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Do you believe in magic? : the sense and nonsense of alternative medicine

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Offit, Paul A. New York, NY: Harper , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB890 O32 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Do you believe in magic? : vitamins, supplements and all things natural : a look behind the curtain

Author: Offit, Paul A

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: x, 322 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Quackery; Deception; Pseudoscience; Popular Work

Notes: Paperback edition has alternate title.

ISBN: 9780062222961; 9780062222985 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB890 O32 2013

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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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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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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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Quack quack : the threat of pseudoscience

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Schwarcz, Joe. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ310 S399 2022

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

"In Quack Quack, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who has been battling flimflam for decades, focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the top…

Author: Schwarcz, Joe

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: ECW Press

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xiii, 242 pages ; 21 cm

Subjects: Quackery; Pseudoscience; Popular Work

Abstract: "In Quack Quack, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who has been battling flimflam for decades, focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the topics drawn from past and present aims to cast a life preserver to people drowning in a sea of misinformation."-- Provided by publisher

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

ISBN: 9781770416581

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ310 S399 2022

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Cure for all advanced cancers

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Clark, Hulda Regehr. Chula Vista, CA: New Century Press , 1999.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ201.5 C593c 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Clark, Hulda Regehr

Place of Publication: Chula Vista, CA

Publisher: New Century Press

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: vi, 610 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Quackery; Neoplasms - therapy; Complementary Therapies; Diet Therapy; Popular Work

ISBN: 1890035165

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201.5 C593c 1999

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Unstuck : your guide to the seven-stage journey out of depression

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Gordon, James S. New York, NY: Penguin Press , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM171 U59 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Is there some other way?; The Call : finding the right way; Guides on the journey; Surrender to change; Dealing with demons; The Dark night of the soul; Spirituality : the blessing; The Return

Author: Gordon, James S

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Penguin Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xvi, 426 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Depression; Complementary Therapies; Popular Work

Abstract: Is there some other way?; The Call : finding the right way; Guides on the journey; Surrender to change; Dealing with demons; The Dark night of the soul; Spirituality : the blessing; The Return

ISBN: 9781594201660; 1594201668

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM171 U59 2008

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Seven levels of healing : celebrating life and spirit on the journey through cancer

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Geffen, Jeremy R. Boulder, CO: Geffen Visions International, Inc. , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 G299 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Presented at a "Cancer as a Turning Point Conference". A physician discusses combining conventional medical treatments for cancer with mind/body and complementary approaches to healing.; Level 1: Education & Information; Level 2: Connection with Others; Level 3: The Body as Garden; Level 4: Emotio…

Alternate Title: Opening keynote presentation, July 8, 2006 "Cancer as a turning point : from surviving to thriving" University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Author: Geffen, Jeremy R

Place of Publication: Boulder, CO

Publisher: Geffen Visions International, Inc.

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 74 minutes

Subjects: Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques; Complementary Therapies; Neoplasms - psychology; Holistic Health; Social Support; Mental Healing; Popular Work

Abstract: Presented at a "Cancer as a Turning Point Conference". A physician discusses combining conventional medical treatments for cancer with mind/body and complementary approaches to healing.; Level 1: Education & Information; Level 2: Connection with Others; Level 3: The Body as Garden; Level 4: Emotional Healing; Level 5: The Nature of Mind; Level 6: Life Assessment; Level 7: The Nature of Spirit

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 G299 2006

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Journey through cancer : healing and transforming the whole person

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Geffen, Jeremy R. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 2006. newly rev. and updated ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 G299j 2006

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Author: Geffen, Jeremy R

Edition: newly rev. and updated ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xviii, 330 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Complementary Therapies; Holistic Health; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780307341815; 030734181X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 G299j 2006

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Integrative oncology

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 I569a 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Abrams, Donald I; Weil, Andrew T

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xix, 601 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series: Weil integrative medicine library

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Complementary Therapies; Integrative Medicine; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780195309447; 0195309448

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 I569a 2009

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Complementary medicine : how to make decisions that are right for you

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Balneaves, Lynda, Truant, Tracy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2008 v.4

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 17684 (QZ200 B366 2008)

Alternate Title: BCCA annual cancer conference; BC Cancer Agency Community Cancer Forum

Author: Balneaves, Lynda; Truant, Tracy

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Annual Cancer Conference (2008 November 20-22 : Vancouver, BC)

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 90 minutes

Series: BC Cancer Agency community cancer forum 2008 v.4; BC Cancer Agency annual cancer conference

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

Abstract: Full conference information obtained from the Annual cancer conference program and abstracts. See ID# 17684 (QZ200 B366 2008)

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ200 B366a 2008 v.4

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Life over cancer : the Block Center program for integrative cancer treatment

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Block, Keith I. New York, NY: Bantam Books , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B651 2009

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Author: Block, Keith I

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Bantam Books

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xiv, 594 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Complementary Therapies; Integrative Medicine; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780553801149; 0553801147

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: QZ201 B651 2009

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Cancer as a wake-up call : an oncologist's integrative approach to what you can do to become whole again

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Nasi, M. Laura. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N254 2018

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: Cancer as a wakeup call

Author: Nasi, M. Laura

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xxi, 350 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Complementary Therapies; Integrative Medicine; Integrative Oncology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781623172961

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 N254 2018

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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and cancer in British Columbia : version 3

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BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program , 2011. version 3.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 B863c 2011

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program

Edition: version 3.

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Decision Making; BC Cancer Agency; British Columbia; Popular Work

Notes: Apr 30 2018: Removed for Library Search file cleanup project 2018. AR

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 B863c 2011

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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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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and cancer in British Columbia : version 4

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BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program , 2011. version 4.