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Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction : what's right for you

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Anstett, Patricia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 A624 2017

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This book reframes the important discussion about lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction around the women who have had these operations. It offers women's unique viewpoints about the less discussed but essential part of breast cancer: the surgery nearly every woman has, regardless of whet…

Author: Anstett, Patricia

Place of Publication: Lanham, MD

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Mammaplasty; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Decision Making; Mastectomy, Segmental; Mastectomy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book reframes the important discussion about lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction around the women who have had these operations. It offers women's unique viewpoints about the less discussed but essential part of breast cancer: the surgery nearly every woman has, regardless of whether she has reconstruction or not. - Introduction, page ix

ISBN: 9780810895690

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 A624 2017

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Taking charge of cancer : what you need to know to get the best treatment

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Palma, David. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 P171 2017

Availability: 12 copies, 12 available

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Author: Palma, David

Place of Publication: Oakland, CA

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: x, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms--therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Navigation; Patient Participation - methods; Health Services Accessibility; Decision Making; Quality of Health Care; Physician-Patient Relations; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002328)

ISBN: 9781626258624

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 P171 2017

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Caring for the dying: the doula approach to a meaningful death

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Fersko-Weiss, Henry. Newburyport, MA: Conari Press , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of a life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasized thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel ... and provides emotional and…

Author: Fersko-Weiss, Henry

Place of Publication: Newburyport, MA

Publisher: Conari Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xiv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Doulas; Hospice Care - psychology; Terminal Care; Attitude to Death; Advance Care Planning; Caregivers; Popular Work

Abstract: "The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of a life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasized thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel ... and provides emotional and spiritual support for both the dying person and their loved ones." - Cover

Notes: A gentle guide for families and caregivers - Cover

ISBN: 9781573246965; 1573246964

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399 2017

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Cancer : what you need to know : overcome the 10 common mistakes patients make

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Rosenber, Stephen A. Madison, WI: Stephen Rosenberg MD, LLC , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 R813 2017

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: What you need to know : overcome the 10 common mistakes patients make; What you need to know : overcome the ten common mistakes patients make

Author: Rosenber, Stephen A.

Place of Publication: Madison, WI

Publisher: Stephen Rosenberg MD, LLC

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xiii, 233 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Navigation; Physician-Patient Relations; Decision Making; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780999277409

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 R813 2017

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Is that a fact? : a field guide to statistical and scientific information

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Battersby, Mark. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press , 2016. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: HA 29 B384 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Battersby, Mark

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Peterborough, ON

Publisher: Broadview Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: viii, 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Statistics as Topic; Judgment; Information Literacy; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Science - methods; Thinking; Decision Making

ISBN: 9781554812448

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: HA 29 B384 2016

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How to engage patient and public advisors : a guide for staff

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Vancouver Coastal Health Community Engagement. [Vancouver, BC?]: Vancouver Coastal Health , 2015.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Vancouver Coastal Health Community Engagement

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Vancouver Coastal Health

Publication Date: 2015

Subjects: Patient Participation - methods; Community Participation - methods; Delivery of Health Care; Decision Making; Professional - Patient Relations; Professional - Family Relations

Language: English

Material Type: Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Patient's wish to die : research, ethics, and palliative care

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Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 2015.

Audience: Professional

Table of Contents :; PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced canc…

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Editor: Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph; Gudat, Heike; Ohnsorge, Kathrin

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2015

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Right to Die - ethics; Suicide, Assisted - ethics; Euthanasia; Patient Participation; Attitude to Death; Palliative Care - psychology; Advance Care Planning; Terminal Care; Decision Making; Ethics, Clinical

Abstract: Table of Contents :; PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced cancer: a phenomenologic inquiry -- Expressed desire for hastened death: a phenomenologic inquiry? 10 years later -- Euthanasia (requests) after the implementation of the euthanasia law in Belgium in 2002. Results of empirical studies in Flanders, Belgium -- The journey to understanding the wish to hasten death -- The desire for hastened death in patients in palliative care -- Intentions, motivations, and social interactions regarding a wish to die -- Acting on a wish to die at the end of life: the Swiss situation -- Understanding older people?s wish to die -- Dialogue intermezzo: I -- PART III: Ethics -- Caring and killing in the clinic: the argument of self-determination -- Towards responsive knowing in matters of life and death -- Dealing with dilemmas around patients? wishes to die: moral case deliberation in a Dutch hospice -- End-of-life ethics from the perspectives of patients? wishes -- Dialogue intermezzo: II -- PART IV: Practice -- Issues of palliative medicine in end-of-life care -- Spirituality at the bedside: negotiating the meaning of dying -- Communication of wishes to die -- From understanding to patient-centred management: clinical pictures of a wish to die -- What does the wish to hasten death mean for the palliative patient? Clinical implications -- PART V: Conclusion -- Concluding dialogue.

ISBN: 9780191023330; 9780198713982

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Managing prostate cancer : a guide for living better

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Roth, Andrew J. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 R845 2015

Availability: 7 copies, 6 available

Author: Roth, Andrew J.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xi, 354 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Fear; Anxiety; Decision Making; Adaptation, Psychological; Physician-Patient Relations; Men's Health; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780199336920

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WJ752 R845 2015

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Resource toolkit for engaging patient and families at the planning table

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Alberta Health Services Engagement and Patient Experience. Alberta Health Services , 2014.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Alberta Health Services Engagement and Patient Experience

Publisher: Alberta Health Services

Publication Date: 2014

Subjects: Patient Participation - methods; Decision Making; Professional - Patient Relations; Professional - Family Relations

Language: English

Material Type: Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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To comfort always : a nurse's guide to end-of-life care

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Norlander, Linda. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it?s more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it?s not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long…

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Author: Norlander, Linda

Place of Publication: Indianapolis, IN

Publisher: Sigma Theta Tau International

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects: Terminal Care; Nursing Care; Advance Care Planning

Abstract: Contents:; Beginning -- Advance care planning -- Chronic illness and end of life -- Dementia and end of life -- Pain management : it?s more than knowing meds -- Physical symptom management -- Suffering : it?s not just the pain -- Active dying : the final days and hours -- After the death : the long journey to the car -- Pediatric end of life : when a child is dying -- Cultural sensitivity : looking through different eyes -- Hospice : the gold standard for end-of-life care -- Ethical issues in end-of-life care -- A final note : taking care.

ISBN: 9781938835506; 9781938835520

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Dying in America : improving and honoring individual preferences near the end of life

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Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2014.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues; Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2014

Subjects: Terminal Care; Advance Care Planning; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Quality of Health Care; Patient-Centered Care; Professional-Patient Relations

ISBN: 9780309311748

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Decision making for late-phase recovery from major nuclear or radiological incidents : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2014.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xix, 488 p.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Ebrary books; NCRP report ; no. 175

Subjects: Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Radioactive Hazard Release; Decision Making; Disaster Planning - methods; Radiation Protection - methods; Radioactive Fallout; Guideline; United States

ISBN: 9780983545057

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

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Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Hesse-Biber, Sharlene

Place of Publication: Ann Arbor, MI

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Genetic Testing; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Decision Making; Women's Health; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780472052196; 9780472120352

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Advance care planning : communicating about matters of life and death

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of Contents available at URL

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Editor: Rogne, Leah; McCune, Susana Lauraine

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xvi, 383 p. : ill.

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Advance Care Planning - organization & administration; Communication; Family Relations; Professional-Patient Relations; Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Decision Making

Abstract: Table of Contents available at URL

ISBN: 9780826110213; 9780192542359

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Own your cancer : a take-charge guide for the recently diagnosed and those who love them

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Edelstein, Peter. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 E21o 2014

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Author: Edelstein, Peter

Place of Publication: Guilford, CT

Publisher: Lyons Press

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: ix, 253 p. ; 21 cm.

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Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Decision Making; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780762796373; 9781493008070

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 E21o 2014

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Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life

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Berlinger, Nancy, Jennings, Bruce, Wolf, Susan M. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2013. rev. and expanded 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX162 B515 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Berlinger, Nancy; Jennings, Bruce; Wolf, Susan M

Edition: rev. and expanded 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Oxford

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xxii, 240 p. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Life Support Care - standards; Life Support Care - ethics; Terminal Care - standards; Terminal Care - ethics; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making

ISBN: 9780199974559

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WX162 B515 2013

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How to get better value cancer care

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Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

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Author: Gray, J.A. Muir; Kerr, David J

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Offox Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - economics; Health Planning; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Cancer Care Facilities; Decision Making; Clinical Trials as Topic; Costs and Cost Analysis; Health Care Costs; Cost Savings

ISBN: 9781904202158; 1904202152

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

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Living a healthy life with chronic conditions : self-management of heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, depression, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and other physical and mental conditions

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Lorig, Kate, Holman, Halsted, LaBossiere Huebner, Trude, McGowan, Patrick. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing Company , 2013. Canadian 4th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WT500 L785 2013

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Alternate Title: Living a healthy life with chronic conditions : for ongoing physical and mental health conditions

Author: Lorig, Kate; Holman, Halsted; LaBossiere Huebner, Trude; McGowan, Patrick

Edition: Canadian 4th ed.

Place of Publication: Boulder, CO

Publisher: Bull Publishing Company

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: vii, 368 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Subjects: Chronic Disease; Heart Diseases; Lung Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Arthritis; Self Care; Self-Management; Exercise; Decision Making; Communication; Problem Solving; Healthy Lifestyle; Popular Work

Notes: Canadian edition - 4th edition revised and updated.

ISBN: 9781936693498; 9781936693573

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: WT500 L785 2013

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