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Oreskes, Naomi. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
Q124.7 O66w 2019
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Oreskes offers a bold …
Author
Oreskes, Naomi
Place of Publication
Princeton, NJ
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xx, 360 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Series
University Center for Human Values
Subjects
Science - history
Knowledge
Philosophy
Popular Work
Abstract
"Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength -- and the greatest reason we can trust it. Tracing the history and philosophy of science from the late nineteenth century to today, Oreskes explains that, contrary to popular belief, there is no single scientific method. Rather, the trustworthiness of scientific claims derives from the social process by which they are rigorously vetted." -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780691212265
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
Q124.7 O66w 2019

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Calling down the sky

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123323
Deerchild, Rosanna. BookLand Press , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 D312 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'…
Author
Deerchild, Rosanna
Publisher
BookLand Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
80 p. ; 22 cm
Series
Canadian aboriginal voices
Subjects
Poetry
Indigenous Canadians - history
Child Abuse - history
First Nations - residential schools
First Nations
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own culture. The author portrays how the ongoing impact of the residential schools problem has been felt throughout generations and has contributed to social problems that continue to exist today. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781772310054
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 D312 2015

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Pandora's DNA : tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114187
Stark, Lizzie. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S795 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Stark, Lizzie
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
324 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - history
Breast Neoplasms - genetics
Mastectomy - history
Genetic Screening
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781613748602
1613748604
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S795 2014

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Structures of indifference : an indigenous life and death in a Canadian city

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122893
McCallum, Mary Jane Logan, Perry, Adele. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M478 2018
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
"[This book] examines an Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city and what it reveals about the ongoing history of colonialism. In September 2008, Brian Sinclair, a middle-aged, non-Status Anishinaabe resident of Winnipeg, arrived in the emergency room of a major downtown hospital. Over a thirt…
Author
McCallum, Mary Jane Logan
Perry, Adele
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
186 p. :ill. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Metis
Healthcare Disparities
Racism
Race Relations - history
Cultural Competency
Minority Health
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"[This book] examines an Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city and what it reveals about the ongoing history of colonialism. In September 2008, Brian Sinclair, a middle-aged, non-Status Anishinaabe resident of Winnipeg, arrived in the emergency room of a major downtown hospital. Over a thirty-four- hour period, he was left untreated and unattended to, and ultimately died from an easily treatable infection. McCallum and Perry present the ways in which Sinclair, once erased and ignored, came to represent diffuse, yet singular and largely dehumanized ideas about Indigenous people, modernity, and decline in cities. This story tells us about ordinary indigeneity in the city of Winnipeg through Sinclair?s experience and restores the complex humanity denied him in his interactions with Canadian health and legal systems, both before and after his death." - Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780887558351
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WA300 M478 2018
Website Notes
Some copies was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Up Ghost River : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124478
Metatawabin, Edmund, Shimo, Alexandra. [Toronto, ON]: Vintage Canada , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Metatawabin, Edmund
Shimo, Alexandra
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians
Indigenous Canadians - history
First Nations
First Nations - residential schools
Political Activism
Canada
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780307399885
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015

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Legacy: trauma, story, and Indigenous healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125223
Methot, Suzanne. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M592 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chilli…
Author
Methot, Suzanne
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
360 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - psychology
Historical Trauma - therapy
Psychological Trauma - therapy
Mental Health
First Nations
Colonization
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chillingly clear prose, author and educator Suzanne Methot uses history, human development, and her own and others? stories to trace the roots of Indigenous cultural dislocation and community breakdown in an original and provocative examination of the long-term effects of colonization. But all is not lost. Methot also shows how we can come back from this with Indigenous ways of knowing lighting the way."--Jacket.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781770414259
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 M592 2019

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End of the beginning : cancer, immunity and the future of a cure

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124340
Kinch, Michael. New York, NY: Pegasus Books Ltd., , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 K51e 2019
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Kinch, Michael
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Pegasus Books Ltd.,
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xxv, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Neoplasms - therapy
Immunotherapy
Popular Work
ISBN
9781643130255
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 K51e 2019

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Cancer chronicles : unlocking medicine's deepest mystery

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21847
Johnson, George. New York, NY: Vintage Books , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 J67 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
An online version of the notes, available through "talaya.net" carry links to all of the references.
Author
Johnson, George
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xii, 284 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - history
Research
Popular Work
Abstract
An online version of the notes, available through "talaya.net" carry links to all of the references.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780307742308
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 J67 2013

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Breaking boundaries : LGBTQ2 writers on coming out and into Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121413
Nanoose Bay, BC: Rebel Mountain Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 B828 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Shwydky, Lori
Place of Publication
Nanoose Bay, BC
Publisher
Rebel Mountain Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Personal Narratives
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780994730275
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 B828 2017

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Your digital undertaker : exploring death in the digital age in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122118
Hartung, Sharon. [British Columbia]: Sharon Hartung , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
Author
Hartung, Sharon
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Sharon Hartung
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
iv, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Death
Wills
Advance Care Planning
Information technology
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9781999450137
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 H336 2018

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Cancer in New Brunswick 2002-2006

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19468
Zhang, Bin. Fredericton, NB: New Brunswick Cancer Network , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 N533 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  
Author
Zhang, Bin
Corporate Author
New Brunswick Cancer Network
Place of Publication
Fredericton, NB
Publisher
New Brunswick Cancer Network
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Neoplasms - mortality
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms
Mass Screening
Statistics
New Brunswick
Canada
ISBN
9781554712489
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 N533 2010
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Hardwiring happiness: the new brain science of contentment, calm, and confidence

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122875
Hanson, Rick. New York, NY: Harmony Books , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB880 H251 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Hanson, Rick
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harmony Books
Publication Date
2015
Subjects
Happiness
Motivation
Neuropsychology
Mind-Body Therapies
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780385347334
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB880 H251 2015
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Surviving after cancer : living the new normal

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20043
Katz, Anne. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 K19s 2011
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
  1 read online  
Author
Katz, Anne
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
vii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Survivors - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Canada
Popular Work
ISBN
9781442203655
144220365X
9781442203679
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
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
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 K19s 2011
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 connections : images of hope and courage from across Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21733
Burns, James. Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
Author
Burns, James
Corporate Author
PhotoSensitive
Place of Publication
Mississauga, ON
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
191 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Photography
Exhibitions
Pictorial Works
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
ISBN
9780470964491
0470964499
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011

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Cross of a different kind : cancer & Christian spirituality

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122913
Maranise, Anthony. [United States of America]: Eternal Insight Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM61 M311 2017
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Maranise, Anthony
Place of Publication
[United States of America]
Publisher
Eternal Insight Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
185 p. : Ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Christianity
Cancer Survivors
Spirituality
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780692107225
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM61 M311 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Self-compassion : the proven power of being kind to yourself

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124439
Neff, Kristin. New Year, NY: William Morrow , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM425 N383 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"A book that teaches readers how to silence self-criticism and replace it with self-compassion in order to fulfill our highest potential and live happier, more fulfilled lives" -- Provided by publisher
Alternate Title
Self-compassion: stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind
Author
Neff, Kristin
Place of Publication
New Year, NY
Publisher
William Morrow
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xii, 305 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects
Popular Work
Self-Compassion
Empathy
Self Care
Abstract
"A book that teaches readers how to silence self-criticism and replace it with self-compassion in order to fulfill our highest potential and live happier, more fulfilled lives" -- Provided by publisher
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780061733529
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM425 N383 2015

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Radiation therapy : a guide for people with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19227
Canadian Cancer Society. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ269 C212rc 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Society
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Society
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Radiotherapy
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Popular Work
Language
Chinese
Material Type
Handout
Online
Booklet
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ269 C212rc 2018
Website Notes
Chinese language edition currently available in print format only. Url links to english language edition.
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Metis cancer control in Canada baseline report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121143
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C212m 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  

Understanding, acceptance and hope : the radiation therapy experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19290
Radiation Oncology Services. Riverdale, GA: Radiation Oncology Services , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ269 U55 2010
Availability
11 copies, 11 available
Alternate Title
Information matters : educating your patients about the radiation therapy experience
Corporate Author
Radiation Oncology Services
Place of Publication
Riverdale, GA
Publisher
Radiation Oncology Services
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
15 minutes
Subjects
Radiotherapy
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ269 U55 2010

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Inconvenient Indian: a curious account of Native People in North America

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125127
King, Thomas. Toronto: Anchor Canada , 2013. Anchor Canada ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 K54 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
King, Thomas
Edition
Anchor Canada ed.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Anchor Canada
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xvi, 314 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Indigenous Canadians
Indigenous Canadians - history
North America -- Ethnic relations.
Popular Work
ISBN
9780385664226
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 K54 2013

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