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Advance care planning / Decision making

Caregiver and caregiving

Children - About

Children - For

Communication

Complementary therapies

Culture

Death and dying

Decision making - see Advance care planning

Diseases

Education

Emotions

Ethics

Family

Financial considerations

Finding health information

Funerals and memorials

Government/group reports

Grief and bereavement

Health care directives - see Advance care planning

Hospice and palliative care

Indigenous people

International

Living wills - see Advance care planning

Living with illness

Medical assistance in dying (MAiD)

Multicultural - see Culture

Nutrition - see Symptoms - Lack of appetite / weight loss

Personal stories

Persons with disabilities

Quality of life

Sexuality

Spirituality

Symptoms

Anxiety

Confusion

Constipation / diarrhea

Dehydration

Depression

Difficulty swallowing

General symptoms

Lack of appetite / weight loss

Nausea / vomiting

Pain and discomfort

Online Resources

Accessing cannabis for medical purposes from a licensed producer Learn how to access cannabis for your medical purposes from licensed producers under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes...

Cancer Pain Having cancer does not always mean having pain. But if you do have pain, there are many different kinds of medicines, different...

Cannabis in Canada About cannabis, process of legalization, health effects, addiction, medical use, applying for industry licenses, consumer...

Food Ideas for a Sore Mouth/Throat During Chemotherapy This information sheet contains helpful information to promote intake of food and fluids, when people are experiencing a...

Life Before Death (information about pain management) Short video clips with palliative care experts from around the world addressing some of the common myths around opioid pain...

Methadone Information for Patients and Families An information pamphlet on the use of methadone. This document answers some of the common questions around the use of this...

Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer Pain Control is for people who have pain from cancer or from its treatment. Having cancer doesn’t mean you’ll have pain.

Pain Relief: A Guide for People With Cancer This booklet was written to help people with cancer and their families understand cancer pain and how it can be reduced.

Pain Squad App This is a free iPhone app developed for children and teens to keep a pain diary.

Safe disposal of fentanyl patches This page on the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia website, offers helpful information to patients, family members...