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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10257
Jackson, Stewart M. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WN11 J14 2002
Availability
6 copies, 5 available
More Information
  2 read online  
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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http://caro-acro.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/The-History-of-Radiation-Therapy-in-BC.pdf
http://caro-acro.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Radiation-as-a-Cure-for-Cancer.pdf

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Secret history of the war on cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16123
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
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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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Bathsheba's breast : women, cancer and history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13387
Olson, James S. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP11 O52 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Olson, James S
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
x, 302 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - history
Mastectomy - history
ISBN
0801869366
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP11 O52 2002

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Herbs against cancer : history and controversy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8528
Moss, Ralph W. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Equinox Press , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QV767 M913 1998
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Moss, Ralph W
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Publisher
Equinox Press
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Herbs - therapeutic use - history
Alternative Medicine - history
ISBN
1881025403
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QV767 M913 1998

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Gene : an intimate history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114072
Mukherjee, Siddhartha. New York, NY: Scribner , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Call Number
QU475 M953 2016
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xi, 592 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Genes
Genetics
Genetics, Human
Genetics - history
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Schizophrenia
ISBN
9781476733500
1476733503
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QU475 M953 2016

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Radical : the science, culture, and history of breast cancer in America

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123369
Pickert, Kate. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P596 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more th…
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Author
Pickert, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
325 p. ; 21 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - history
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today''s patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. - Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780316470346
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 P596 2020

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Pandora's DNA : tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114187
Stark, Lizzie. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S795 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Stark, Lizzie
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
324 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - history
Breast Neoplasms - genetics
Mastectomy - history
Genetic Screening
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781613748602
1613748604
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S795 2014

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Big squeeze : a social and political history of the controversial mammogram

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20665
Reynolds, Handel. Ithaca: ILR Press , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP815 R463 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Reynolds, Handel
Place of Publication
Ithaca
Publisher
ILR Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
121 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Culture and politics of health care work
Subjects
Mammography - history
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - radiography
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Friends
Mass Screening
United States
ISBN
9780801450938
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP815 R463 2012

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Emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19568
Mukherjee, Siddhartha. New York, NY: Scribner , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 M953e 2010
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Leukemia - history
Neoplasms - history
Medical Oncology
Leukemia - drug therapy
Antineoplastic Agents - history
History of Medicine
History, 20th Century
United States
ISBN
9781439107959
1439107955
9781439170915 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 M953e 2010

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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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113763
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
More Information
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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Up Ghost River : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124478
Metatawabin, Edmund, Shimo, Alexandra. [Toronto, ON]: Vintage Canada , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Metatawabin, Edmund
Shimo, Alexandra
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians
Indigenous Canadians - history
First Nations
First Nations - residential schools
Political Activism
Canada
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780307399885
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015

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From dough to DNA : 601 West Tenth, Vancouver : the bakers, the building and the BC Cancer Research Centre

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13810
Jackson, Stewart M. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Foundation , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Call Number
QZ11 J14 2004
Availability
7 copies, 6 available
More Information
Author
Jackson, Stewart M
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Foundation
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Biomedical Research - history
Medical Oncology - history
BC Cancer Research Centre - history
British Columbia
ISBN
189662412X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ11 J14 2004

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Sun protection for life : your guide to a lifetime of healthy and beautiful skin

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18165
Barrow, Mary Mills, Barrow, John F. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR500 B278 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Barrow, Mary Mills
Barrow, John F
Place of Publication
Oakland, CA
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xii, 203 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control
Melanoma
Sunburn
Sunscreening Agents
Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects
Protective Clothing
Skin Care
Popular Work
ISBN
9781572244191
1572244194
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WR500 B278 2005

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From whispers to shouts : the ways we talk about cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125272
Schattner, Elaine. New York: Columbia University Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S312 2023
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Schattner, Elaine
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xiv, 360 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - history
Attitude to Health
Popular Work
ISBN
9780231192262
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S312 2023

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Spinal tumors : a treatment guide for patients and family

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20050
Aryan, Henry E. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WE725 A796 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Aryan, Henry E
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
ix, 121 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Spinal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Spinal Neoplasms - therapy
Spinal Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780763757083
076375708X
9781449617950
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WE725 A796 2010
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=3319221

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When blood breaks down : life lessons from leukemia

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123383
Sekeres, Mikkael A. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH250 S459 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Sekeres, Mikkael A.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xvi, 307 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Subjects
Leukemia - history
Leukemia - psychology
Leukemia - therapy
Physician-Patient Relations
Oncologists
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780262542258
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WH250 S459 2020

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Curing cancer : the story of the men and women unlocking the secrets of our deadliest illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog321
Waldholz, Michael. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11 W164 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Waldholz, Michael
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Oncogenes - history
Neoplasms - genetics - history
Genetic Research - history
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
ISBN
068484823
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ11 W164 1997

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From shadows to life : a biography of the cancer survivorship movement

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123327
Pearson, Judith L. New York, NY: Lincoln Square Books , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P361 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship mo…
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Author
Pearson, Judith L.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Lincoln Square Books
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xxii, 305 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivorship
Advocacy
Social Change
Policy Making
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship movement, and forever changed the definition of what it means to be a ?survivor.? Twelve years later it led to a march on Washington, D.C., of more than 200,000 people. Part medical history, part inspirational biography, From Shadows to Life is the story of a social movement that continues to improve life for millions.--Back cover.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781947187122
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 P361 2021

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Coping with chemotherapy : authoritative information and compassionate advice from a chemotherapy survivor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10056
Bruning, Nancy. New York, NY: Avery , 2002. rev. and updated ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 B896 2002
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Bruning, Nancy
Edition
rev. and updated ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Avery
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Antineoplastic Agents
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Popular Work
ISBN
158333131X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ267 B896 2002

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No family history : the environmental links to breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18111
McCormick, Sabrina. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M477 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
McCormick, Sabrina
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
185 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
New social formations
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - etiology
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Public Policy
United States
Popular Work
ISBN
9780742564084
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 M477 2009

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