D7 H685c 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"This is a guide to end of life in the Canadian context. Chapters deal with issues such as palliative care, hospice, advanced care plans, how to recognize and respond to the stages of dying during the last 21 days, conversations to have, disposal of the body, and grief. Also included are many usefu…

Alternate Title: Twenty-one days to die

Author: Hochstetler, Linda

Place of Publication: Manotick, ON,

Publisher: Sumeru Press Inc.,

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Attitude to Death; Palliative Treatment; Terminal Care; Hospice Care; Grief; Death and dying

Abstract: "This is a guide to end of life in the Canadian context. Chapters deal with issues such as palliative care, hospice, advanced care plans, how to recognize and respond to the stages of dying during the last 21 days, conversations to have, disposal of the body, and grief. Also included are many useful lists, websites, books and other resources for Canadians, presented in an easy-to-access form for sharing at a difficult time. Many of the resources include QR codes."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781896559728

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D7 H685c 2021

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Aboriginal health : advance care planning : respecting aboriginal ceremonies and rites : supporting access to appropriate healh care services for First Nations and Aboriginal peoples

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British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministry of Health

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Patient Care Planning; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Ceremonial Behavior; First Nations; British Columbia; Canada; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Breaking boundaries : LGBTQ2 writers on coming out and into Canada

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Nanoose Bay, BC: Rebel Mountain Press , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 B828 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Shwydky, Lori

Place of Publication: Nanoose Bay, BC

Publisher: Rebel Mountain Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Personal Narratives; Canada; Popular Work

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN: 9780994730275

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA300 B828 2017

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Breast cancer legacy : your family history, your future

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Murphy, Beth, Santos, Jody, Baxter, Meredith. New York, NY: Principle Pictures, Inc. , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2004

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Murphy, Beth; Santos, Jody; Baxter, Meredith

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Principle Pictures, Inc.

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: 50 minutes

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms; Patients; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2004

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Bright well : contemporary Canadian poems about facing cancer

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Lantzville, B.C.: Leaf Press , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B855 2011

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Editor: Lam, Fiona Tinwei

Place of Publication: Lantzville, B.C.

Publisher: Leaf Press

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 68 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Poetry; Survivors; Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781926655345

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 B855 2011

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Calling down the sky

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Deerchild, Rosanna. BookLand Press , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80.5 D312 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'…

Author: Deerchild, Rosanna

Publisher: BookLand Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 80 p. ; 22 cm

Series: Canadian aboriginal voices

Subjects: Poetry; Indigenous Canadians - history; Child Abuse - history; First Nations - residential schools; First Nations; Canada; Popular Work

Abstract: Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own culture. The author portrays how the ongoing impact of the residential schools problem has been felt throughout generations and has contributed to social problems that continue to exist today. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781772310054

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ80.5 D312 2015

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Canadian guide to prostate cancer

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Jamnicky Leah, Nam, Robert. John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: Complete Canadian guide to prostate cancer

Author: Jamnicky Leah; Nam, Robert

Editor: Leask, Helen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 271 p.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780470157671; 9780470157879

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: 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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Canadian guide to prostate cancer

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Jamnicky Leah, Nam, Robert. 2nd ed.: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 J32 2013

Availability: 12 copies, 12 available

Author: Jamnicky Leah; Nam, Robert

Editor: Leask, Helen

Place of Publication: 2nd ed.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xviii, 302 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002000)

ISBN: 9781118362839; 1118362837

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ752 J32 2013

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Canadian guide to will and estate planning : everything you need to know today to protect your wealth and your family tomorrow

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Gray, Douglas, Budd, John S. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2011. 3rd ed.

Call Number: KE5974 Z82 G778 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gray, Douglas; Budd, John S.

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xi, 418 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Wills; Advance Care Planning; Advance Directives; Decision Making; Family Relations; Canada; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780071753746

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: KE5974 Z82 G778 2011

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Cancer chronicles : unlocking medicine's deepest mystery

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Johnson, George. New York, NY: Vintage Books , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 J67 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

An online version of the notes, available through "talaya.net" carry links to all of the references.

Author: Johnson, George

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Vintage Books

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xii, 284 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - history; Research; Popular Work

Abstract: An online version of the notes, available through "talaya.net" carry links to all of the references.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780307742308

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ202 J67 2013

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Cancer connections : images of hope and courage from across Canada

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Burns, James. Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H967 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.

Author: Burns, James

Corporate Author: PhotoSensitive

Place of Publication: Mississauga, ON

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 191 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Survivors; Personal Narratives; Photography; Exhibitions; Pictorial Works; Canada; Popular Work

Abstract: Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.

ISBN: 9780470964491; 0470964499

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 H967 2011

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Cancer in the workplace

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Rogers Media Inc., Healthcare and Financial Services Group. [Toronto, ON]: Rogers Media , 2007?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C215r 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Corporate Author: Rogers Media Inc.; Healthcare and Financial Services Group

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Rogers Media

Publication Date: 2007?

Physical Description: 31 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Occupational Health Services; Neoplasms - economics; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Social Support; Employment; Workplace; Personnel Management; Life Change Events; Insurance Benefits; Insurance, Disability; Insurance, Health; Survivors; Canada; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C215r 2007

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Caregiver's guide for Canadians

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Lauber, Rick. North Vancouver, BC: Self-Counsel Press , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WT120 L366 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Lauber, Rick

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, BC

Publisher: Self-Counsel Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 139 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Caregivers - psychology; Aged; Adult Children; Parents; Family Relations; Home Nursing; Self Care; Housing for the Elderly; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781770400405

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WT120 L366 2010

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Choosing to live, choosing to die : the complexities of assisted dying

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Tate, Nikki, Wuthrich. Belle (ill.). [British Columbia]: Orca Book Publishers , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 T216c 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher

Author: Tate, Nikki; Wuthrich. Belle (ill.)

Place of Publication: [British Columbia]

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 172 pages : colour illustrations ; 22cm

Subjects: Right to Die; Euthanasia; Suicide, Assisted; Ethics, Medical; Canada; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781459818897

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 T216c 2019

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Coming out again : lesbians speaking out about cancer

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Ramsay, Rowan. Kingston, ON: Ramsay Media , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C733r 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Ramsay, Rowan

Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Ramsay Media

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 25 minutes

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Breast Neoplasms; Uterine Neoplasms; Women's Health; Social Support; Autobiography; Canada; Popular Work

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

Language: English; French

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C733r 2006

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Dance with cancer : 5 gay men confront prostate cancer

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Akenhead, Gary. Barrie, ON: Mahon Productions , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 D173 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This film explores the personal stories and real life experiences of several Canadian gay men who are dealing with prostate cancer. Some of them live in cities; others live in small towns and rural areas.

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Alternate Title: Dance with cancer : five gay men confront prostate cancer

Author: Akenhead, Gary

Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication: Barrie, ON

Publisher: Mahon Productions

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 46 minutes

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Social Support; Autobiography; Canada; Popular Work

Abstract: This film explores the personal stories and real life experiences of several Canadian gay men who are dealing with prostate cancer. Some of them live in cities; others live in small towns and rural areas.

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WJ752 D173 2009

Website Notes: Videos (5) may be viewed at the Canadian Cancer Society channel

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Dying and death in Canada

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Northcott, Herbert, Wilson, Donna. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2022. 4th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 N873 2022

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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Author: Northcott, Herbert; Wilson, Donna

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Loss; Canada; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781487509279; 9781487509286

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 N873 2022

Website Notes: 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.