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Magic or medicine? : an investigation of healing and healers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5005
Buckman, Robert, Sabbagh, Karl. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 1993.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ64 B925 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Buckman, Robert
Sabbagh, Karl
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Medicine
Alternative Medicine
Complementary Therapies
Quackery
ISBN
1550132954
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ64 B925 1993

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Do you believe in magic? : the sense and nonsense of alternative medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21250
Offit, Paul A. New York, NY: Harper , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 O32 2013
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Do you believe in magic? : vitamins, supplements and all things natural : a look behind the curtain
Author
Offit, Paul A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harper
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
x, 322 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Quackery
Deception
Pseudoscience
Popular Work
Notes
Paperback edition has alternate title.
ISBN
9780062222961
9780062222985 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB890 O32 2013

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Trick or treatment? : alternative medicine on trial

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113788
Singh, Simon, Ernst, Edzard. London, UK: Corgi Books , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 S617 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Singh, Simon
Ernst, Edzard
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Corgi Books
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
410 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Evidence-Based Medicine
Popular Work
ISBN
9780552157629
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB890 S617 2009

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Mayo Clinic book of alternative medicine

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Mayo Clinic. New York, NY: Time Inc. , 2010. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 M474 2010
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Alternate Title
Book of alternative medicine
Corporate Author
Mayo Clinic
Editor
Bauer, Brent A
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Time Inc.
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Integrative Medicine - methods
Mind-Body Therapies
Self Care
Popular Work
ISBN
9781603208369
1603208364
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB890 M474 2010

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Alternative medicine : a critical assessment of 150 modalities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122184
Ernst, Edzard. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 E71 2019
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Though this book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of Alternative Medicine, it can be useful resource for clinicians as well. The book is divided into 150 short chapters, each dedicated to one therapy or diagnostic method. Seven points are raised to assist patient in d…
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Author
Ernst, Edzard
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xiv, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Treatment Outcome
Evidence-Based Medicine
Popular Work
Abstract
Though this book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of Alternative Medicine, it can be useful resource for clinicians as well. The book is divided into 150 short chapters, each dedicated to one therapy or diagnostic method. Seven points are raised to assist patient in decision making, or at least, raise questions about the method, based on evidence. See sections 11.1 for Alternative Cancer cures; 11.7 Cancer diets.
ISBN
9783030126001
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB890 E71 2019

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Quack quack : the threat of pseudoscience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124466
Schwarcz, Joe. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ310 S399 2022
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
"In Quack Quack, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who has been battling flimflam for decades, focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the top…
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Author
Schwarcz, Joe
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xiii, 242 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects
Quackery
Pseudoscience
Popular Work
Abstract
"In Quack Quack, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who has been battling flimflam for decades, focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the topics drawn from past and present aims to cast a life preserver to people drowning in a sea of misinformation."-- Provided by publisher
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781770416581
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ310 S399 2022

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Unstuck : your guide to the seven-stage journey out of depression

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18383
Gordon, James S. New York, NY: Penguin Press , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM171 U59 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Is there some other way?; The Call : finding the right way; Guides on the journey; Surrender to change; Dealing with demons; The Dark night of the soul; Spirituality : the blessing; The Return
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Author
Gordon, James S
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Penguin Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xvi, 426 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Depression
Complementary Therapies
Popular Work
Abstract
Is there some other way?
The Call : finding the right way
Guides on the journey
Surrender to change
Dealing with demons
The Dark night of the soul
Spirituality : the blessing
The Return
ISBN
9781594201660
1594201668
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM171 U59 2008

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Journey through cancer : healing and transforming the whole person

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15136
Geffen, Jeremy R. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 2006. newly rev. and updated ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 G299j 2006
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
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Author
Geffen, Jeremy R
Edition
newly rev. and updated ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xviii, 330 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Complementary Therapies
Holistic Health
Popular Work
ISBN
9780307341815
030734181X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 G299j 2006

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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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Integrative oncology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18777
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 I569a 2009
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Editor
Abrams, Donald I
Weil, Andrew T
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xix, 601 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Weil integrative medicine library
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Complementary Therapies
Integrative Medicine
Popular Work
ISBN
9780195309447
0195309448
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 I569a 2009

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Snake oil science : the truth about complementary and alternative medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16132
Bausell, R. Barker. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 B351s 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Bausell, R. Barker
Place of Publication
Oxford ; New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xix, 324 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Placebo Effect
ISBN
9780195313680 (alk. paper)
0195313682 (alk. paper)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB890 B351s 2007

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Life over cancer : the Block Center program for integrative cancer treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18778
Block, Keith I. New York, NY: Bantam Books , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B651 2009
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
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Author
Block, Keith I
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Bantam Books
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xiv, 594 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Complementary Therapies
Integrative Medicine
Popular Work
ISBN
9780553801149
0553801147
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
QZ201 B651 2009

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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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American Cancer Society complete guide to complementary and alternative cancer methods

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15943
American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2009. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 A5138 2009
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
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Alternate Title
Complete guide to complementary and alternative cancer methods
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Editor
Ades, Terri
Russell, Jill
Rovere, Amy
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xxiii, 890 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Neoplasms - therapy
Handbooks
ISBN
9780944235713
0944235719
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 A5138 2009

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Cancer as a wake-up call : an oncologist's integrative approach to what you can do to become whole again

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121498
Nasi, M. Laura. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N254 2018
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Alternate Title
Cancer as a wakeup call
Author
Nasi, M. Laura
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxi, 350 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Complementary Therapies
Integrative Medicine
Integrative Oncology
Popular Work
ISBN
9781623172961
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 N254 2018

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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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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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Naturopathic oncology : an encyclopedic guide for patients and physicians

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19913
McKinney, Neil. [Vancouver, BC?]: Liaison Press , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 M153n 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
McKinney, Neil
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Liaison Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
491p. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Complementary Therapies - methods
Naturopathy
Medical Oncology
Integrative Medicine
ISBN
9781894953733
1894953738
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 M153n 2010

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Resilience : a story of courage and triumph in the face of recurrent cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21529
Wener, Susan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Figure1 Publishing , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 W473 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Wener, Susan
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Figure1 Publishing
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xviii, 217 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Complementary Therapies
Integrative Medicine
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781927958025
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 W473 2014

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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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