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Cancer : the big challenge

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21372
Cavalli, Franco. La Habana, Cuba: Editorial Ciencias Medicas , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C377 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Cancer el gran desafio
Author
Cavalli, Franco
Place of Publication
La Habana, Cuba
Publisher
Editorial Ciencias Medicas
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Complementary Therapies
Palliative Care
ISBN
9789592128095
Language
Spanish
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C377 2012

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Responding to the challenge of cancer in Europe

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16174
Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia. Ljubljana, Slovenia: Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia , 2008.
Audience
Professional
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Cancer therapy : results of fifty cases and the cure of advanced cancer by diet therapy : a summary of 30 years of clinical experimentation

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8812
Gerson, Max. Bonita, Ca.: Gerson Institute , 1990. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ201.5 G382 1990
Author
Gerson, Max
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Bonita, Ca.
Publisher
Gerson Institute
Publication Date
1990
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Alternative Medicine
Diet Therapy
ISBN
0882681052
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201.5 G382 1990
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New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2151c 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
PT.1: The cancer challenge; Cancer control and the burden of cancer; PT. 2: Prevention and screening; Active cancer prevention; Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations; Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control; PT.3: Applying new research; Integrating science with ser…
Editor
Elwood, J. Mark
Sutcliffe, Simon B
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiv, 469 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Early Detection of Cancer
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Mass Screening
Population Surveillance
World Health
Canada
Abstract
PT.1: The cancer challenge
Cancer control and the burden of cancer
PT. 2: Prevention and screening
Active cancer prevention
Achieving behavioural changes in individuals and populations
Early diagnosis and screening in cancer control
PT.3: Applying new research
Integrating science with service in cancer control: closing the gap between discovery and delivery
The impact of immunization on cancer control: the example of HPV vaccination
PT.4: Improving patient care
Improving cancer services: the approach taken in England
Population-based cancer control and the role of guidelines - towards a 'systems' approach
The optimal provision of cancer treatment services
Managing the cost of new therapies: the challenge of funding new drugs
Community supports for people affected by cancer
Improving quality of life
Shifting the paradigm: from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to integrative oncology
Patient centred supportive and palliative care
PT.5: Integrated cancer control
From cancer care to cancer control: organization of population-based cancer control systems
Getting the public involved in cancer control - doing something besides worrying
Organizational structures for cancer control
Evaluating the outcomes of cancer control
Priority setting methods and cancer control
Ethics and the idea of cancer control
Integrating cancer control with control of other non-communicable diseases
Cancer control in developing countries
Strengthening the global community for cancer control
ISBN
9780199550173
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C2151c 2010

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Cancer control 2016 : cancer care in emerging heath systems

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119961
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. Suffolk, UK: Global Health Dynamics | International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Editor
Magrath, Ian
Place of Publication
Suffolk, UK
Publisher
Global Health Dynamics
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
112 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Series
Cancer control
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Delivery of Health Care
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Population Surveillance
Developing Countries
World Health
ISBN
9780957607262
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2016
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Cancer control 2015 : cancer care in emerging heath systems

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International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. Suffolk, UK: Global Health Dynamics | International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Editor
Magrath, Ian
Place of Publication
Suffolk, UK
Publisher
Global Health Dynamics
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
152 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Series
Cancer control
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Delivery of Health Care
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Population Surveillance
Developing Countries
World Health
ISBN
9780957607248
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2015
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Cancer control 2013 : cancer care in emerging heath systems

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21305
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. Suffolk, UK: Global Health Dynamics | International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Building capacity for cancer control in the lesser-resourced world : factors influencing success value and satisfaction by Dr. Simon B. Sutcliffe and Leigh J. Passman
Corporate Author
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Editor
Magrath, Ian
Place of Publication
Suffolk, UK
Publisher
Global Health Dynamics
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
176 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Early Detection of Cancer
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Mass Screening
Population Surveillance
Developing Countries
World Health
Abstract
Building capacity for cancer control in the lesser-resourced world : factors influencing success value and satisfaction by Dr. Simon B. Sutcliffe and Leigh J. Passman
ISBN
9780957607200
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2013

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Cancer control 2014 : cancer care in emerging heath systems

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21695
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. Suffolk, UK: Global Health Dynamics | International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Building capacity for cancer treatment in low-income countries with particular reference to East Africa by Ian Magrath and Simon Sutcliffe.
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Corporate Author
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Editor
Magrath, Ian
Place of Publication
Suffolk, UK
Publisher
Global Health Dynamics
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
152 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Early Detection of Cancer
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Mass Screening
Population Surveillance
Developing Countries
World Health
Abstract
Building capacity for cancer treatment in low-income countries with particular reference to East Africa by Ian Magrath and Simon Sutcliffe.
ISBN
9780957607217
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 C2125 2014
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NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology : myeloid growth factors in cancer treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14586
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Jenkintown, PA.: National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 N277m 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Corporate Author
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Place of Publication
Jenkintown, PA.
Publisher
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Growth Substances
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - therapy
Practice Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
CD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
QZ200 N277m 2005

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Ethical challenges in cancer diagnosis and therapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123092
Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; 1.The King of Diseases?: An Essay on the Special Attention Paid to Cancer Patients and How It Came About; 2 One in Four Dies of Cancer. Questions About the Epidemiology of Malignant Tumours; 3 HPV Vaccination in Bangladesh: Ethical Views; 4 Using Human Tumor Cell Lines in Cancer Research…
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Editor
Bauer, Axel W.
Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter
Utikal, Jochen S.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Recent results in cancer research 218
Subjects
Bioethics
Ethics
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - therapy
Abstract
Contents:
1.The King of Diseases?: An Essay on the Special Attention Paid to Cancer Patients and How It Came About
2 One in Four Dies of Cancer. Questions About the Epidemiology of Malignant Tumours
3 HPV Vaccination in Bangladesh: Ethical Views
4 Using Human Tumor Cell Lines in Cancer Research
5 Risk-Adjusted Prevention. Perspectives on the Governance of Entitlements to Benefits in the Case of Genetic (Breast Cancer) Risks
6 The Right to Know and not to Know: Predictive Genetic Diagnosis and Non-diagnosis
7 Harms and Benefits of Cancer Screening
8 Cancer, the Media and Dealing with Knowledge
9 Ethical Aspects of Regulating Oncology Products
10 Liver Living Donation for Cancer Patients: Benefits, Risks, Justification
11 Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Oncology Care and Clinical Trials
12 Ethical Pain and Terminal Chaperonage
13 Advance Directives for Medical Decisions
14 Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Realization or Abandonment of Self-determination?
15 Routine Oncology Treatment and Its Human Deficits
16 Experiencing Cancer. An Ethnographic Study on Illness and Disease
17 Cancer and Life Beyond It: Patient Testimony as a Contribution to Subjective Evidence
18 18 Cancer in Literature: Between Phenomenology and Symbolism
ISBN
9783030637491
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Principle of nursing in oncology : new challenges

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123093
European Specialist Nurses Organisations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; 1: Basis of Carcinogenesis; 2: Epidemiology and Prevention; 3: Evidence-Based Nursing in Basic Anticancer Treatment: Management of the Most Important Side Effects; 4: The Patients? Journey with Targeted Therapies; 5: Immunotherapy: New Challenges for Nursing; 6: Robotic Surgery; 7: Relat…
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Corporate Author
European Specialist Nurses Organisations
Editor
Charnay-Sonnek, Francoise
Murphy, Anne E.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2019
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Principles of specialty nursing
Subjects
Neoplasms - nursing
Patient Participation
Neoplasms - therapy
Oncology Nursing - methods
Abstract
Contents:
1: Basis of Carcinogenesis
2: Epidemiology and Prevention
3: Evidence-Based Nursing in Basic Anticancer Treatment: Management of the Most Important Side Effects
4: The Patients? Journey with Targeted Therapies
5: Immunotherapy: New Challenges for Nursing
6: Robotic Surgery
7: Relational Competences
8: Nursing Diagnosis Specific to Oncology
9: Model of Announcing a Diagnosis of Cancer: The French Experience
10: Therapeutic Education
11: The Advanced Breast Cancer Nurse: A Key Role in the Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Health Itinerary
12: Gynecological Cancer
13: The Patient Journey in Prostate Cancer: Key Points for Nurses
14: Bladder Cancer and Renal Cancer
15: Management of Pleural Burden in Metastatic Lung Cancer and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
16: Gastric Cancer
17: Pancreatic Cancer
18: Evidence-Based Nursing of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
19: Advanced Nursing Practice: The Way to Go? ? How to Progress in Your Speciality
20: Children with Cancer: Communication, an Essential Component of Care
21: Support of Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer
22: Elderlies
23: Rare Tumours
24: Supportive Care in Cancer
25: Genetic Counseling
26: Oncology in the Primary Care
27: eHealth, ePatient
28: Patient as Actor of His Treatment: Shared Decision-Making
ISBN
9783319764573
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Relationship of belief in control and commitment to life to cancer patients' inclination to use unproven cancer therapies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8298
Skinn, Barbara Jean. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1990.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ201 S628 1990
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Skinn, Barbara Jean
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1990
Subjects
Quackery
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 S628 1990

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Molecular approaches to controlling cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15424
Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology (70th : 2005 : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Woodbury, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 C688 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology (70th : 2005 : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Editor
Stillman, Bruce
Stewart, David
Place of Publication
Woodbury, NY
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xxix, 538 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology 70
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - genetics
Molecular Biology - methods
ISBN
9780879697747
0879697741
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 C688 2005

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Cancer biomarkers : the promises and challenges of improving detection and treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16066
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ241 C213n 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Editor
Nass, Sharyl J
Moses, Harold L
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xiv, 236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Tumor Markers, Biological
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - therapy
Biological Markers
ISBN
9780309103862 (pbk.)
030910386X (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ241 C213n 2007
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Cancer diagnostics and therapeutics : current trends, challenges, and future perspectives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124181
Singapore: Springer , 2022.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Editor
Basu, S K
Panda, Chinmay Kumar
Goswami, Subrata
Place of Publication
Singapore
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - therapy
ISBN
9783031072727
9783031095184
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Childhood cancer biology and treatment : what are our current successes and challenges?

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20435
Bond, Mason, Schultz, Kirk R. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 B365 2012 v.312
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Monday noon seminar series
BCCA Research Seminar Series
Author
Bond, Mason
Schultz, Kirk R
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Research Centre Seminar Series
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
60 minutes
Series
BC Cancer Research Centre seminar series 312
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Follow-up Studies
Treatment Outcome
Neoplasms - complications
Infant
Child
Adolescent
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
QZ206 B365 2012 v.312

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Patient safety : information for employees --your role in BC Cancer patient safety

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BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Continues / Continued By
Continues:
Patient safety handbook for healthcare providers
Alternate Title
Patient safety handbook for healthcare providers
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency
Safety Management - standards
Emergencies
Patient Safety
Risk Management
Health Personnel
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Guideline
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX185 B862p 2019

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Preparing for the introduction of HPV vaccines : policy and programme guidance for countries

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15956
World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2006.
Audience
Professional
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WHO best practices for injections and related procedures toolkit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20770
World Health Organization, Safe Injection Global Network. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2010.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  

Cancer treatment policies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3595
Cancer Control Agency of B.C. [Vancouver, BC?]: Cancer Control Agency of B.C. , 1988. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 C215d 1988
Corporate Author
Cancer Control Agency of B.C.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Cancer Control Agency of B.C.
Publication Date
1988
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Cancer Control Agency of B.C.
ISBN
0969298714
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF
Call Number
QZ266 C215d 1988
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