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Advancing medicine through clinical trials

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Pfizer. Kirkland, QC: Pfizer Inc. , 2009?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: HA29 A244 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Introduction; Importance, benefits and risks of clinical trials; Four phases of clinical trials; Your role as a participant; Safety aspects of a clinical trial; Conclusion

Corporate Author: Pfizer

Place of Publication: Kirkland, QC

Publisher: Pfizer Inc.

Publication Date: 2009?

Subjects: Clinical Trials as Topic; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Patient Education as Topic; Decision Making; Popular Work

Abstract: Introduction; Importance, benefits and risks of clinical trials; Four phases of clinical trials; Your role as a participant; Safety aspects of a clinical trial; Conclusion

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: HA29 A244 2009

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Making the decision : a cancer patient's guide to clinical trials

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Mulay, Marilyn. Sudsbury, Ma.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 M954 2002

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Mulay, Marilyn

Place of Publication: Sudsbury, Ma.

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xv, 120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Clinical Trials; Decision Making; Patient Education; Popular Work

ISBN: 0763716901

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ200 M954 2002

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Latest in cancer treatment : participating in clinical trials

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Kennecke, Hagen. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2007 v.1

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 16603 (QZ200 B366 2007)

Alternate Title: Annual cancer conference; BC Cancer Agency Community Cancer Forum

Author: Kennecke, Hagen

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Annual Cancer Conference (2007 November 29 - December 1 : Vancouver, BC)

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: BC Cancer Agency community cancer forum 2007 v.5

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Clinical Trials as Topic; BC Cancer Agency; Popular Work

Abstract: Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 16603 (QZ200 B366 2007)

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2007 v.1

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Clinical trials : understanding how pancreatic cancer clinical trials work

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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Manhattan Beach, CA: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc. , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI810 P188c 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

1 read online

Corporate Author: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Place of Publication: Manhattan Beach, CA

Publisher: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc.

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 26 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Pancreatic Neoplasms; Clinical Trials; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WI810 P188c 2016

Website Notes: Request booklet in print or digital format.

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Clinical trials : considering participation in a clinical trial

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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN). El Segundo, CA: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc. , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI810 P188c 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)

Place of Publication: El Segundo, CA

Publisher: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc.

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 28 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Pancreatic Neoplasms; Clinical Trials; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WI810 P188c 2006

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BCCA clinical trials

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Lee, Ursula. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: HA29 L481 2006

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Alternate Title: BC Cancer Agency clinical trials

Author: Lee, Ursula

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 13 minutes

Subjects: Clinical Trials; Neoplasms - therapy; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: HA29 L481 2006

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Latest in cancer treatments : participating in clinical trials

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Lee, Ursula. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2006 v.18

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 15548. (QZ200 B366 2006)

Alternate Title: Annual cancer conference; Annual cancer conference : partners in research and care : BC and the world; BC Cancer Agency Community Cancer Forum

Author: Lee, Ursula

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Annual Cancer Conference (2006 November 23-25 : Vancouver, BC)

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 120 minutes

Series: BC Cancer Agency annual cancer conference 2006 v.18

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Clinical Trials; BC Cancer Agency; Popular Work

Abstract: Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 15548. (QZ200 B366 2006)

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2006 v.18

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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

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DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.; DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Medical Oncology - history; Biomedical Research; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; United States; Autobiography

Notes: Table of Contents:; Introduction; Outrageous fortune; The chemotherapists; MOMP; MOPP; The war on cancer; Boots on the ground; Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute; Frances Kelsey syndrome; Where rubber meets the road; The death of cancer; Outrageous fortune part II.

ISBN: 9780374135607

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

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Cancer : the emperor of all maladies

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Burns, Ken, Goodman, Barak, Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Arlington, VA: PBS , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 C215b 2015 v.1-3

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: Cancer : the emperor of all maladies (Television program)

Author: Burns, Ken; Goodman, Barak; Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Place of Publication: Arlington, VA

Publisher: PBS

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects: Leukemia - history; Neoplasms - history; Biomedical Research - history; Medical Oncology; Leukemia - drug therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; History, 20th Century; United States

ISBN: 9781627892773

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ11.1 C215b 2015 v.1-3

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Informed consent : the consumer's guide to the risks and benefits of volunteering for clinical trials

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Getz, Kenneth, Borfitz, Deborah. [Boston, MA]: CenterWatch , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WY20.5 G394 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Getz, Kenneth; Borfitz, Deborah

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: CenterWatch

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: 306 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Informed Consent; Clinical Trials; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Access to Information; Consent Forms

ISBN: 1930624093

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WY20.5 G394 2002

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Making informed medical decisions : where to look and how to use what you find

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Oster, Nancy, Thomas, Lucy, Joseff, Darol. Sebastopol, Ca.: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W50 O85 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Oster, Nancy; Thomas, Lucy; Joseff, Darol

Place of Publication: Sebastopol, Ca.

Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Internet; Decision Making; Evidence-Based Medicine; Clinical Trials

ISBN: 1565924592

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W50 O85 2000

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BC Cancer Research / BC Cancer Agency Research report

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BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Continues / Continued By: BC Cancer Agency / BC Cancer Foundation / BC Cancer Research Centre annual report

Alternate Title: BCCR report; BCCR annual report; Annual research report; BC Cancer Agency annual research report; BC Cancer annual research report; BC Cancer research; BC Cancer research report; BCCA annual research report; BCCA research report

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Subjects: Research; Biomedical Research; Clinical Trials; Neoplasms - therapy; Genomics; Research Personnel; Medical Oncology; Research Report; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Serial

Frequency: Annual

Holdings: VC Library: 2015-; VC Library Archives: 2016-

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library BCCA Pubs; VC Library Archives

Cancerland : a medical memoir

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Scadden, David, D'Antonio, Michael. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books | St. Martin's Press , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ21 S277 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

Author: Scadden, David; D'Antonio, Michael

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; St. Martin's Press

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 308 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill.(chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Oncologists; Neoplasms - therapy; Stem Cell Research; United States; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781250092755; 9781250092779; 1250092752

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ21 S277 2018

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Working it out : your employment rights as a cancer survivor

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Hoffman, Barbara. Silver Spring, Md.: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Hoffman, Barbara

Place of Publication: Silver Spring, Md.

Publisher: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Neoplasms - economics; Employment; Work; Civil Rights; Patient Advocacy; United States

Language: English

Material Type: Pamphlet; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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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

Read Online

http://www.ccra-acrc.ca/index.php/publications-en/investment-reports-special-topics

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Decision-making about complementary therapies

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Balneaves, Lynda. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2006 v.13

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 15548. (QZ200 B366 2006)

Alternate Title: Annual cancer conference; Annual cancer conference : partners in research and care : BC and the world; BC Cancer Agency Community Cancer Forum

Author: Balneaves, Lynda

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Annual Cancer Conference (2006 November 23-25 : Vancouver, BC)

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 90 minutes

Series: BC Cancer Agency annual cancer conference 2006 v.13

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Decision Making; Complementary Therapies; BC Cancer Agency; Popular Work

Abstract: Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 15548. (QZ200 B366 2006)

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2006 v.13

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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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