Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Table of Contents:; 1. Radiation Dermatitis -- 2. Hair Loss -- 3. Radiation Brain Injury -- 4. Radiation Orbital Toxicity -- 5. Ear Toxicity -- 6. Oral Mucositis -- 7. Xerostomia -- 8. Loss of Taste -- 9. Laryngeal Edema -- 10. Radiation Pneumonitis -- 11. Pericarditis -- 12. Esophagitis -- 13. Ra…
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Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -…
Contents:; The oncological patient and aesthetic medicine: The bonded approach -- Challenges for oncology: Prevention, palliation, and survival -- Cancer as a chronic disease -- Clinical record: Oncological screening -- Tumor markers -- The psychological approach: The healing power of image and co…
Contents:; Why staying at work or returning to work is in the patient's best interest -- How to think about work ability and work restrictions : risk, capacity, and tolerance -- How to negotiate return to work -- Return to work: forms, records, and disclaimers -- Evidence-based medicine and causa…
"This book provides a practical guide on the art and science of compassionate care in an era of healthcare crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is inflicting long-lasting financial and psychosocial trauma on an unprecedented scale. A new approach to compassionate care is presented based on the …
When physicians and nurses suffer from burnout, patients suffer as well. This book pinpoints the how and why and shows what healthcare providers and their organizations can do.-- Provided by publishe
Summary:; Most people accessing mental health and addiction services have experienced trauma. For those working in community services, treatment agencies and hospitals, providing "trauma-informed care" requires an understanding of the effects of trauma, and of how to create programs, spaces and pol…
Table of Contents:; The heat is on: a case study -- A dozen reasons to care about patient satisfaction -- How to get physicians to engage on patient satisfaction-six steps that work in the real world -- Dealing with the objections of skeptical physicians -- How physicians can make and sustain indiv…
Contents:; Iron deficiency -- Deficiencies of vitamin band folate -- Hemolytic anemia -- Sickle cell anemia and thalassemia -- Porphyrias -- Bone marrow failure syndromes: aplastic anemia, acquired and constitutional; paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; pure red blood cell aplasia; and agranulocyt…
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
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"The book provides, in a comprehensive yet concise way, essential information to improve the knowledge and skills of all healthcare providers involved in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. The content does not focus on general information that is widely available via different sources, b…
Psycho-oncology of breast cancer : progressing into survivorship by Lillie D. Shockney; Long-term follow-up of breast cancer survivors by Lillie D. Shockney and Charles Balch; Management of long-term side effects by Lillie D. Shockney; Promoting compliance with breast health care by Lillie D. Shock…
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Designed in a small-format for practical reading and point-of-care setting use, this work presents the most up-to-date concepts on breast diseases. The main objective of this book is to propagate current knowledge of the most frequent breast diseases, being a quick reference, evidence-based manual …