Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Contents:; Historical Evolution of the Role of Nutrition in Cancer -- Cancer Metabolism and Nutrition -- Precision Oncology and Nutrition -- Phytonutrients and Cancer -- Nutrition and Immune Function -- Personalized Nutrition and Cancer -- Epidemiology of Nutrition, Diet, and Cancer Risk -- Oxidant…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
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Dr. Sarah Holper takes you on a tour through the human body, explaining the reason for common medical symptoms that cause concern. With interesting facts, personal anecdotes, insider doctor secrets and memorable patient encounters spread throughout this book, Dr. Holper lends her working knowledge …
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | On Loan, due Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available |
Provides basic consumer health information about federal dietary guidelines and food guidance system, portion sizes, healthy dietary supplements, and elements of good nutrition and its requirement through lifespan, the medical concerns, and healthy food choices, along with the importance of nutriti…
"An authoritative, accessible guide to how our lungs work and how to protect them. Most of us pay little attention to the workings of our lungs, but the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked interest in their functioning and fear about the risks they face. Dr. MeiLan K. Han, a leading pulmonologist and a n…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | On Loan, due Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library | On Loan, due Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
"An evidence-based guide to the uses, benefits and practical application of a plant-based diet for all health professionals, taking both a holistic and a systems-based (heart, respiratory system, diabetes, kidneys, liver, gut) approach. The book draws on the University of Winchester?s Plant-based n…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Library | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
Gastrointestinal diseases and disorders sourcebook : about the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract disorders, including the esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, liver, and pancreas, with facts about gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, appendicitis, ulcers, celiac disease, diverticulit…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available | ||
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
"Digestive System Malignancies provides an up-to-date overview on the most relevant diagnostic techniques, staging of malignancies, and current therapeutic modalities for digestive system malignancies. With coverage from esophageal, gastric and pancreatic cancers, to colon, anal and peritoneal surf…
"The majority of cancer-related deaths are associated with nutritional problems. The major role that nutrition and diet play in the development and course of cancer had only been recently appreciated, and relatively little had been written on the topic in general. A critical component of nutrition …
Contents:; Part I: Colorectal cancer. Epidemiology of colorectal cancer -- Diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer -- Molecular diagnostic guidelines for colorectal cancer -- How I treat early-stage colon cancer through surgery -- How I treat early-stage colon cancer with adjuvant therapy: who a…
"This evidence-based guide educates and informs health professionals about promoting sexual wellbeing in the context of challenges from physical and mental health. This accessible text demystifies a topic that is sometimes difficult to discuss. It is essential reading for healthcare practitioners i…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
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