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Cancer clinical trials : a commonsense guide to experimental cancer therapies and clinical trials

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Beer, Tomasz M, Axmaker, Larry. New York, NY: DiaMedica Publishing , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ267 B415 2012

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Beer, Tomasz M; Axmaker, Larry

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: DiaMedica Publishing

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xxvi, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Clinical Trials as Topic; Decision Making; Antineoplastic Protocols; Therapies, Investigational; Biomedical Research; United States

ISBN: 9780982321973

Language: English

Material Type: Book

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

Call Number: QZ267 B415 2012

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Lead from the outside : how to build your future and make real change

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Abrams, Stacey. New York, NY: Picador , 2019.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX159 A161a 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Minority leader

Author: Abrams, Stacey

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Picador

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xxx, 226 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects: Leadership; Social Change; Political Activism; Personal Narratives; United States

Notes: "Previously published as Minority leader"-- Cover.

ISBN: 9781250214805

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WX159 A161a 2019

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How to get better value cancer care

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Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gray, J.A. Muir; Kerr, David J

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Offox Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - economics; Health Planning; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Cancer Care Facilities; Decision Making; Clinical Trials as Topic; Costs and Cost Analysis; Health Care Costs; Cost Savings

ISBN: 9781904202158; 1904202152

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

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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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Fourth world : an Indian reality

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Manuel. George, Posluns, Michael, Coulthard, Glen Sean, Deloria, Vine, Manuel, Doreen. Minneapolis, MI: University of Minnesota Press , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80 M294 2019

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"Originally published in 1974, The Fourth World is a critical work of Indigenous political activism. George Manuel, a leader in the North American Indian movement a that time, with coauthor journalist Michael Posluns, presents a rich historical document that traces the struggle for Indigenous survi…

Author: Manuel. George; Posluns, Michael; Coulthard, Glen Sean; Deloria, Vine; Manuel, Doreen

Place of Publication: Minneapolis, MI

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xliv, 286 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples - legislation & jurisprudence; Political Activism; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Abstract: "Originally published in 1974, The Fourth World is a critical work of Indigenous political activism. George Manuel, a leader in the North American Indian movement a that time, with coauthor journalist Michael Posluns, presents a rich historical document that traces the struggle for Indigenous survival as a nation, a culture, and a reality." --Back cover

ISBN: 9781517906061

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ80 M294 2019

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From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

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Hewitt, Maria, Greenfield, Sheldon, Stovall, Ellen. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 F931 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

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Author: Hewitt, Maria; Greenfield, Sheldon; Stovall, Ellen

Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Survivorship : Improving Care and Quality of Life

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 17 minutes

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Continuity of Patient Care; Quality of Health Care; Survival Rate; Survivors; United States

ISBN: 0309095956

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 F931 2005

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http://www.iom.edu/?id=31512

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From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

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Hewitt, Maria, Greenfield, Sheldon, Stovall, Ellen. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 F931 2005

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

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Author: Hewitt, Maria; Greenfield, Sheldon; Stovall, Ellen

Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Survivorship : Improving Care and Quality of Life

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: xxv, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Continuity of Patient Care; Quality of Health Care; Survival Rate; Survivors; United States

ISBN: 0309095956

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 F931 2005

Website Notes: Downloadable PDF available from website.

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http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11468/from-cancer-patient-to-cancer-survivor-lost-in-transition

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Scalpel and the soul : encounters with surgery, the supernatural, and the healing power of hope

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Hamilton, Allan J, Weil, Andrew. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam | Penguin Group , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ100 H217 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hamilton, Allan J; Weil, Andrew

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam; Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xii, 254 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neurosurgery; Spirituality; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics); United States; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781585426157; 1585426156

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ100 H217 2008

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Healing : when a nurse becomes a patient

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Brown, Theresa. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B877h 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Brown, Theresa

Place of Publication: Chapel Hill, NC

Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 258 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Nurses; Patients - psychology; Patient Satisfaction; Quality of Health Care; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781643750699

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B877h 2022

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Oncology asset map : activities, strengths, and opportunities

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Life Sciences British Columbia, Government of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Life Sciences British Columbia | Government of British Columbia , 2008.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Life Sciences British Columbia; Government of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Life Sciences British Columbia; Government of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Medical Oncology; Neoplasms - therapy; Biomedical Research - economics; Biotechnology; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Clinical trials and preclinical infrastructure asset map

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Genome British Columbia. [Vancouver, BC?]: Genome British Columbia , 2010.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Genome British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Genome British Columbia

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Medical Oncology; Clinical Trials; Neoplasms - therapy; Biomedical Research - economics; Biotechnology; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.genomebc.ca/profile/publications/asset-maps/

Implementing cancer survivorship care planning : workshop summary

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Hewitt, Maria, Ganz, Patricia A. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 I355 2007

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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Alternate Title: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and Institute of Medicine National Cancer Policy Forum workshop in partnership with the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the National Cancer Institute

Author: Hewitt, Maria; Ganz, Patricia A

Corporate Author: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: x, 309 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Survivors; Patient Care Planning; Continuity of Patient Care; United States

ISBN: 9780309103183; 0309103185

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ266 I355 2007

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http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11739

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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

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Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Gubar, Susan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Self Concept; Autobiography; Personal Narratives; United States; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780393345896

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

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Oncofertility : ethical, legal, social and medical perspectives

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New York, NY: Springer , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WP570 O58 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Woodruff, Teresa K

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xvii, 519 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Cancer treatment and research 156

Subjects: Infertility, Female - etiology; Infertility - prevention & control; Infertility, Male - etiology; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - therapy; Bioethical Issues; Religion and Medicine; Biomedical Technology - legislation & jurisprudence

ISBN: 9781441965172; 1441965173

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP570 O58 2010

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When breath becomes air

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Kalanithi, Paul. New York, NY: Random House , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K14 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Kalanithi, Paul

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Attitude to Death; Lung Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Quality of Life; Family Relations; Terminally Ill; Neurosurgeons; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780812988406; 081298840X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 K14 2016

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Economics of cancer care

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Bosanquet, Nicholas, Sikora, Karol. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 B741e 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bosanquet, Nicholas; Sikora, Karol

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: v, 185 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - economics; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Economics, Medical

ISBN: 9780521850070; 052185007X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 B741e 2006

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Malignant metaphor : confronting cancer myths

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Mitchell, Alanna. [Toronto, ON]: ECW Press , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M681 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Mitchell, Alanna

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: ECW Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 207 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Attitude to Health; Attitude to Death; Emotions; Metaphor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781770412682; 9781770413894

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M681 2015

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

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Chapter 3: Reports on value-for-money audits : cancer treatment services

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Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. [Toronto, ON]: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario , 2017.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: Ministry of health and long-term care : cancer treatment services

Corporate Author: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Publication Date: 2017

Series: Reports on value-for-money audits, sec 3.02; Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, v.1

Subjects: Medical Audit; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - economics; Delivery of Health Care; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cancer Care Ontario; Ontario

Notes: The report, Sec. 3.02 Cancer treatment services, is one of the Chapter 3 Reports on Value-for-Money Audits from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, vol.1.