Below are links to external websites which have been compiled and evaluated by BC Cancer Agency librarians according to our established Inclusion/Removal Policy. For information about palliative care from the BC Cancer Agency website see Coping with Cancer: Palliative Support.

For information in other languages see Websites in Other Languages.

For Patients/Public

Good places to start   

• Canadian Virtual Hospice
• End-of-Life Care: Cancer.Net (US)
• End-of-Life Care: Questions and Answers: National Cancer Institute - NCI (US)
• Hospice Care: American Cancer Society - ACS
• Hospice Care: MedlinePlus (US)
• Last Days of Life: National Cancer Institute - NCI (US)
• Making Decisions about End-of-Life Care: Canadian Cancer Society - CCS
• Nearing the End of Life: American Cancer Society - ACS
• Palliative Care: MedlinePlus (US)

More palliative care/hospice websites

• British Columbia Hospice/Palliative Care Association
• Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
• Cancer-Pain.Org
• Caring Connections (US)
• Caring to the End of Life
• Edmonton Regional Palliative Care Program 
• Growth House 
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care 
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (US) 
• Palliative Care Info-Sheet for Seniors: Public Health Agency of Canada
• Palliative Info
• UBC Division of Palliative Care

Home and community care websites

• Assisted Living: Vancouver Coastal Health
• Residential Care: Vancouver Coastal Health
• Home and Community Care: Vancouver Island Health Authority - VIHA

For Researchers/Clinicians

Symptom guidelines

Hospice Palliative Care Symptom Guidelines: Fraser Health (BC)

NOTE: While the BC Cancer Agency Library has selected and evaluated these "Recommended Links", we cannot guarantee the function, accuracy or currency of the websites and the information contained within them. Please read the BC Cancer Agency's Terms of Use for further information.