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No longer radical : understanding mastectomies and choosing the breast cancer care that's right for you

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125263
Brem, Rachel, Teal, Christy. New York: Simon Element , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B836 2023
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Brem, Rachel
Teal, Christy
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Simon Element
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
viii, 307 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Mastectomy
Decision Making
Popular Work
ISBN
9781668001134
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 B836 2023

Copies

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Complete guide to breast reconstruction: choosing the best options after your mastectomy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125236
Steligo, Kathy. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S824 2023
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Steligo, Kathy
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xi, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Mastectomy
Mammaplasty
Decision Making
Mammaplasty - rehabilitation
Popular Work
ISBN
9781421447599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S824 2023

Copies

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Beginner's guide to the end : practical advice for living life and facing death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124305
Miller, Bruce J., Berger, Shoshana. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M647b 2020
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
Author
Miller, Bruce J.
Berger, Shoshana
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Advance Care Planning
Life Change Events
Decision Making
Attitude to Death
Popular Work
ISBN
9781501157219
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 M647b 2020

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr On Loan, due Wednesday, June 19, 2024
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Rethinking cancer : a new paradigm for the postgenomics era

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123237
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Summary:; "Steps toward an explanatory paradigm for cancer that integrates its different levels of organization (molecular, genetic, etc.) and also integrates theoretical and experimental biology with oncology"-- Provided by publisher.
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Editor
Strauss,Bernhard
Bertolaso, Marta
Ernberg, Ingemar
Bissell, Mina J.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Vienna series in theoretical biology
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - therapy
Abstract
Summary:
"Steps toward an explanatory paradigm for cancer that integrates its different levels of organization (molecular, genetic, etc.) and also integrates theoretical and experimental biology with oncology"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780262045216
9780262362085
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Principles of cancer genetics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125338
Bunz, Fred. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2022. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Content:; 1: The Genetic Basis of Cancer -- 2: Oncogenes -- 3: Tumor Suppressor Genes -- 4: Genetic Instability and Cancer -- 5: Cancer Genomes -- 6: Cancer Gene Pathways -- 7: Cancer and the Immune System -- 8: Common Cancers and Their Genetic Alterations -- 9: Cancer Detection and Prognostication…
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Author
Bunz, Fred
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Genomics
Oncogenes
Abstract
Content:
1: The Genetic Basis of Cancer -- 2: Oncogenes -- 3: Tumor Suppressor Genes -- 4: Genetic Instability and Cancer -- 5: Cancer Genomes -- 6: Cancer Gene Pathways -- 7: Cancer and the Immune System -- 8: Common Cancers and Their Genetic Alterations -- 9: Cancer Detection and Prognostication -- 10: Cancer Therapy
ISBN
9783030993870
9783030993863
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Therapeutic progress in oncology : towards a revolution in cancer therapy?

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123032
Barbet, Jacques, Foucquier, Adrien, Thomas, Yves. London, UK | Hoboken, NJ: ISTE Ltd | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2020.
Audience
Professional
The combined effects of population growth and aging have led to an increase in the number of cancers. Preventing, diagnosing, treating and curing cancer are therefore, more than ever, imperatives facing medicine ? especially to continue the decrease in cancers' mortality rates and to improve the qu…
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Author
Barbet, Jacques
Foucquier, Adrien
Thomas, Yves
Place of Publication
London, UK
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
ISTE Ltd
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Health engineering and society series. Health and patients set ; volume 2
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - genetics
Immunotherapy - trends
Abstract
The combined effects of population growth and aging have led to an increase in the number of cancers. Preventing, diagnosing, treating and curing cancer are therefore, more than ever, imperatives facing medicine ? especially to continue the decrease in cancers' mortality rates and to improve the quality of survival.
Over time, the classic modes of treatment (surgery, external beam radiotherapy, chemotherapy) have become more refined and efficient. From the beginning of this century, new therapeutic options have been developed: targeted cancer therapy, targeted radionuclide therapy and immunologic therapies based on monoclonal antibodies, cellular therapy and vaccinations. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are also being introduced to the field of oncology.
Starting with the basic scientific principles relevant to oncology, this book explains and makes these concepts and innovations accessible to a wide audience ? especially in the interest of patients. It also contributes to the oncological field of 4P medicine ? with 4P standing for predictive, preventive, personalized and participative.- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781786304933
9781119706861
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Understanding cancer : the molecular mechanisms, biology, pathology and clinical implications of malignant neoplasia

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125356
Tarin, David. Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2023. 1st ed.
Audience
Professional
This book provides a unique, wide-ranging description of the phenomenon of cancer and its pathological effects in diverse species including humans, domesticated and wild animals, invertebrates, and plants. The broad scope of information presented is used to construct radical new insights into biolo…
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Author
Tarin, David
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2023
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - microbiology
Neoplasms - pathology
Abstract
This book provides a unique, wide-ranging description of the phenomenon of cancer and its pathological effects in diverse species including humans, domesticated and wild animals, invertebrates, and plants. The broad scope of information presented is used to construct radical new insights into biological self-regulation and explain their relevance to its disruption by cancerous growth and spread within the human body. Mechanisms of action of carcinogenic agents, initiation, progression, metastasis, inappropriate gene expression, dormancy, latency, regression, and reasons for susceptibility and/or resistance to cancer are all considered. Also discussed are criteria for pathological diagnosis, advances in treatment, implications for public health, and pitfalls in diagnosis and interpretation of experimental results. The book describes operational mechanisms of cancer at the levels of whole individual, organ, tissue, cell, molecular, and even atomic (quantum) scales of structural and physiological order. Evidence is assembled from all these levels of organization to show that cancer is a dynamically changing disorder and that it is an inherent and perpetual risk of multicellular composition. This provides pragmatic new biological and clinical perspectives on malignant neoplasia. The biological insight is that it is a consequence of progressing miscommunication within a cellular society. The clinical perspective is realistic but optimistic in reasoning that, although cancer can never be completely eradicated from human life, because it is a disorder of our intrinsic biological constitution, it can be controlled and ameliorated and even cured in a proportion of individuals. The text is profusely illustrated with over 300 macroscopic and microscopic pictures. It will stimulate curiosity and interest specialists, as well as beginners, in many scientific disciplines and provides copious references to the medical and scientific literature supporting its conclusions. Readers from fields as diverse as medicine, pathology, veterinary sciences, cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, and epidemiology will find the information the book contains thought-provoking, interesting, and useful. Additionally, specialists in occupational and environmental health and legal experts focusing on exposure to carcinogenic materials and pollution will find the contents valuable and informative.
ISBN
9783030973933
9783030973926
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Cancer: principles & practice of oncology. Primer of the molecular biology of cancer.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123152
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2021. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
"This title will help you understand and apply the scientific advances that are revolutionizing cancer research and practice with Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology: Primer of the Molecular Biology of Cancer. Derived from DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of …
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Alternate Title
Primer of the molecular biology of cancer.
Editor
DeVita, Vincent T., Jr.
Lawrence, Theodore S.
Rosenberg, Steven A.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2021
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - physiopathology
Molecular Biology - methods
Abstract
"This title will help you understand and apply the scientific advances that are revolutionizing cancer research and practice with Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology: Primer of the Molecular Biology of Cancer. Derived from DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology - widely hailed as the definitive clinical reference in oncology - the third edition of this popular Primer focuses on the molecular biology information that is of critical importance to research scientists and clinical oncologists alike. Get up-to-date, dependable coverage of every important frontier in aspect of the molecular biology of cancer with contributions from a noteworthy roster of leading scientists and clinicians. See how molecular biology advances are impacting clinical practice with separate chapters on each of the 19 most common cancer types. Navigate the challenges and ethical dilemmas of cancer genetics with a thorough section chapters on genetic counseling and genetic testing"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781975149116
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Diagnostic pathology : familial cancer syndromes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122962
Nosé, Vania. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , 2020. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ210 N897 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Nosé, Vania
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xvii, 823 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Series
Diagnostic pathology
Subjects
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary - pathology
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary - diagnosis
Neoplasms - genetics
ISBN
9780323712040
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ210 N897 2020

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This is assisted dying : a doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124477
Green, Stephanie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 G795 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Green, Stephanie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
295 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Right to Die
Advance Care Planning
Terminal Care
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Popular Work
ISBN
9781668004784
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 G795 2022

Copies

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Finding peace at the end of life : a death doula's guide for families and caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124343
Fersko-Weiss, Henry, Tisdale, Sallie. Newburyport, MA: Red Wheel , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399f 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Fersko-Weiss, Henry
Tisdale, Sallie
Place of Publication
Newburyport, MA
Publisher
Red Wheel
Publication Date
2020
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Doulas
Hospice Care - psychology
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Caregivers
Popular Work
Notes
Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.
ISBN
9781590035023
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399f 2020

Copies

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Living a healthy life with chronic conditions : self-management of heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, depression, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and other physical and mental conditions

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124832
Lorig, Kate, Laurent, Diana, Gonzalez, Virginia, Sobel, David, Minor, Marian, Gecht-Silver, Maureen. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing Company , 2020. 5th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WT500 C215L 2020
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
"The Tool Kit includes:; 1) A booklet, which begins with a Self-Test that will help you decide where you want to focus. You might start by taking the Self-Test and then scoring it. Your scores will suggest places to start. It also contains Tip Sheets about specific topics that others have found key…
Author
Lorig, Kate
Laurent, Diana
Gonzalez, Virginia
Sobel, David
Minor, Marian
Gecht-Silver, Maureen
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO
Publisher
Bull Publishing Company
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xi, 418 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Cancer thriving & surviving tool kit for active living
Subjects
Chronic Disease
Heart Diseases
Lung Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Arthritis
Self Care
Self-Management
Exercise
Decision Making
Communication
Problem Solving
Healthy Lifestyle
Popular Work
Abstract
"The Tool Kit includes:
1) A booklet, which begins with a Self-Test that will help you decide where you want to focus. You might start by taking the Self-Test and then scoring it. Your scores will suggest places to start. It also contains Tip Sheets about specific topics that others have found key in managing their conditions, and illustrations to accompany the exercise audio program.
2) The latest edition of Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions written by experts in the field. Even more important?all the authors have chronic conditions.
3) A relaxation audio program with four different relaxation exercises. The first is only five minutes, for a quick start, and the others are about 15 minutes each.
4) An exercise audio program with three different levels of exercises, all of which can be done at home. If you have not exercised much lately you might want to start with the first level and work your way up. Of course, some of you will want to start at the third level.
We suggest that you spend a couple of hours a week learning and practicing the new skills. There is no right or wrong, so explore to find what works for you to manage better." --publisher
Notes
Book to accompany the booklet "Your tool kit for thriving and surviving with cancer"
ISBN
9781945188312
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WT500 C215L 2020

Copies

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