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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
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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
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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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Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20005
Skloot, Rebecca. New York, NY: Crown Publishers , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WO690 S629i 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
Skloot, Rebecca
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics
Confidentiality - ethics
HeLa Cells
Prejudice
Human Experimentation - ethics
African Americans
Cell Line
History, 20th Century
United States
Biography
ISBN
9781400052172
1400052173
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WO690 S629i 2010

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20711
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
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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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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
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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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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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Philadelphia chromosome : a mutant gene and the quest to cure cancer at the genetic level

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114602
Wapner, Jessica. New York, NY: The Experiment , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 W252 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Wapner, Jessica
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
The Experiment
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiii, 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive - history
Philadelphia Chromosome
Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl - history
Genetic Therapy - history
United States
ISBN
9781615190676
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 W252 2013

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Colonizing bodies : aboriginal health and healing in British Columbia, 1900-50

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124182
Kelm, Mary-Ellen. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 K29c 1998
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Colonizing bodies
Author
Kelm, Mary-Ellen
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
UBC Press
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xxiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Minority Health - history
Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations
Indigenous Canadians - history
Social Welfare - history
Attitude of Health Personnel
First Nations
History, 20th Century
British Columbia
Canada
ISBN
9780774806787
0774806788
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA300 K29c 1998

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Understanding drugs : cancer treatment drugs

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113596
Hecht, Alan. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Hecht, Alan
Editor
Triggle, David J.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
135 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Antineoplastic Agents
Popular Work
Neoplasms - drug therapy
ISBN
9781438135878
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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.
Read Online
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=648172
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Warrior of the people : how Susan La Flesche overcame racial and gender inequality to become America's first Indian doctor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124472
Starita, Joe. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomita…
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Author
Starita, Joe
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xiv, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples - history
First Nations
Picotte, Susan LaFlesche, 1865-1915
Physicians, Women
United States
Biography
Popular Work
Abstract
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Native woman acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. They were often desperately poor and sick with tuberculosis, small pox, measles, and influenza. She was their last hope and effectively became the chief of her entrenched patriarchal tribe, crashing through walls of ethnic, racial, and gender prejudice. A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte's inspirational life and dedication to public health, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments that improved the lot of her people."--Back Cover
ISBN
9781250181312
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018

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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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Cancerland : a medical memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121357
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
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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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BC Cancer Research / BC Cancer Agency Research report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120142
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
More Information
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
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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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Beyond slash, burn, and poison : transforming breast cancer stories into action

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15470
Knopf-Newman, Marcy Jane. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 K72b 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Knopf-Newman, Marcy Jane
Place of Publication
New Brunswick, NJ
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Mastectomy - psychology - popular works
Drug Therapy - psychology
Social Change - United States
ISBN
0813534712
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 K72b 2004

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Managing chemotherapy side effects : for dummies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15903
Lyss, Alan R. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, Inc. , 2007. 2nd rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 M267 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Lyss, Alan R
Edition
2nd rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Indianapolis, IN
Publisher
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
20 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Popular Work
ISBN
9780470147863
0470147865
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ267 M267 2007

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Coping with chemotherapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19287
Priestman, Terry. London, UK: Sheldon Press , 2009. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 P9492 2009
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
Priestman, Terry
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Sheldon Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xii, 113 p. ; 22 cm.
Series
Overcoming common problems
Subjects
Antineoplastic Agents
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781847090805
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ267 P9492 2009

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Meditation to help you with chemotherapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14661
Naparstek, Belleruth. Akron, OH: Health Journeys , 1991.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N195mc 1991
Availability
10 copies, 10 available
Introduction; Guided imagery; Affirmations
More Information
Alternate Title
Meditation to you help with chemotherapy
Author
Naparstek, Belleruth
Place of Publication
Akron, OH
Publisher
Health Journeys
Publication Date
1991
Series
Health journeys
Subjects
Imagery
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Antineoplastic Agents
Relaxation Techniques
Popular Work
Abstract
Introduction
Guided imagery
Affirmations
ISBN
9781881405597
Language
English
Material Type
Audio
CD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Relax
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 N195mc 1991

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Cancer treatment revolution : how smart drugs and other new therapies are renewing our hope and changing the face of medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16214
Nathan, David G. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 N274c 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Nathan, David G
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
x, 262 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Drug Therapy - trends
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Survivors
Patients
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780471946540
0471946540
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ267 N274c 2007

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Working it out : your employment rights as a cancer survivor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15198
Hoffman, Barbara. Silver Spring, Md.: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
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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
Read Online
http://www.canceradvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Working_It_Out.pdf
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