Books, Links, and More

We've compiled resources in both French and English, to give you the broadest possible range of available information. To see resources in French, click in the top right corner of the page.

If you have a favourite palliative care resource that doesn't appear here, suggest a resource below.

Search Resources

Suggest a Resource

2SLGBTQ+

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

ALS

Alzheimer’s and dementia

Cancer

Books

DVDs/Video

Online Resources

Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation MISSION: To create victories for Canadian children with cancer through investment in national, collaborative, lifesaving...

Coping with Cancer: Supportive and Palliative Care Many people who have cancer or who have been treated for cancer develop symptoms or side effects that affect their quality...

'Does cancer not care I have plans?': Terminal diagnosis forces author to grab hold of life Listen to a conversation with author Kate Bowler who was interviewed on "The Current" (CBC radio). Kate is the author of...

Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Study released August 19, 2010 in the New England Journal of Medicine found that palliative care not only improved quality...

Eating well when you have cancer: A guide to good nutrition This booklet covers a range of topics related to maintaining fluid/food intake and strength during a cancer illness. It addresses...

The Emotional Facts of Life with Cancer Free on-line booklet.

I Don’t Want Jenny To Think I’m Abandoning Her: Views On Overtreatment A palliative care physician helps a cancer patient cope with her coming death, while her oncologist struggles to give up...

If I Were Tom – Prostate Cancer Website Prostate Cancer Foundation BC (in partnership with other organizations) produced this website called “If I Were Tom.” It...

Indigenous Cancer Care Experiences: Video Series Short stories, based on Indigenous story-telling traditions help show the many values, beliefs and needs of Indigenous cancer...

It takes a team: Families talk about traveling for care for advanced cancer This resource is based on families' experiences traveling for care for advanced cancer and is intended to help families who...