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Investment in cancer risk and prevention research 2005-2010 : a special report from the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance's survey of government and voluntary sector investment in cancer research : June 2013

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Canadian Cancer Research Alliance. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ206 C215cj 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 59 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - economics; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Biomedical Research - economics; Research; Research Support as Topic; Investments - statistics & numerical data; Financing, Organized; Canada; Statistics

ISSN: 9781927650066 (print); 9781927650073 (PDF)

Language: English

Material Type: Serial; Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ206 C215cj 2013

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Tobacco atlas

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Eriksen, Michael, Mackay, Judith, Schluger, Neil. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2015. 5th ed., rev., expanded and updated.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Eriksen, Michael; Mackay, Judith; Schluger, Neil

Edition: 5th ed., rev., expanded and updated.

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2015

Subjects: Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control; Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology - atlases; Tobacco - adverse effects; Tobacco Industry - economics; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking - trends; Statistics; Maps

ISBN: 9781604432350; 1604432357

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Tobacco atlas

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Mackay, Judith, Eriksen, Michael, Shafey, Omar. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2006. 2nd ed., completely rev. and updated.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA 17 M153 2006

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Mackay, Judith; Eriksen, Michael; Shafey, Omar

Edition: 2nd ed., completely rev. and updated.

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2006

Subjects: Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control; Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology - atlases; Tobacco - adverse effects; Tobacco Industry - economics; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking - trends; Statistics; Maps

ISBN: 9780944235584 (pbk.); 0944235581 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WA 17 M153 2006

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Cost of hospital stays : why costs vary

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: vii, 62 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Health Expenditures; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration; Hospitalization; Statistics; Canada

ISBN: 9781554652129

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

Website Notes: The pdf must be downloaded from this page

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Radiation as a cure for cancer : the history of radiation treatment in British Columbia

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Jackson, Stewart M. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WN11 J14 2002

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

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Author: Jackson, Stewart M

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: viii, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Radiotherapy - history; Neoplasms - radiotherapy - history; British Columbia

ISBN: 1896624081

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WN11 J14 2002

Website Notes: One PDF is book front and back cover. The other PDF is full text.; Page 90 is out of order and is at the end of the pdf.

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Cancer atlas

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Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2019. 3rd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Editor: Jemal, Ahmedin; Torre, Lindsey; Soerjomataram, Isabelle; Bray, Freddie

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2019

Subjects: Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Carcinogens; Global Burden of Disease; Delivery of Health Care; Risk Factors; Atlases

ISBN: 9781604432657

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Cancer atlas

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Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2014. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ 17 C215c 2014

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

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Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 136 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Carcinogens; Global Burden of Disease; Delivery of Health Care; Risk Factors; Atlases

ISBN: 9781604432282

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ 17 C215c 2014

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Colonizing bodies : aboriginal health and healing in British Columbia, 1900-50

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Kelm, Mary-Ellen. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 K29c 1998

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Colonizing bodies

Author: Kelm, Mary-Ellen

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: UBC Press

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: xxiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Minority Health - history; Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations; Indigenous Canadians - history; Social Welfare - history; Attitude of Health Personnel; First Nations; History, 20th Century; British Columbia; Canada

ISBN: 9780774806787; 0774806788

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WA300 K29c 1998

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Cost of hope : a memoir

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Bennett, Amanda. New York, NY: Random House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B471 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bennett, Amanda

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 228 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Kidney Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; Health Care Costs; Family Relations; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781400069842

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 B471 2012

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Advice for the patient : drug information in lay language

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United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. Rockville, Md.: United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. , 1998. 18th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QV740 AA1 U58 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: USP DI Volume II

Corporate Author: United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.

Edition: 18th ed.

Place of Publication: Rockville, Md.

Publisher: United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Drugs - popular works - handbooks; Drug Therapy - popular works - handbooks; Vocabulary - popular works

ISBN: 1889788015

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV740 AA1 U58 1998

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Secret history of the war on cancer

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Davis, Devra Lee. New York, NY: BasicBooks , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11 AA1 D261s 2007

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Relates the gripping story of a major public health effort diverted and distorted for private gain

Author: Davis, Devra Lee

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: BasicBooks

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xviii, 505 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Carcinogens, Environmental - history; Health Policy - history; Health Policy - economics; Primary Prevention - history; Primary Prevention - economics; History, 20th Century

Abstract: Relates the gripping story of a major public health effort diverted and distorted for private gain

ISBN: 9780465015665; 0465015662

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ11 AA1 D261s 2007

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Drinking tea and health

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Pei Jing, China: Chinese Farming Technology , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 D781 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Introduces the various types of Chinese tea, how they are processed and the health benefits of drinking tea.

Place of Publication: Pei Jing, China

Publisher: Chinese Farming Technology

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Tea - therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Popular Work

Abstract: Introduces the various types of Chinese tea, how they are processed and the health benefits of drinking tea.

ISBN: 9787800267420; 7800267423

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 D781 1994

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BC seniors' guide

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British Columbia. SeniorsBC. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. SeniorsBC. , 2016. 11th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 B862 2016

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. SeniorsBC.

Edition: 11th ed.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: British Columbia. SeniorsBC.

Publication Date: 2016

Subjects: Health Services for the Aged; British Columbia; Directories

Language: English; French; Chinese; Punjabi

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library REF; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Library REF; Internet

Call Number: WT22 DC2.1 B8 B862 2016

Website Notes: PDF and downloadable e-book format available.

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Caring for lesbian health : a resource for health care providers, policy makers and planners

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Hudspith, Maria. [Victoria, BC?]: British Columbia. Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA309 H886 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hudspith, Maria

Corporate Author: British Columbia. Minister's Advisory Council on Women's Health

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: British Columbia. Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Women's Health; British Columbia; Popular Work

ISBN: 0772640262

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WA309 H886 1999

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Naked statistics : stripping the dread from the data

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Wheelan, Charles. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QA276 W561 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

Author: Wheelan, Charles

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xviii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Statistics

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9780393347777

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QA276 W561 2014

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Art of statistics : learning from data

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Spiegelhalter, David. [London, UK]: Pelican Books , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QA276 SP755 2020

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Spiegelhalter, David

Place of Publication: [London, UK]

Publisher: Pelican Books

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xvi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm

Subjects: Statistics; Popular Work

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9780241258767

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QA276 SP755 2020

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