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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

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...

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

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...

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...

Food Ideas to Cope With Taste and Smell Changes Many people experience taste and smell changes during cancer illness and treatment. This information sheet contains helpful...

Food Ideas To Help With Decreased Appetite Helpful suggestions for individuals experiencing loss of appetite.

Gastronomical CookBook: Eating Well, Always Eating Well, Always. These recipes have been developed by students from the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec...

Improving Decision-Making about Feeding Options in Dementia Feeding problems are common in advanced dementia, triggering decision-making about options of tube feeding, assisted oral...

Nutrition and Lung Cancer Many individuals diagnosed with lung cancer may experience fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, nausea, difficulty with...

Tube Feed or Not To Tube Feed? This evidenced-based fast fact sheet written by Dr J. Hallenbeck and Dr D. Weissman provides a brief outline of what is known...