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Advanced cancer : managing symptoms and quality of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21693
Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 A244p 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Pulenzas, Natalie
Place of Publication
Hauppauge, NY
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xvi, 434 p.: ill. ; 26 cm.
Series
Health and human development
Subjects
Palliative Care - methods
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - therapy
Quality of Life
Symptom Assessment
ISBN
9781628082395
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ266 A244p 2013

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Advanced cancer : what you need to know-- now

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20893
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 A244 2008
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Alternate Title
QuickFacts advanced cancer : what you need to know now
Quick facts advanced cancer
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2008
Series
QuickFacts
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasms - therapy
Quality of Life
Palliative Care
Popular Work
ISBN
9780944235683
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 A244 2008

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American Cancer Society's guide to pain control : understanding and managing cancer pain

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18645
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2004. rev ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL700 A5125 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Understanding cancer pain; Coping with the emotional and social impact of cancer pain; Achieving effective pain control; Describing and measuring your pain; Pain relief through medication; Other medical aproaches to pain management; Complementary nondrug treatments; Managing side effects of opioids…
Alternate Title
Pain control
Guide to pain control
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Edition
rev ed.
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xiii, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Pain - therapy
Palliative Care
Abstract
Understanding cancer pain
Coping with the emotional and social impact of cancer pain
Achieving effective pain control
Describing and measuring your pain
Pain relief through medication
Other medical aproaches to pain management
Complementary nondrug treatments
Managing side effects of opioids
Cancer pain in specific groups
ISBN
9780944235522
0944235522
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WL700 A5125 2004

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Assessing patient symptoms using "N to V"

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20053
Levy, Karen, Oliver, Judy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY161 B365 2010 v.19
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Video shows an RN assessing a patient wo has dyspnea and pain. She will use the symtom assessment acronym "NOPQRSTUV" to guide her assessment.
Alternate Title
Using the symptom assessment acronym : NOPQRSTUV
Author
Levy, Karen
Oliver, Judy
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Professional Practice Nursing
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services
Publication Date
2010
Series
Nursing education 19
Subjects
Nursing Assessment - methods
Pain Measurement
Palliative Care - methods
Abstract
Video shows an RN assessing a patient wo has dyspnea and pain. She will use the symtom assessment acronym "NOPQRSTUV" to guide her assessment.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
WY161 B365 2010 v.19

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Cancer care quality measures : symptoms and end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15568
Lorenz, Karl, Lynn, Joanne. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Lorenz, Karl
Lynn, Joanne
Corporate Author
Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center/RAND
Place of Publication
Rockville, MD
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Publication Date
2006
Series
Evidence report/technology assessment 137
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Terminal Care
Palliative Care
Process Assessment (Health Care)
ISBN
9781587631931
1587631938
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Cancer : how worthwhile is non-curative treatment?

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8762
New York, NY: Springer-Verlag , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 C217s 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Slevin, Maurice L
Tate, Teresa
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Palliative Care
Quality of Life
ISBN
3540760830
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 C217s 1998

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Cancer pain : assessment and management

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19741
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2010. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WL700 C215b 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Bruera, Eduardo D
Portenoy, Russell K
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xi, 643 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Pain - therapy
Pain Measurement
Palliative Care
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WL700 C215b 2010

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Cancer pain management

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15281
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WL700 C216f 2007
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Editor
Fisch, Michael J
Burton, Allen W
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xv, 319 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Pain - therapy
Neoplasms - complications
Palliative Care
ISBN
9780071445351
0071445358
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WL700 C216f 2007

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Cancer: palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5890
Dunlap, Robert. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 D922 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Dunlap, Robert
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Palliative Care
Neoplasms - therapy
ISBN
3540199748
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 D922 1998

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Cancer : the big challenge

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21372
Cavalli, Franco. La Habana, Cuba: Editorial Ciencias Medicas , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C377 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Cancer el gran desafio
Author
Cavalli, Franco
Place of Publication
La Habana, Cuba
Publisher
Editorial Ciencias Medicas
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Complementary Therapies
Palliative Care
ISBN
9789592128095
Language
Spanish
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C377 2012

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Care at the close of life : evidence and experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20557
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 C271m 2011
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
This book updated the 42 journal articles originally published as JAMA's "Perspectives on care at the close of life" series.
Editor
McPhee, Stephen J
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxii, 598 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
JAMAevidence
Subjects
Terminal Care - methods
Palliative Care - methods
Neoplasms - complications
Terminally Ill
Evidence-Based Practice
Abstract
This book updated the 42 journal articles originally published as JAMA's "Perspectives on care at the close of life" series.
ISBN
9780071637954
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WB310 C271m 2011

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Care of the imminently dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122761
Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Delirium / Debra E. Heidrich and Nancy K. English -- Dyspnea, death rattle, and cough / Deborah Dudgeon -- Urgent syndromes at the end of life / Barton T. Bobb -- Sedation for refractory symptoms / Patti Knight, Laura A. Espinosa, and Bonnie Freeman -- Withdrawal of life-sustaining thera…
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Responsibility
.
Editor
Paice, Judith A.
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2016
Series
HPNA Palliative nursing manuals; v. 7
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Terminal Care - methods
Palliative Care - methods
Abstract
Contents:
Delirium / Debra E. Heidrich and Nancy K. English -- Dyspnea, death rattle, and cough / Deborah Dudgeon -- Urgent syndromes at the end of life / Barton T. Bobb -- Sedation for refractory symptoms / Patti Knight, Laura A. Espinosa, and Bonnie Freeman -- Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies : mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and cardiac devices / Margaret L. Campbell and Linda M. Gorman.
ISBN
9780190244286
9780190244293
9780190244309
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Compassionate person-centered care for the dying : an evidence-based palliative care guide for nurses

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120172
Freeman, Bonnie. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2015.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Freeman, Bonnie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Evidence-Based Nursing - methods
Palliative Care - methods
Patient-Centered Care
Terminal Care - methods
Notes
Based on CARES the evidence-based tool for the dying - Cover
ISBN
9780826122476
9780826122483
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Complete guide to relieving cancer pain and suffering

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14435
Patt, Richard B, Lang, Susan S. Oxford University Press , 2004. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL700 P315c 2004
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Patt, Richard B
Lang, Susan S
Edition
rev. ed.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xviii, 446 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Pain - drug therapy
Palliative Care - methods
Home Nursing
Pain - prevention & control
Relaxation Techniques
Popular Work
ISBN
9780195135015
0195135016
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WL700 P315c 2004

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Comprehensive guide to supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124012
Abrahm, Janet, Collins, Molly, Daubman, Bethany-Rose. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2022. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Physician's guide to pain and symptom management in cancer patients
Author
Abrahm, Janet
Collins, Molly
Daubman, Bethany-Rose
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications - therapy
Pain - prevention & control
Pain - therapy
Palliative Care
ISBN
1421443988
9781421443980
9781421443904
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Dx/Rx : palliative cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14632
Malhotra, V. Tim, Moryl, Natalie. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 M249d 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Palliative cancer care
Author
Malhotra, V. Tim
Moryl, Natalie
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Palliative Care - methods
Terminal Care - methods
Pain - drug therapy
Physician-Patient Relations
ISBN
0763726397
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 M249d 2006

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Ethical issues in cancer patient care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16077
New York, NY: Springer , 2008. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 E84 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Editor
Angelos, Peter
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xii, 258 p. ; 25 cm.
Series
Cancer treatment and research 140
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Neoplasms - therapy
Physician-Patient Relations
Communication
Truth Disclosure
Palliative Care
ISBN
9780387736389
0387736387
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
QZ266 E84 2008

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Everyone's guide to cancer supportive care : a comprehensive handbook for patients and their families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14692
Rosenbaum, Ernest H, Rosenbaum, Isadora. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing , 2005. rev. and updated ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R813 2005
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
Cancer care specialists answer questions concerning a cancer patient's physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Includes understanding cancer and its treatments; chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant side effects; stress and cancer; the will to live; spirituality; sexuality; nutrition; and r…
Author
Rosenbaum, Ernest H
Rosenbaum, Isadora
Edition
rev. and updated ed.
Place of Publication
Kansas City, MO
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xix, 579 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Patient-Centered Care
Social Support
Quality of Life
Palliative Care
Caregivers
Popular Work
Handbooks
Abstract
Cancer care specialists answer questions concerning a cancer patient's physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Includes understanding cancer and its treatments; chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant side effects; stress and cancer; the will to live; spirituality; sexuality; nutrition; and rehabilitation and fitness.
ISBN
9780740750410
0740750410
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 R813 2005

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Handbook of advanced cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15087
European Society for Medical Oncology. London: Taylor & Francis , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 H236c 2006
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Alternate Title
Advanced cancer care
Corporate Author
European Society for Medical Oncology
Editor
Catane, Raphael
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
ix, 278 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - therapy
Palliative Care - methods
Neoplasms - psychology
ISBN
9780415375306
0415375304
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WB310 H236c 2006

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Handbook of palliative care in cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3113
Waller, Alexander, Caroline, Nancy L. [Boston, MA]: Butterworth-Heinemann , 2000. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 W198 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Waller, Alexander
Caroline, Nancy L
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Palliative Care
Neoplasms - therapy
ISBN
0750672048
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 W198 2000

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