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Integrative oncology : incorporating complementary medicine into conventional cancer care

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Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 I62c 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Cohen, Lorenzo; Markman, Maurie

Place of Publication: Totowa, NJ

Publisher: Humana Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Current clinical oncology

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Medical Oncology; Oncology Service, Hospital; Cancer Care Facilities; Complementary Therapies

ISBN: 9781588298690; 1588298698

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 I62c 2008

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Magic or medicine? : an investigation of healing and healers

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Buckman, Robert, Sabbagh, Karl. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 1993.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ64 B925 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Buckman, Robert; Sabbagh, Karl

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Medicine; Alternative Medicine; Complementary Therapies; Quackery

ISBN: 1550132954

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ64 B925 1993

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Indigenous healing : exploring traditional paths

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Ross, Robert. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , [2014].

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 R823 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Ross, Robert

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: [2014]

Physical Description: xxi, 322 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Social Determinants of Health - history; Social Factors; Minority Health - ethics; Minority Health - history; Indigenous Canadians - history; Indigenous Canadians - legislation & jurisprudence; Health Services, Indigenous; Cultural Characteristics; Canada; First Nations

ISBN: 9780143191100

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WA300 R823 2014

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Decolonizing trauma work : indigenous stories and strategies

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Linklater, Renee. Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA305 L756 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Linklater, Renee

Place of Publication: Black Point, NS

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Indigenous Canadians - psychology; Mental Health; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Holistic Health; Psychotherapy; First Nations; Canada

ISBN: 9781552666586; 155266658

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WA305 L756 2014

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Vietnamese women living in Canada : contextual factors affecting Vietnamese women’s breast cancer and cervical cancer screening practices

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Donnelly, Tam Truong. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2004.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: LE3 2004 D685

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Donnelly, Tam Truong

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xii, 253 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis; Mass Screening; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Ethnic Groups; Minority Groups; Women; Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: LE3 2004 D685

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Cross-cultural considerations in promoting advance care planning in Canada

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Con, Andrea, Friesen, Melissa, Lam, Shona, Nelson, Patricia. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency | CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W85.5 C743 2007

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)

Author: Con, Andrea; Friesen, Melissa; Lam, Shona; Nelson, Patricia

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency; CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 93 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Cross-Cultural Comparison; Advance Care Planning; Patient Care Planning; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Palliative Care; Family; First Nations; Hearing Impaired Persons; Social Support; Canada

Abstract: This report was prepared for the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Unit, Chronic and Continuing Care Division, Secretatiat on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Primary and Continuing Health Care Division of the Health Care Policy Directorate, Health Canada (Contract Reference Number 4500150490)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

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

Call Number: W85.5 C743 2007

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Commission of inquiry on hormone receptor testing

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Cameron, Margaret A. St. John's, NL: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WP141 C182 2009

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

v.1: Investigation and findings; v.2: Looking forward...policy papers; v.3: Appendices

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Author: Cameron, Margaret A

Corporate Author: Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing

Place of Publication: St. John's, NL

Publisher: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 3 v. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Diagnostic Errors; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Receptors, Estrogen; Receptors, Progesterone; Laboratories, Hospital; Pathology, Clinical; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Cancer Care Facilities; Oncology Service, Hospital; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada

Abstract: v.1: Investigation and findings; v.2: Looking forward...policy papers; v.3: Appendices

ISSN: 9781551463490 (v.1); 9781551463506 (v.2); 9781551463513 (v.3); 9781551463537 (PDF Website)

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP141 C182 2009

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Trick or treatment? : alternative medicine on trial

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Singh, Simon, Ernst, Edzard. London, UK: Corgi Books , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB890 S617 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Singh, Simon; Ernst, Edzard

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Corgi Books

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 410 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Evidence-Based Medicine; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780552157629

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WB890 S617 2009

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Desktop guide to complementary and alternative medicine : an evidence-based approach

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Edinburgh: Mosby Elsevier , 2006. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB100 D459 2006

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Editor: Ernst, Edzard; Pittler, Max H; Wider, Barbara

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Edinburgh

Publisher: Mosby Elsevier

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xxiv, 556 p. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Evidence-Based Medicine

ISBN: 9780723433835; 0723433836

Language: English

Material Type: Book; CD

Audience: Professional

Location: Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Kelowna Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WB100 D459 2006

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Alternative medicine : a critical assessment of 150 modalities

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Ernst, Edzard. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB890 E71 2019

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Though this book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of Alternative Medicine, it can be useful resource for clinicians as well. The book is divided into 150 short chapters, each dedicated to one therapy or diagnostic method. Seven points are raised to assist patient in d…

Author: Ernst, Edzard

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xiv, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Treatment Outcome; Evidence-Based Medicine; Popular Work

Abstract: Though this book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of Alternative Medicine, it can be useful resource for clinicians as well. The book is divided into 150 short chapters, each dedicated to one therapy or diagnostic method. Seven points are raised to assist patient in decision making, or at least, raise questions about the method, based on evidence. See sections 11.1 for Alternative Cancer cures; 11.7 Cancer diets.

ISBN: 9783030126001

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WB890 E71 2019

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Introduction to aboriginal health and health care in Canada : bridging health and healing

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Douglas, Vasiliki. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA300 DC2 D736 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Douglas, Vasiliki

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xvi, 239 p. : ill. ; 25cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Canada; Minority Health; Ethnic groups - ethnology; Health Services, Indigenous; Transcultural Nursing - methods

ISBN: 9780826117977

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA300 DC2 D736 2013

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Mayo Clinic book of alternative medicine

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Mayo Clinic. New York, NY: Time Inc. , 2010. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB890 M474 2010

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Alternate Title: Book of alternative medicine

Corporate Author: Mayo Clinic

Editor: Bauer, Brent A

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Time Inc.

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 208 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Integrative Medicine - methods; Mind-Body Therapies; Self Care; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781603208369; 1603208364

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WB890 M474 2010

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If it sounds like a quack...: a journey to the fringes of American medicine

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Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew. New York: PublicAffairs , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ310 H772 2023

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

Author: Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew

Editor: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: vii, 323 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Quackery; Complementary Therapies; Social medicine - United States; Popular Work

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

ISBN: 9781541788879

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WZ310 H772 2023

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An introduction to indigenous health and health care in Canada : bridging health and healing

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Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis. New York, NY: Springer , [2021]. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA300 D68 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

Contents:; Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues -- Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing -- Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety -- Historical Overview -- Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada?s Native Popu…

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Alternate Title: Introduction to aboriginal health and healthcare in Canada

Author: Douglas, Vasiliki Kravariotis

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: [2021]

Physical Description: xvi, 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Minority Health; Health Services, Indigenous; Transcultural Nursing - methods; Canada; Aboriginal; First Nations; Indigenous peoples -- Canada; Indigenous peoples -- Health.; Indigenous peoples -- Research.

Abstract: Contents:; Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues -- Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing -- Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety -- Historical Overview -- Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada?s Native Population -- Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition -- Chronic and Infectious Diseases -- Women?s and Children?s Health -- Mental Health -- Hybridization of Health Care and the Way Forward for Indigenous Health.

Notes: Preceded by Introduction to aboriginal health and healthcare in Canada / Vasiliki Douglas. c2013.

ISBN: 9780826164124; 9780826164131

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Internet

Call Number: WA300 D68 2021

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