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Cancer : what causes it, what doesn't

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113561
American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
224 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Risk Factors
Popular Work
ISBN
9780944235447
9781604431186
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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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Cancer causes and controversies : understanding risk reduction and prevention

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113550
Kwabi-Addo, Bernard, Lindstrom, Tia Laura. Greenwood Publishing Group , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Kwabi-Addo, Bernard
Lindstrom, Tia Laura
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Publication Date
2011
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms
Risk Factors
Popular Work
ISBN
9780313379284
9780313379291
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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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Occupational cancer epidemiology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1282
New York, NY: Springer-Verlag , 1990.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 1990 v.120
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Band, Pierre R
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication Date
1990
Series
Recent results in cancer research 120
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Occupational Diseases - etiology
ISBN
0387520902
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 1990 v.120

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Family consultant on cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18243
Beijing, China: College Publisher , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F198 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
What is cancer; Different types of cancer; How vitamins and minerals help to improve our health; Treatments for different types of cancer
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Editor
Dongqiao, Jian
Place of Publication
Beijing, China
Publisher
College Publisher
Publication Date
1996
Physical Description
156 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Popular Work
Abstract
What is cancer
Different types of cancer
How vitamins and minerals help to improve our health
Treatments for different types of cancer
ISBN
978507706956
7507706958
Language
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 F198 1996

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Cancer sourcebook for women

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18916
Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2010. 4th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP145 C215s 2010
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Cancer sourcebook for women : basic consumer health information about gynecologic cancers and other cancers of special concern to women, including cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, lung, ovaries, thyroid, and uterus; along with facts about benign conditions of the female reproductive system, ca…
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Editor
Bellenir, Karen
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xix, 729 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Health reference series
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Genital Neoplasms, Female - therapy
Women's Health
Risk Factors
Popular Work
Abstract
Cancer sourcebook for women : basic consumer health information about gynecologic cancers and other cancers of special concern to women, including cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, lung, ovaries, thyroid, and uterus; along with facts about benign conditions of the female reproductive system, cancer risk factors, screening and prevention programs, women's issues in cancer treatment and survivorship, research initiatives, a glossary of cancer terms, and a directory of resources for additional help and information
ISBN
9780780811393
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP145 C215s 2010

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One renegade cell : how cancer begins

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog418
Weinberg, Robert. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc. , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ202 W423 1998
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Weinberg, Robert
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Basic Books, Inc.
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Carcinogens
ISBN
465072755
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 W423 1998

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Evolution of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9732
Okuyama, Shinichi, Mishina, Hitoshi. Tokyo, Japan: University of Tokyo Press , 1990.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 O41e 1990
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Okuyama, Shinichi
Mishina, Hitoshi
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
Publisher
University of Tokyo Press
Publication Date
1990
Subjects
Evolution
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
ISBN
0860084604
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 O41e 1990

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Cancer sourcebook for women

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120547
Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2016. 5th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Cancer sourcebook for women : basic consumer health information about gynecologic cancers and other cancers of special concern to women, including cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, lung, ovaries, thyroid, and uterus; along with facts about benign conditions of the female reproductive system, ca…
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Editor
Jones, Keith
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Publication Date
2016
Series
Health reference series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Breast Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female - therapy
Women's Health
Risk Factors
Popular Work
Abstract
Cancer sourcebook for women : basic consumer health information about gynecologic cancers and other cancers of special concern to women, including cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, lung, ovaries, thyroid, and uterus; along with facts about benign conditions of the female reproductive system, cancer risk factors, screening and prevention programs, women's issues in cancer treatment and survivorship, research initiatives, a glossary of cancer terms, and a directory of resources for additional help and information
Table of contents:
Part I Cancer Overview -- Part II Cancer Risks and Prevention -- Part III Breast Cancer -- Part IV Gynecological Cancer -- Part V Other Cancers of Special Concern to Women -- Part VI Diagnosing and Treating Cancer -- Part VII Coping with the Side Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatments -- Part VIII Clinical Trials and Cancer Research -- Part IX Additional Help and Information.
ISBN
9780780813793
9780780814035
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
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Origin of cancers : clinical perspectives and implications of a stem-cell theory of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19788
Tu, Shi-Ming. New York, NY: Springer , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 T883 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Tu, Shi-Ming
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xviii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Cancer treatment and research 154
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Stem Cells
ISBN
9781441959676
144195967X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 T883 2010
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-1-4419-5967-6/#section=739249&page=1

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Viruses and human cancer : from basic science to clinical prevention

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21566
Heidelberg: Springer , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 2014 v.193
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Viruses and human cancer
Editor
Chang, Mei Hwei
Jeang, Kuan-Teh
Place of Publication
Heidelberg
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
viii, 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Recent results in cancer research 193
Subjects
Oncogenic Viruses
Neoplasms - etiology
ISBN
9783642389641
ISSN
0080-0015
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 2014 v.193

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Epidemiology of childhood cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122030
Little, Julian. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 L778 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Little, Julian
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
1999
Physical Description
xiv, 382 p. ; 30 cm.
Series
IARC scientific publications 149
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Child
Infant
Neoplasms - etiology
ISBN
9789283221494
9283221494
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 L778 1999

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Epidemiology of diet and cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5778
New York, NY: Ellis Horwood Ltd. , 1994.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 E64h 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Hill, Michael J
Giacosa, Attilio
Caygill, Christine P. J
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Ellis Horwood Ltd.
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Diet - adverse effects
Neoplasms - etiology
ISBN
0130319988
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 E64h 1994

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Cancer epidemiology and prevention

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2251
New York, NY: W.B. Saunders Company , 1996. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C219s 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Schottenfeld, David
Fraumeni, Joseph F
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.B. Saunders Company
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - etiology
ISBN
0195053540
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ200 C219s 1996

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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Schottenfeld and Fraumeni : cancer epidemiology and prevention

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120386
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2018. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C219s 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Cancer epidemiology and prevention
Editor
Thun, Michael J.
Linet, Martha S.
Cerhan, James R.
Haiman, Christopher A.
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xix, 1308 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - etiology
Notes
Preceded by Cancer epidemiology and prevention / edited by David Schottenfeld, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., 3rd ed. 2006
ISBN
9780190238667
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C219s 2018

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Reduce your cancer risk : twelve steps to a healthier life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19767
Boughton, Barbara, Stefanek, Michael. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 B758 2010
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Twelve steps to a healthier life : reduce your cancer risk : the most up-to-date information on personal risk assessment, life style changes, preventive health strategies, genetic counseling, preventive anti-cancer medications, latest cutting-edge research
Author
Boughton, Barbara
Stefanek, Michael
Editor
Gansler, Ted
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Health
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xxviii, 256 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Risk Factors
Risk Assessment
Life Change Events
Genetic Counseling
Popular Work
ISBN
9781932603927
1932603921
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
QZ200 B758 2010

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Mechanisms of fibre carcinogenesis

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog164
Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 1996.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 M486 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Kane, A.B.
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
1996
Series
IARC scientific publications 140
Subjects
Carcinogens
Neoplasms - etiology
Minerals - toxicity
Mesothelioma - etiology
ISBN
9283221400
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 M486 1996

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Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields : the question of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15021
Columbus, OH: Battelle Press , 1990.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 E38 1990
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Wilson, Bary W
Stevens, Richard G
Anderson, Larry E
Place of Publication
Columbus, OH
Publisher
Battelle Press
Publication Date
1990
Subjects
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
Neoplasms - etiology
ISBN
0935470484
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 E38 1990

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MicroRNA and cancer : methods and protocols

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20683
New York, NY: Humana Press , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 M626w 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Wu, Wei
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Humana Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
x, 273 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Series
Methods in molecular biology 676
Subjects
MicroRNAs - genetics
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - genetics
Laboratory Manuals
ISBN
9781607618621
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 M626w 2011

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Electromagnetic fields and the risk of cancer : report of an Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8399
Doll, Sir Richard. Didcot, Oxon: National Radiological Protection Board , 1992.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QT34 E39 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
NRPB Volume 3, No. 1 1992
Author
Doll, Sir Richard
Corporate Author
National Radiological Protection Board
Place of Publication
Didcot, Oxon
Publisher
National Radiological Protection Board
Publication Date
1992
Series
Documents of the NRPB 3 : 1
Subjects
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
Neoplasms - etiology
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QT34 E39 1992

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Living downstream : an ecologist's personal investigation of cancer and the environment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19937
Steingraber, Sandra. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press , 2010. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ202 S819 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
Steingraber, Sandra
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xxvi, 414 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Carcinogens, Environmental
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
ISBN
9780306818691
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 S819 2010

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