Alternate Title

Women's cancers : pathways to healing : a patient's guide to dealing with ovarian and breast cancer

Author

Smith, J. Richard

Del Priore, Giuseppe

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Springer-Verlag London Limited

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xvi, 138 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms

Genital Neoplasms, Female

Ovarian Neoplasms

Women's Health

Popular Work

Notes

Table of Contents includes:

Cervical cancer

Endometrial cancer

Vulval cancer

Choriocarcinoma

ISBN

9781846284373

1846284380

9781846284380

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP145 S657 2009

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Corporate Author

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (2005 February 15-22 : Lyon, France)

World Health Organization

Place of Publication

Lyon, France

Publisher

International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

viii, 670 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 90

Subjects

Papillomavirus Infections

Papillomaviridae - pathogenicity

Tumor Virus Infections - etiology

Genital Neoplasms, Female - virology

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - virology

Carcinogens

ISBN

9789283212904

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ202 I585 2007 v.90

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Author

Schover, Leslie R

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

American Cancer Society, Inc.

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

92 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Sexual Behavior

Neoplasms - complications

Neoplasms - psychology

Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological

Women's Health

Female

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 S377s 2009

Website Notes

The most current edition of this title is available online.

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Alternate Title

World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumours : pathology and genetics of tumours of the urinary system and male genital organs

WHO Blue Books

Editor

Eble, John N

Place of Publication

Lyon, France

Publisher

IARC Press

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

359 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Series

World Health Organization classification of tumours 6

Subjects

Bladder Neoplasms - genetics

Bladder Neoplasms - pathology

Genital Neoplasms, Male - genetics

Genital Neoplasms, Male - pathology

Kidney Neoplasms - genetics

Kidney Neoplasms - pathology

Prostatic Neoplasms - genetics

Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology

Neoplasms - classification

ISBN

9789283224150

9283224124

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WJ160 P297 2004

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Alternate Title

Women-centred approach to cervical cancer screening : educational video for health professionals

Woman-centered approach to cervical cancer screening : educational video for health professionals

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Cervical Cancer Screening Program

BCCA

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

33 minutes

Subjects

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis

Mass Screening

Vaginal Smears - methods

Health Promotion

Education, Medical, Continuing

British Columbia

Abstract

Focus on screening

Focus on the cervix

Focus on the technique

Focus on exam

Focus on women

Notes

For health professionals. Email screening@bccancer.bc.ca for access

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library AV Room

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

WP480 B862w 2009

Website Notes

To find information about how health professionals can access an online copy of the video, click the Resources tab, and scroll down to the Videos section.

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Author

Garmon, Linda

Ellerbee, Linda

Place of Publication

[Boston, MA]

Publisher

WGBH Boston Video

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

116 minutes

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Survivors

Patients

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Abstract

This documentary seeks to answer the question "Why does anyone still die of cancer?". Filmmaker Linda Garmon shares the personal story of her own husband's battle with cancer and seeks to tell us where we stand in fighting this decades-old war. Following the film is the panel discussion. "Take one step : a conversation about cancer" with Linda Ellerbee, featuring cancer survivors Dr. Ernie Bodai, Dr. Bernadine Healy, Dr. Paul Brenner, and Dr. Richard Payne. Features footage of panel discussion, printable resources, and Web site link.

Truth about cancer (86 minutes)

Take one step : a conversation about cancer with Linda Ellerbee (30 minutes)

ISBN

9781593758301

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 T874 2008

Website Notes

2nd URL leads to background information

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Alternate Title

What to eat during cancer treatment : one hundred great tasting, family friendly recipes to help you cope

Editor

Besser, Jeanne

Place of Publication

Atlanta, GA

Publisher

American Cancer Society

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xviii, 158 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Neoplasms - diet therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Nutrition

Cookbook

Popular Work

Diet

Cookery

Abstract

Recipes according to symptom:

Nausea

Diarrhea

Constipation

Sore mouth and difficulty swallowing

Taste alterations

Unintentional weight loss

Additional resources:

The survival kit

Kitchen staples

Tips for dining out

Avoiding excess weight gain during treatment

Resource list

ISBN

9781604430059

1604430052

9781604430691

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ266 N9 W555 2009

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Author

Kornmehl, Carol L

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

M. Evans and Company, Inc.

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

xviii, 185 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Popular Work

ISBN

159077051X (pbk.)

9781461733843

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ269 K84 2004

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Author

Corsini, Linda J

Corporate Author

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario Chapter

Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario Chapter

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

xxiv, 148 p. : ill ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Social Support

Family Relations

Popular Work

Abstract

Introduction

Chapter 1: Diagnosis

Chapter 2: Treatment

Chapter 3: Financial concerns

Chapter 4: Survivorship

Chapter 5: Heredity and genetic testing

Chapter 6: Recurrence or metastases

Chapter 7: Legal concerns

Chapter 8: Advancing illness and dying

Chapter 9: Death and grieving

English Resource List / Liste de resources en français

Acknowledgements

ISBN

1896998283

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 C826 2006

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Alternate Title

Chemobrain

Author

Robertson, Cathryn

Place of Publication

Bowen Island, BC

Publisher

Oystercatcher Film and Television Inc

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

56 minutes

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

Mastectomy

Risk

Mammaplasty

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

Topics Covered:chemotherapy; radiation; radiation burns; nursing; nursing mothers; sexuality; aging; invasive; stage 1, 2, 3 & 4; war on cancer; biopsy; ductal carcinoma; invasive breast cancer; prosthesis; radical mastectomy; partial mastectomy; breast cancer risk factors; hats and wigs; chemo brain; nipple tattoo; fertility; working breasts; lumpectomy; triple negative; her-2 positive (pronounced hair); environment; not stress; radial mastectomy; breast tissue; chemo brain; fertility; eggs on ice; frozen fetus; egg harvesting; radiation burns; type 1, 2 & 3 cell; stage; node; margins; primary; tumor; metastasis; mammary node; auxiliary nodes; primary; secondary; distant

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 R649 2008

Website Notes

To view trailer of DVD

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Author

Wintrobe, Maxwell Myer

Editor

Tkachuk, Douglas C

Hirschmann, Jan V

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xiii, 349 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Hematologic Diseases - diagnosis

Hematologic Diseases - pathology

Atlases

ISBN

9780781770231

0781770238

Language

English

Material Type

Book

DVD

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

WH17 W794 2007

Website Notes

This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

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Alternate Title

Disease control priorities project

DCP2

Editor

Jamison, Dean T

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

World Bank

Publication Date

2006

Subjects

Public Health - economics

Communicable Disease Control - economics

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Developing Countries

Health Policy - economics

Health Planning - economics

ISBN

9780821361795

0821361791

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

WA395 D611 2006

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Author

Krueger, Hans

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Cancer Prevention Program

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2006

Subjects

Immunization Programs - economics - British Columbia

Tumor Virus Infections - prevention & control

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control

Genital Neoplasms - prevention & control

Papillomavirus Infections - economics

Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control

Costs and Cost Analysis

Head and Neck Neoplasms - prevention & control

Anus Neoplasms - prevention & control

Viral Vaccines

Mass Screening - methods

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 B862p 2006

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Author

Hampton, Mary

Place of Publication

Regina, SK

Publisher

Luther College, University of Regina

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

53 minutes

Subjects

First Nations

Death - psychology

Attitude to Death

Social Support

Terminal Care

Cultural Diversity

Cross Cultural Comparison

Family

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 C737 2006

Copies

Alternate Title

Lymphoma cancer forum May 8, 2009

Lymphoma cancer education forum held on May 8, 2009 at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver, BC

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre. Patient and Family Counselling Services

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

210 minutes

Subjects

Lymphoma - therapy

Lymphoma - pathology

Lymphoma - epidemiology

Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - therapy

Hodgkin Disease - therapy

Multiple Myeloma

Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell - therapy

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Neoplasms - diet therapy

Popular Work

Abstract

Designed to educate patients and the public about the basics and new treatments for lymphoid cancer, which includes non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Lymphoma cancer basics by Dr. Joseph Connors

Wonderful world of lymphoid pathology by Dr. Randy Gascoyne

New developments in treatment by Dr. Richard Klasa

Epidemiology of lymphoid cancers by Dr. John Spinelli

Patient presentation by Holly Hutchinson

Cancer and diet by Satnam Sekhon

Does natural always mean good? by Dr. Shirin Abadi

Feeling your best by Nola Wurtele

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WH525 L986b 2009

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Author

Levy, Karen

Sekhon, Satnam

Campbell, Kristin

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Breast Tumour Group

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

60 minutes

Series

BCCA video telehealth series "Closer to home" 17

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - complications

Fatigue

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP870 B863 2008 v.17

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Corporate Author

Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada

Publication Date

[2007]

Physical Description

16 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects

Colorectal Neoplasms

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

WI520 C719u 2007

Copies

Corporate Author

Alliance for Breast Cancer Information & Support, BC & Yukon

Edition

rev. ed.

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Alliance for Breast Cancer Information and Support, BC and Yukon

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

10 p. : ill ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP870 B829a 2008

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Corporate Author

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter

Canadian Cancer Society. British Columbia and Yukon

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter

Publication Date

2005

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Popular Work

Maps

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B828c 2005

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Author

St. John, Tina M

Place of Publication

Vancouver, WA

Publisher

Tina M. St. John

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

xii, 484 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Lung Neoplasms

Popular Work

ISBN

9780976045021

0976045028

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WF658 S862 2005

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