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Dietary options for cancer survivors : a guide to research on foods, food substances, herbals and dietary regimens that may influence cancer

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American Institute for Cancer Research. Washington, DC: American Institute for Cancer Research , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 D565w 2002

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Corporate Author: American Institute for Cancer Research

Editor: Weldon, Glen

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: American Institute for Cancer Research

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Neoplasms - diet therapy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Diet Therapy; Vitamins - therapeutic use; Phytotherapy

ISBN: 0972252207

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 D565w 2002

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Combined estrogen-progestogen contraceptives|and combined estrogen-progestogen menopausal therapy

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International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (2005 June 7-14 : Lyon, France), World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 I585 2007 v.91

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (2005 June 7-14 : Lyon, France); World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Lyon, France

Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: ix, 528 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 91

Subjects: Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal - adverse effects; Estrogens - therapeutic use; Hormone Replacement Therapy - adverse effects; Neoplasms - chemically induced; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Progestins - adverse effects; Progestins - therapeutic use

ISBN: 9789283212911

ISSN: 1017-1606

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ202 I585 2007 v.91

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Finger up the bum : a guide to my prostate cancer

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Izen, Michael Hart. [Vancouver, BC?]: Leola Productions , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 I98 2016

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How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen wa…

Author: Izen, Michael Hart

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Leola Productions

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Men's Health; Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen warrior' to hot flashes, as well as touching thoughts on what really matters in the end - Cover

ISBN: 9780995278707

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WJ752 I98 2016

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Man within me : my victory over prostate cancer

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Ludin, Eric E. San Bernadino, CA: Eric. E. Ludin , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 L944 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Ludin, Eric E.

Place of Publication: San Bernadino, CA

Publisher: Eric. E. Ludin

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery; Prostatectomy - psychology; Men's Health; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 1536894435; 9781536894431

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WJ762 L944 2016

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Surviving prostate cancer : the strength I drew from my kayak adventures, daily life's humor and gifted doctors.

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Hansen, Clifford. San Bernadino, CA: Clifford Hansen , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 H249 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hansen, Clifford

Place of Publication: San Bernadino, CA

Publisher: Clifford Hansen

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 112 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer Survivors; Men's Health; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 1533182868; 9781533182869

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WJ762 H249 2016

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How plant flavonoids affect the outcome of hormonal and biological cancer therapies : a handbook for doctors and patients

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Sak, Katrin. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Sak, Katrin

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Flavonoids - therapeutic use; Nutrition Therapy; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781685076085; 9781685076986

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Herbs against cancer : history and controversy

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Moss, Ralph W. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Equinox Press , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QV767 M913 1998

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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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Vitamin D and cancer

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International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2008.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: International Agency for Research on Cancer

Place of Publication: Lyon, France

Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date: 2008

Series: IARC working group reports 5

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Vitamin D - adverse effects; Vitamin D - therapeutic use; Risk Factors

ISBN: 9789283224464

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/wrk/wrk5/Report_VitD.pdf

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

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Nathan, David G. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ267 N274c 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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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Hormone replacement therapy and cancer : the current status of research and practice

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Boca Raton, Fla.: Parthenon Publishing Group Inc. , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 H812g 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Genazzani, A. R

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher: Parthenon Publishing Group Inc.

Publication Date: 2002

Series: Controversial issues in climacteric medicine series

Subjects: Neoplasms - chemically induced; Estrogen Replacement Therapy - adverse effects; Neoplasms - prevention & control

ISBN: 1842140795

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 H812g 2002

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One man's life-changing diagnosis : navigating the realities of prostate cancer

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Pynn, Craig T. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of Contents; PART I DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS; PART II RELATING TO CANCER; PART III THE OTHER REALITIES OF PROSTATE CANCER; PART IV A LIFETIME?S JOURNEY; EPILOGUE

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Author: Pynn, Craig T

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Health

Publication Date: 2012

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Popular Work; Social Support; Adaptation, Psychological

Abstract: Table of Contents; PART I DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS; PART II RELATING TO CANCER; PART III THE OTHER REALITIES OF PROSTATE CANCER; PART IV A LIFETIME?S JOURNEY; EPILOGUE

ISBN: 1936303256; 9781936303250; 9781617051012

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Unreal cancer : a memoir

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Bryngelson, Dylan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Dylan Bryngelson , 2013?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B916 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Bryngelson, Dylan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Dylan Bryngelson

Publication Date: 2013?

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Testicular Neoplasms - psychology; Men's Health; BC Cancer Agency; Vancouver; Personal Narratives

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 B916 2013

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Prostate cancer strikes : navigating the storm

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Gagnon, Gogs. [Vancouver, BC?]: Granville Island Publishing Ltd. , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 G135 2019

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Gagnon, Gogs

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Granville Island Publishing Ltd.

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xiv, 166 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781926991948

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WJ762 G135 2019

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Invasion of the prostate snatchers : no more unnecessary biopsies, radical treatment or loss of sexual potency

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Blum, Ralph H, Scholz, Mark. New York, NY: Other Press , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 B658i 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Welcome to prostate country; All the decision makers are surgeons!; The quest for the enchanted shotgun; Commuting the death sentence; Band of brothers; Introducing active surveillance; Life in the libido-free zone; To biopsy or not to biopsy : opening Pandora's box; The return of the prodigal hard…

Author: Blum, Ralph H; Scholz, Mark

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Other Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 293 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Early Detection of Cancer; Erectile Dysfunction - prevention & control; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Unnecessary Procedures - adverse effects; Personal Narratives

Abstract: Welcome to prostate country; All the decision makers are surgeons!; The quest for the enchanted shotgun; Commuting the death sentence; Band of brothers; Introducing active surveillance; Life in the libido-free zone; To biopsy or not to biopsy : opening Pandora's box; The return of the prodigal hard-on; TIP : testosterone inactivating pharmaceuticals; Invitation to the "Ice ball"; A new look at radiation; Nikola Tesla?s magical mystery machine; Quality imaging : a doorway to less toxic treatment; Now playing for a limited time only : the Combidex Follies; Deciding treatment; Anatomy of assisted suicide; The insulin connection; Hexing : the modern sorcerer?s curse; Diet and supplements : an overview; Romancing the immune system; How prostate cancer can make you live longer : getting to the doctor?s office; By way of summing up; Genuine hope for men with relapsed disease.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781590513422; 1590513428

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ752 B658i 2010

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Making love again : hope for couples facing loss of sexual intimacy

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Laken, Virginia, Laken, Keith. Sandwich, MA: Ant Hill Press , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ709 L192 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Laken, Virginia; Laken, Keith

Place of Publication: Sandwich, MA

Publisher: Ant Hill Press

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xvii, 204 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Impotence - psychology; Erectile Dysfunction; Prostatic Neoplasms - complications; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; Sexual Behavior; Family Relations; Patients; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780965506786; 0965506789

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WJ709 L192 2002

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Embroidered cancer comic

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Shefrin, Sima Elizabeth. London, UK: Singing Dragon , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 S542 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Includes content by Bob Bossin and surgeon Dr. Peter Black, Vancouver Prostate Centre.

Author: Shefrin, Sima Elizabeth

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Singing Dragon

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - complications; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Sexual Partners; Sexual Behavior; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Cartoons; Graphic Novels; Pictorial Works; Popular Work; Humor

Abstract: Includes content by Bob Bossin and surgeon Dr. Peter Black, Vancouver Prostate Centre.

ISBN: 9781848192898

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ762 S542 2016

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

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Methods of evaluating tobacco control policies

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International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, IARC Working Group on Methods for Evaluating Tobacco Control Policies (2008 : Lyon, France). Lyon, France: IARC , 2008.