Search Results - BC Cancer Agency Library

Know your chances : understanding health statistics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20841

Woloshin, Steven, Schwartz, Lisa M, Welch, H. Gilbert. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA900 W866 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Woloshin, Steven; Schwartz, Lisa M; Welch, H. Gilbert

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 142 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Risk Assessment; Biometry; Statistics as Topic; Public Health; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780520252226

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA900 W866 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Lung cancer : a risk for smokers and non-smokers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16156

Information Television Network. Boca Raton, Fla.: Information Television Network, Inc. , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WF658 L963i 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Information Television Network

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher: Information Television Network, Inc.

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 30 minutes

Series: Healthy body, healthy mind 807

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms; Smoking; Risk Factors; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WF658 L963i 2006

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health : 2001-2003

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17760

Krewski, Daniel. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QT34 R295 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

The original 1999 report was published as "Review of the potential health risks of radiofrequency fields from wireless telecommunications devices" / Expert Panel on the Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunications Devices - Ottawa, ON: Royal Society of Ca…

3 read online

Alternate Title: Journal of toxicology and environmental health, Part B, 10:287-318, 2007

Author: Krewski, Daniel

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Publication Date: 2007

Subjects: Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure; Cellular Phone; Health Status Indicators; Radiation Protection - standards; Neoplasms, Radiation Induced - epidemiology; Occupational Exposure; Radio Waves - adverse effects; Risk Assessment

Abstract: The original 1999 report was published as "Review of the potential health risks of radiofrequency fields from wireless telecommunications devices" / Expert Panel on the Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunications Devices - Ottawa, ON: Royal Society of Canada, 1999. See ID# 241.; The updates to the original 1999 report are published as journal articles:; 1: Krewski D, Byus CV, Glickman BW, Lotz WG, Mandeville R, McBride ML, Prato FS,; Weaver DF. Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health. J; Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2001 Jan-Mar;4(1):145-59. Review. PubMed PMID:; 11202059.; 2: Krewski D, Glickman BW, Habash RW, Habbick B, Lotz WG, Mandeville R, Prato FS,; Salem T, Weaver DF. Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and; health: 2001-2003. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2007; Jun-Jul;10(4):287-318. Review. PubMed PMID: 17620203.; 3: Habash RW, Elwood JM, Krewski D, Lotz WG, McNamee JP, Prato FS. Recent0; advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health: 2004-2007. J Toxicol; Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2009 Apr;12(4):250-88. Review. PubMed PMID: 20183523.; See ID #s 241, 19259 and 19519 for related reports.

Language: English

Material Type: Serial; Website

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QT34 R295 2007

Read Online

http://rsc-src.ca/en/expert-panels/rsc-reports/review-potential-health-risks-radiofrequency-fields-from-wireless

http://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/expert_panel_radiofrequency_update2.pdf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17620203

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health : 2004-2007

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19259

New York, NY: Taylor & Francis , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QT34 R295 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

The original 1999 report was published as "Review of the potential health risks of radiofrequency fields from wireless telecommunications devices" / Expert Panel on the Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunications Devices - Ottawa, ON: Royal Society of Ca…

1 read online

Alternate Title: Journal of toxicology and environmental health, Part B, 12:250-288, 2009

Editor: Habash, Riadh W. Y; Elwood, J. Mark

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Publication Date: 2009

Subjects: Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure; Cellular Phone; Health Status Indicators; Radiation Protection - standards; Neoplasms, Radiation Induced - epidemiology; Occupational Exposure; Radio Waves - adverse effects; Risk Assessment

Abstract: The original 1999 report was published as "Review of the potential health risks of radiofrequency fields from wireless telecommunications devices" / Expert Panel on the Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunications Devices - Ottawa, ON: Royal Society of Canada, 1999. See ID# 241.; The updates to the original 1999 report are published as journal articles:; 1: Krewski D, Byus CV, Glickman BW, Lotz WG, Mandeville R, McBride ML, Prato FS,; Weaver DF. Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health. J; Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2001 Jan-Mar;4(1):145-59. Review. PubMed PMID:; 11202059.; 2: Krewski D, Glickman BW, Habash RW, Habbick B, Lotz WG, Mandeville R, Prato FS,; Salem T, Weaver DF. Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and; health: 2001-2003. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2007; Jun-Jul;10(4):287-318. Review. PubMed PMID: 17620203.; 3: Habash RW, Elwood JM, Krewski D, Lotz WG, McNamee JP, Prato FS. Recent0; advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health: 2004-2007. J Toxicol; Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2009 Apr;12(4):250-88. Review. PubMed PMID: 20183523.; See ID #s 241, 17760 and 19519 for related reports.

Language: English

Material Type: Serial; Website

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QT34 R295 2009

Website Notes: Abstract of article

Read Online

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20183523

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health : update

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19519

New York, NY: Taylor & Francis , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QT34 R295 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

The original 1999 report was published as "Review of the potential health risks of radiofrequency fields from wireless telecommunications devices" / Expert Panel on the Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunications Devices - Ottawa, ON: Royal Society of Ca…

1 read online

Alternate Title: Journal of toxicology and environmental health, Part B, 4: 145-159, 2001

Editor: Krewski, Daniel; McBride, Mary L

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure; Cellular Phone; Health Status Indicators; Radiation Protection - standards; Neoplasms, Radiation Induced - epidemiology; Occupational Exposure; Radio Waves - adverse effects; Risk Assessment

Abstract: The original 1999 report was published as "Review of the potential health risks of radiofrequency fields from wireless telecommunications devices" / Expert Panel on the Potential Health Risks of Radiofrequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunications Devices - Ottawa, ON: Royal Society of Canada, 1999. See ID# 241.; The updates to the original 1999 report are published as journal articles:; 1: Krewski D, Byus CV, Glickman BW, Lotz WG, Mandeville R, McBride ML, Prato FS,; Weaver DF. Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health. J; Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2001 Jan-Mar;4(1):145-59. Review. PubMed PMID:; 11202059.; 2: Krewski D, Glickman BW, Habash RW, Habbick B, Lotz WG, Mandeville R, Prato FS,; Salem T, Weaver DF. Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and; health: 2001-2003. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2007; Jun-Jul;10(4):287-318. Review. PubMed PMID: 17620203.; 3: Habash RW, Elwood JM, Krewski D, Lotz WG, McNamee JP, Prato FS. Recent0; advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health: 2004-2007. J Toxicol; Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2009 Apr;12(4):250-88. Review. PubMed PMID: 20183523.; See ID #s 241, 17760 and 19259 for related reports.

Language: English

Material Type: Serial; Website

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QT34 R295 2001

Website Notes: Citation and abstract of article in PubMed

Read Online

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11202059

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

How healthy are you? Self-assessment quiz

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18450

BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs , 2009?.

Audience: Patient or Public

2 read online

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Prevention Programs

Publication Date: 2009?

Subjects: Health Promotion; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Risk Factors; Life Style; Health Behavior; BC Cancer Agency; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Read Online

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/prevention-and-screening-site/Documents/Prevention/BCCA12_HHAY_brochure_web1.pdf

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/health-info/prevention-screening/prevention

Cancer sourcebook

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16088

Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2007. 5th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C215b 2007

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Cancer sourcebook : basic consumer health information about major forms and stages of cancer, featuring facts about head and neck cancers, lung cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, genitourinary cancers, lymphomas, blood cell cancers, endocrine cancers, skin cancers, bone cancers, metastatic cancers,…

Editor: Bellenir, Karen

Edition: 5th ed.

Place of Publication: Detroit, MI

Publisher: Omnigraphics

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xviii, 1133 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Health reference series

Subjects: Neoplasms; Risk Factors; Neoplasm Metastasis; Popular Work

Abstract: Cancer sourcebook : basic consumer health information about major forms and stages of cancer, featuring facts about head and neck cancers, lung cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, genitourinary cancers, lymphomas, blood cell cancers, endocrine cancers, skin cancers, bone cancers, metastatic cancers, and more ; along with facts about cancer treatments, cancer risks and prevention, a glossary of related terms, statistical data, and a directory of resources for additional information

ISBN: 9780780809475

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C215b 2007

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Missing			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr			Available

Life's delicate balance : causes and prevention of breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14248

Sherman, Janette D. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S553 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

1 read online

Author: Sherman, Janette D

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: 285 p.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - etiology; Risk Factors; Popular Work

Notes: Note: the online version erroneously shows a publication date of 2014

ISBN: 1560328703; 9781315061504

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WP870 S553 2000

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.

Read Online

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=1683653

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Assessment and communication of EMF health risks

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18181

Repacholi, Michael. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ206 B365 2009 v.268

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Monday noon seminar series

Author: Repacholi, Michael

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Research Centre Seminar Series

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: BC Cancer Research Centre seminar series 268

Subjects: Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects; Risk Assessment; Communication; Public Health

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library AV Room

Call Number: QZ206 B365 2009 v.268

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library AV Room

Available

What is cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15494

Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Princeton, NJ: Films Media Group , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C215 2005 v.1

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: Cancer story : what is cancer

Corporate Author: Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Place of Publication: Princeton, NJ

Publisher: Films Media Group

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 57 minutes

Series: Cancer story

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - etiology; Risk Factors; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Patients - psychology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781421350004

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C215 2005 v.1

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr			Available

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on management of menopause-related symptoms March 21-23, 2005

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18250

National Institutes of Health. [Bethesda, MD]: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service , 2009.

Audience: Professional

2 read online

Alternate Title: NIH Consens State-of-the-Science Statements, volume 22, number 1, March 21-23, 2005

Corporate Author: National Institutes of Health

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service

Publication Date: 2009

Subjects: Menopause; Hot Flashes; Behavior Therapy; Decision Making; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Sleep Disorders - etiology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Quality of Life; Risk Factors; Risk Assessment

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Read Online

http://consensus.nih.gov/2005/menopause.htm

http://consensus.nih.gov/2005/menopausestatement.pdf

Approaches to risk management in remediation of radioactively contaminated sites

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13964

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2004.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN650 N39 2004 v.146

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2004

Series: NCRP report 146

Subjects: Radiation Protection; Risk Assessment; Safety - standards

ISBN: 0929600827

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 N39 2004 v.146

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library

Available

Genetics in oncology practice : cancer risk assessment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10830

Pittsburgh, Pa.: Oncology Nursing Society , 2003.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WY161 G328 2003

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Editor: Tranin, Amy Strauss; Masny, Agnes; Jenkins, Jean

Place of Publication: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society

Publication Date: 2003

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics - nurses' instruction; Oncology Nursing; Risk Assessment

ISBN: 1890504319

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WY161 G328 2003

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library			Available

Risk-based classification of radioactive and hazardous chemical wastes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11100

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN650 N39 2002 v.139

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2002

Series: NCRP report 139

Subjects: Radioactive Waste - classification; Hazardous Waste - classification; Risk Assessment

ISBN: 092960072X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 N39 2002 v.139

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library

Available

Liver cancer risk from internally-deposited radionuclides

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9489

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN650 N39 2001 v.135

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2001

Series: NCRP report 135

Subjects: Liver Neoplasms - etiology; Risk Assessment; Radioisotopes - adverse effects; Liver - radiation effects

ISBN: 0929600681

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 N39 2001 v.135

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library

Available

Reversal of risk after quitting smoking

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15957

International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: IARC , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 I63 2007 v.11

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: IARC handbooks of cancer prevention : tobacco control

Corporate Author: International Agency for Research on Cancer; World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Lyon, France

Publisher: IARC

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xiii, 358 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Series: IARC handbooks of cancer prevention 11

Subjects: Neoplasms - prevention & control; Risk Assessment; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking Cessation; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Cardiovascular Diseases

ISBN: 9789283230113; 9283230116

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 I63 2007 v.11

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Biographies of disease : cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113558

Moses, Marsha A., Pories, Susan Elaine, Lotz, Margaret Marie. Greenwood Publishing Group | ABC-CLIO , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

1 read online

Author: Moses, Marsha A.; Pories, Susan Elaine; Lotz, Margaret Marie

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group; ABC-CLIO

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 192 p.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780313359798; 9780313359804

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.