Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
"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…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Missing | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
The handouts are intended for patients and are written for sixth to eight grade reading levels. The online resource is not licensed for public use - handouts must be printed off to be given to patients.
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…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
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 -…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr | On Loan, due Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Missing | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.3 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.3 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
Table of contents:; Nursing developments and policy influences -- The changing face of oncology nursing -- Advanced nursing practice and clinical leadership -- Autonomy : implications for oncology nursing -- Non-medical prescribing -- Compassionate and effective communication : key skills and princ…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
Table of Contents:; Cancer prevention, screening, and early detection -- Genetic risk -- Cancer diagnosis and staging -- Chemotherapy, targeted biotherapy, and molecular therapy -- Surgery -- Radiation therapy -- Blood and marrow stem cell transplantation -- Complementary and integrative therapies …
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