Author

Kennamer, Mike

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Clifton Park, NY

Publisher

Thomson Delmar Learning

Publication Date

2007

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Cross Infection - prevention & control

Health Personnel

Infection Control

Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control

Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient - prevention & control

Occupational Exposure - prevention & control

ISBN

9781418019785

141801978X

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Kardamakis, Dimitrios

Vassiliou, Vassilios

Chow, Edward

Place of Publication

Dordrecht

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2009

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Cancer metastasis : biology and treatment 12

Subjects

Bone Neoplasms - secondary

Bone Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasm Metastasis

Abstract

Part I: Fundamental concepts of bone metastases

Bone anatomy, physiology and function

Pathophysiology of bone metastases

Angiogenesis and bone metastasis : implications for diagnosis, prevention and treatment

Natural history, prognosis, clinical features and complications of metastatic bone disease

Bone biomarkers in research and clinical practice

Part II: Imaging Modalities

Radiologic evaluation of skeletal metastases : role of plain radiographs and computed tomography

The contribution of nuclear medicine in the diagnosis of bone metastases

Magnetic resonance imaging of metastatic bone disease

Part III: Therapeutic strategies

Radiotherapy and bone metastases

Biphosphonates in the management of metastatic bone disease

Combined radiotherapy and bisphosphonates state of art

Biphosphonates in the treatment of bone metastases - osteonecrosis of the jaw

Surgical management of bone metastases

The role of chemotherapy in the treatment of bone metastases

Hormonotherapy of bone metastases

Radionuclide therapy

Part IV: Assessment of therapeutic response

Assessment of therapeutic response

Outcome measures in bone metastases clinical trials.

ISBN

9781402098185 (alk. paper)

1402098189 (alk. paper)

9781402098192 (e-ISBN)

1402098197 (e-ISBN)

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Kleinberg, Lawrence R

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Demos Medical Publishing

Publication Date

2009

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms - secondary

Abstract

Neurologic manifestations of brain metastases: recognition, evolution, and management by Jessica Kraker and Jaishri Blakeley

Radiation therapy for brain metastases by James B. Yu and Jonathan P.S. Knisely

Prognosis of patients with brain metastases who undergo radiation therapy by James B. Yu and Jonathan P.S. Knisely

Surgical management of intracranial metastases by James L. Frazier, Michael Lim, and Jon D. Weingart

Radiosurgery for brain metastases by Laurie E. Blach, Sammie Coy, and Aizik Loft Wolf

The role of targeted therapy without whole-brain radiotherapy by Lawrence R. Kleinberg and Daniele Rigamonti

Chemotherapy for brain metastasis : what we know and what we don?t by Erin M. Dunbar

Supportive care : controlling symptoms of brain metastasis and diminishing the toxicities of treatment by Stephanie E. Weiss

Radiosurgery for spinal tumors by Ori Shokek and Lawrence R. Kleinberg

ISBN

9781933864433 (alk. paper)

1933864435

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Kelly, Daniel

Gibson, Faith

Place of Publication

Oxford, UK

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xiv, 254 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adolescent Psychology

Quality of Life

Survivors

Delivery of Health Care

Social Support

Adolescent

Abstract

Cancer in adolescence : incidence and policy issues by Jeremy Whelan and Lorna Fern

The physical and emotional impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults by Daniel Kelly

The impact of cancer on parents and families by Anne Grinyer

The impact of adolescent cancer on healthcare professionals by Susie Pearce

Supportive care for adolescents and young adults during cancer treatment by Neale Hanvey and Alison Finch

Getting on with life during treatment by Roberta Woodgate

End of treatment issues: looking to the future by Nelia Langeveld and Julia Arbuckle

Long-terms effects of cancer treatment by Gill Levitt and Deborah Eshelman

Palliation and end of life care issues by Maggie Bisset, Sue Hutton, and Daniel Kelly

Building a culture of participation: young people?s involvement in research by Faith Gibson

Developing an integrated approach to the care of adolescents and young adults with cancer by Daniel Kelly and Faith Gibson

ISBN

9780470698013

9781405130943

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Library

Victoria Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ275 C215k 2008

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Corporate Author

American Cancer Society

Place of Publication

Atlanta, GA

Publisher

American Cancer Society

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

x, 157 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Caregivers

Home Nursing

Neoplasms - complications

Patients

Palliative Care

Popular Work

ISBN

9780944235928

0944235921

9781604430516

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ201 C215a 2008

Website Notes

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Author

Litwack, Kim

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

F.A. Davis Company

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xii, 361 p. : ill. : 19 cm.

Series

Davis?s clinical coach series

R2 Library

Subjects

Perioperative Nursing - methods

Handbooks

Abstract

Preoperative assessment and care

Perioperative patient teaching

Anesthesia

Intraoperative considerations

Fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base

Post-anesthetic assessment and care

Pain management

Wound assessment and care

Perioperative complications

Special populations : the elderly and pediatric patient

Special populations : the pregnant, diabetic, and obese surgical patient

Tools

ISBN

9780803621213

0803621213

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Jonsen, Albert R

Siegler, Mark

Winslade, William J

Edition

6th ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Publication Date

2006

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Ethics, Clinical

Bioethical Issues

Patient Participation

Decision Making

Ethical Analysis - methods

Quality of Life

ISBN

0071441999

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WB 60 J81 2006

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Editor

Didonna, Fabrizio

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2008

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Awareness

Attention

Mental disorders - therapy

Psychotherapy - methods

Meditation

Mind-Body Therapies

Abstract

Introduction: Where new and old paths to dealing with suffering meet

Part 1: Theory, conceptualization, and phenomenology

Mindfulness : what is it? Where did it come from?

Mindfulness and meditation

The Neurobiology of mindfulness

Toward a phenomenology of mindfulness : subjective experience and emotional correlates

Part 2: Clinical applications

Mindfulness and psychopathology : problem formulation

Emotional memory, mindfulness and compassion

The Use of metaphor to establish acceptance and mindfulness

Mindfulness and feelings of emptiness

Assessment of mindfulness

Part 3: Mindfulness-based interventions for specific disorders

Mindfulness and anxiety disorders : developing a wise relationship with the inner experience of fear

Mindfulness and obsessive-compulsive cisorder : developing a way to trust and validate one?s internal experience

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression and suicidality

Mindfulness and borderline personality disorder

Mindfulness-based approaches to eating disorders

Paradise lost : mindfulness and addictive behavior

Mindfulness for trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder

Mindful awareness and ADHD

Mindfulness and psychosis

Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain management

Mindfulness-based interventions in oncology

Part 4: Mindfulness-based interventions for specific settings and populations

Mindfulness-based intervention in an individual clinical setting : what difference mindfulness makes behind closed doors

Mindfulness with children : working with difficult emotions

Mindfulness-based elder dare : communicating mindfulness to frail elders and their caregivers

Mindfulness-based interventions in an inpatient setting

Training professionals in mindfulness : the heart of teaching

Appendix A: Mindfulness practice.

ISBN

9780387095929 (alk. paper)

9780387095936 (e-ISBN)

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Lynn, Joanne

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2007

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Palliative Care - organization & administration

Terminal Care - organization & administration

Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods

United States

Abstract

An orientation

Basics of quality improvement

Advance care planning

Preventing, assessing, and treating pain

Assuring comfort

Caring for caregivers

Continuity and transfers

Chronic care: heart and lung failure

Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers

Improving care for people with advanced dementia and their families

Improving intensive care units

Building a palliative care program

Hospice program quality

End-of-life care, spiritual support, and bereavement

Beyond quality improvement: policy improvement

ISBN

9780195310412

0195310411

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Micozzi, Marc S

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xxiii, 478 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Complementary Therapies - methods

ISBN

978026103055

0826103057

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ266 C736m 2007

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Editor

Harrison, Louis B

Sessions, Roy B

Hong, Waun Ki

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2009

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis

Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy

ISBN

9780781771368

0781771366

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Koopsen, Cyndie

Young, Caroline

Place of Publication

Sudbury, MA

Publisher

Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date

2009

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Complementary Therapies

Integrative Medicine

Holistic Health

ISBN

9780763757618

0763757616

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Attix, Frank H.

Place of Publication

Weinheim

Publisher

Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH & Co. KGaA

Publication Date

2004

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Health Physics

Radiation Dosage

Radiometry - methods

Abstract

Table of Contents:

IONIZING RADIATION -- QUANTITIES FOR DESCRIBING THE INTERACTION OF IONIZING RADIATION WITH MATTER -- EXPONENTIAL ATTENUATION -- CHARGED-PARTICLE AND RADIATION EQUILIBRIA -- ABSORBED DOSE IN RADIOACTIVE MEDIA -- RADIOACTIVE DECAY

GAMMA- AND X-RAY INTERACTIONS IN MATTER -- CHARGED-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS IN MATTER -- X-RAY PRODUCTION AND QUALITY

CAVITY THEORY -- DOSIMETRY FUNDAMENTALS -- IONIZATION CHAMBERS -- DOSIMETRY AND CALlBRATION OF PHOTON AND ELECTRON BEAMS WITH CAVITY ION CHAMBERS -- INTEGRATING DOSIMETERS -- DOSIMETRY BY PULSE-MODE DETECTORS -- NEUTRON INTERACTIONS AND DOSIMETRY.

ISBN

9780471011460

9783527617135

0471011460

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Peart, Olive J

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division

Publication Date

2005

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Mammography - methods

Breast - radionuclide imaging

Breast Diseases - diagnosis

Diagnostic Imaging - methods

Ultrasonography, Mammary - methods

ISBN

9780071431200

0071431209

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Back, Anthony

Arnold, Robert

Tulsky, James

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

x, 158 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Physician-Patient Relations

Counseling - methods

Communication

Professional-Family Relations

Attitude to Death

Abstract

Taking your skills to the next level

Getting a good start

Talking about serious news

Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions

Discussing prognosis

Between the big events

Conducting a family conference

Dealing with conflicts

Transitions to end-of-life care

Talking about dying

Cultivating your skills

ISBN

9780521706186

0521706181

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Library

Internet

Call Number

W62 M423b 2009

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Author

Heiken, Jay P

Reznek, Rodney

Husband, Janet

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xii, 196 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series

Contemporary issues in cancer imaging

R2 Library

Subjects

Pancreatic Neoplasms

Diagnostic Imaging - methods

ISBN

9780521886925

0521886929

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Alternate Title

Principles and practice of radiation oncology

Editor

Halperin, Edward C

Perez, Carlos A

Brady, Luther W

Edition

5th ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xxxii, 2106 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Radiometry

Radiotherapy - methods

ISBN

9780781763691

078176369X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Surrey Library REF

Internet

Call Number

Perez and Brady's principles and practice of radiation oncology

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Author

Barrett, Ann

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Hodder Arnold

Publication Date

2009

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Radiotherapy - methods

ISBN

9780340927731

0340927739

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Bruce, Nigel

Pope, Daniel

Stanistreet, Debbi

Place of Publication

Hoboken, NJ

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date

2008

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Epidemiologic Methods

Biometry - methods

Biomedical Research - methods

ISBN

9780470022757

0470022752

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Lu, J. J

Brady, Luther W

Place of Publication

Berlin

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2008

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Combined Modality Therapy

Evidence-Based Medicine

Treatment Outcome

ISBN

9783540773849

3540773843

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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