Publications for Patients & Families
Below are publications that have been created for cancer patients and their families that will help answer questions you might have. If you would like to receive these documents in hard copy, please call us at 1-866-599-2267.
This Catalogue is a helpful booklet when seeking explanations on a number of different cancer-related issues. Sections on treatment, types of cancer and food & nutrition help patients and their families cope with the many questions that arise during diagnosis and treatment.
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This booklet is a practical guide to your cancer journey. It provides information that will help you cope and will give you more control over the way you deal with this disease. It provides answers to many common questions about cancer, its treatments, the cancer care team and where to get more information.
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A supplement to Cancer and Its Care and Treatment, this booklet is a step-by-step guide that will help you find your way through the cancer care system. Two versions of the booklet are available - one for patients who will be receiving treatment at the Cape Breton Cancer Centre in Sydney, and another for those who will be receiving treatment through the QEII/Capital Health Cancer Centre. Both versions answer some practical questions about your first appointment, staying in the hospital, what to expect during treatment, and additional services in the area.
(view Cape Breton Cancer Centre booklet)
(view QEII/Capital Health Cancer Centre booklet)
The Oncology Interactive Education Series (OIES) is a comprehensive, evidence-based education tool. An interactive and user-friendly computer software program, OIES provides patients and their families with up-to-date information on 24 types of cancer. It also contains information at a clinical level for family physicians and oncologists.
Each title in the series contains between 18 and 25 hours of learning material. Patients, their families and health professionals are able to access information about early detection, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, pain management, community support services, answers to commonly asked questions and more.
Cancer Care Nova Scotia has collaborated with the Capital Health Cancer Care Program, the Cape Breton Cancer Care Program, Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority, Pictou County Health Authority, South West Health and the Canadian Cancer Society’s Lodge that Gives to pilot test OIES in six sites across the province. OIES volunteers are available at each of the six sites to assist patients and their family members navigate the program.
QEII Health Sciences Centre, VG Site, Halifax
Patient Resource Library, Main Floor Dickson Building and 5A
Phone: (902) 473-6000
Canadian Cancer Society, The Lodge that Gives, Halifax
Phone: (902) 420-1849
Cape Breton Cancer Centre, Sydney
Paul J. Veinotte Memorial Library
Phone: (902) 567-7771
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish
Cancer Patient Navigator
Phone: (902) 867-4707
Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow
Cancer Patient Navigator
Phone: (902) 752-7600 ext. 4922
Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Yarmouth
Cancer Patient Navigator
Phone: (902) 749-1523
Lending Libraries are available at all sites except the Lodge that Gives.
An evaluation will be conducted to measure the use of OIES by patients, their families and health professionals. The evaluation will measure user’s satisfaction and will seek health professionals’ opinions on how to most effectively use the program as part of the care process. The decision to implement OIES province-wide will be based on the evaluation results, which are expected to be available in June 2005.
The Reef Knot Kit, a prostate information kit, is available for all Nova Scotian men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. The kit contains a welcome letter, “Prostate Cancer: A Booklet for Patients”, and contact information for support groups in Nova Scotia.
The kit was developed by the Reef Knot Working Group, whose members include representatives from the Halifax Regional Prostate Cancer Support Group Society, the Canadian Prostate Cancer Network, the Canadian Cancer Society – Nova Scotia Division, Cancer Care Nova Scotia, and the Capital Health Cancer Care Program.
Visit the Canadian Prostate Cancer Network for information about prostate cancer and support groups near you.
Send an email to nexicom.net to order the “Prostate Cancer: A Booklet for Patients".