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Gyn-Onc Health Information Service

Da (Linda) Lei is the Librarian at the Gyn-Onc clinic and can be reached at 514-340-8222, ext. 2768.

Arlene Greenberg is the Chief Medical Librarian at the Health Sciences Library and can be reached at 514-340-8222, ext. 5930.

Francesca Frati  is the Patient Information Specialist at the Patient & Family Resource Centre and can be reached at 514-340-8222, ext. 2438.

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We would be happy to help you find health information in a variety of formats: books, magazines and journals, pamphlets and newsletters, audio and video tapes, medical databases, and health-related web sites.

Please take advantage of our new service while you wait!

We can help you if you have questions about:
  • Specific diseases or conditions
  • Tests or procedures
  • Drug information
  • Community health resource
  • National associations
  • Support groups
How:
  • one-on-one Internet sessions on the telephone
  • by e-mail or fax
Where:
  • in room E-707, next to the waiting room of the Gyn-Onc clinic during clinic hours
    > Monday, 9:00 a.m. - noon; Thursday, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

  • in the library, room A-200
    > Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  • in family rooms on the floors
  • in the hospital by the patient's bed
Stay Informed

January 5, 2012
Latest Research Findings by the Gyn-Onc Team
The Gyn-Onc research group calls for caution on VEGF blockade in advanced ovarian cancer with abdominal carcinomatosis in a recent study published in the prestigious British journal The Lancet Oncology.
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December 9, 2011
More Canadian Patient Education Materials on Gynecologic Cancer
Abreast & the Rest: women's breast gynecologic cancer newsletter

A free quarterly newsletter produced by the BC / Yukon Women's Cancer Alliance with articles on new emerging research, personal journeys and healthy living.

Taking it Step by Step: a guide for women diagnosed with gynecological cancer
PDF, 40 pages
A guide created by survivors and health care professionals of the BC Cancer Agency. It covers all aspects of the patient journey and aims to help both new and established patients.

November 21, 2011
E-Handbook Recommendations
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is offering two PDF handbooks from its patient education series on Cancer in Older Adults and Survivorship respectively.
       
  PDF, 40 pages          PDF, 28 pages