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Facts about ovarian cancer, by Ovarian Cancer Canada.
* PDF for individuals (English)
* PDF for individuals (French)
* PDF for health professionals (English)
* PDF for health professionals (French)

"Survivors Teaching Students brings the faces and voices of ovarian cancer survivors into the classrooms of medical students, nursing students, pharmacy students and others to share firsthand experiences of dealing with a devastating diagnosis." Click to download pdf.

The document repository contains files relevant to psychosocial oncology endeavors. The database is part of CancerView Canada's site. Sign-in is not required. Click here to be redirected. The page will open in a new window.

The Antidepressant Skills Workbook gives an overview of depression, explains how it can be effectively managed according to the best available research, and gives a step-by-step guide to changing patterns that trigger depression. Available In English, French, Punjabi, Chinese. Link.

Dealing with Depression is a workbook for teens that explains depression and teaches three main antidepressant skills you can use to help overcome or prevent it. The skills are presented in a step-by-step way so that you may learn them easily and apply them to your life. Sometimes these antidepressant skills can be used on their own, when the mood problem isn't too severe, and sometimes they have to be used along with treatments prescribed by professionals. Either way, practicing these antidepressant skills will help you deal more effectively with low mood and depression. (By Drs. Dan Bilsker, Merv Gilbert, David Worling, Jane Garland. 2005.) Available in French and English. Link.

Positive Coping with Health Conditions, A Self-Care Workbook (Dan Bilsker, PhD, RPsych, Joti Samra, PhD, RPsych, Elliot Goldner, MD, FRC(P), MHSc) is a self-care manual authored by scientist-practitioners with expertise in issues relating to coping with health conditions.  This manual is designed for individuals who deal with health conditions, including patients, physicians, psychologists, nurses, rehabilitation professionals and researchers. Link.

A step-by-step MBSR approach to help you cope with treatment & reclaim you life. 2011. Carlson, L.E. & Speca, M., New Harbinger, CA.

"No population needs to hear the message of mindfulness and compassion more than the millions struggling with cancer..."

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Canadian Breast Cancer Network -- "In this handbook, we will talk about 16 main topics, each of which could have a major psychosocial impact on your life. They are  listed somewhat in order, although every woman’s experience is unique and yours may follow a different path. You may choose to read these sections in order or to read only the ones you feel apply to you at this time. We hope that the information and resources presented in these sections help you feel prepared to face the psychosocial issues that come with a breast cancer diagnosis, and that the handbook itself offers useful information to help you cope with them."