Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Addresses a wide range of issues, including after-effects of treatment; relating to friends and family; helping children deal with a parent?s cancer; and the practicalities of living wills and insurance.
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr | On Loan, due Monday, February 12, 2024 |
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 Missing | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
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c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Missing | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Missing | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Missing | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
Discusses coming to terms with the disease itself; managing pain; planning funerals; making peace with loved ones; deciding about terminal care; and learning what the final experience of death is like. Although the author argues the pros and cons of euthanasia and belief in an afterlife, her obviou…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
An educational program for breast cancer patients covering diagnosis, treatment and side effects.. Provides emotional support for patients
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
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c.3 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
"In Cancer Stories five people share their journeys, their stories and the suffering they faced before their deaths. These narratives chronicle the despair, hope and love they experienced while living and dying with cancer, giving the power of the human spirit full voice. Lessons learned are presen…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | On Loan, due Tuesday, April 30, 2024 |
Drawing on the personal testimonials and accounts of survivors, the authors offer advice on what comes after the cure, including physical, emotional, and psychosocial problems; employment discrimination; insurance difficulties; and biomedical issues related to treatment such as fertility.
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 VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | On Loan, due Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |