QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department is working with reduced space, which may lead to delays for those with less urgent concerns. Learn more here.
Starting Saturday, December 14, the entrance to the QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department will change to 1840 Bell Road. Learn more.
Psychosocial Oncology recommended books
Most of these helpful books are available in your local library or bookstore:
- Cancer is a Word Not a Sentence by Dr. Robert Buckman
- The Essential Cancer Treatment Nutrition Guide and Cookbook by Jean
Lamantia - The Healing Journey: Overcoming the Crisis of Cancer. Alastair J Cunningham. 2010.
- The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema
Chodron - When a Parent is Sick: Helping Parents Explain Serious Illness to Children.
Joan Hamilton, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cancer Care, QEII, Halifax. - Men Cancer Sex. Anne Katz. 2010. Oncology Nursing Society.
- Women Cancer Sex. Anne Katz. 2009. Oncology Nursing Society.
- Life after Cancer. A guide for cancer survivors. Canadian Cancer Society, 2008. Visit the CCS website: www.cancer.ca or call 1-888-939-3333.
- Life After Cancer Treatment. Facing Forward Series. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. 2004.
- Living Well after Cancer. A guide for cancer survivors, their families and friends. The Cancer Council New South Wales, February, 2010.
- Picking Up the Pieces. Moving Forward after Surviving Cancer. Sherri Magee and
Kathy Scalzo. Raincoast Books, Rutgers University Press. 2007. - After You Ring the Bell…10 Challenges for Cancer Survivor. Anne Katz. Oncology
Nursing Society. 2012. - When someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. May, 2010.
- Beyond Surviving Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey. David Maginley. Tristan Press. May 2017.
YourHealthNS App
Much of Nova Scotia's healthcare program and service information is now available on the YourHealthNS mobile app. Download for free on the Apple Store and Android Apps for Google Play.
