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Brown, Terence A. New York, NY: Wiley-Liss, Inc. , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH447 B881 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Brown, Terence A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Genome, Human
DNA
Sequence Analysis, DNA
ISBN
0471316180
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH447 B881 1999

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Bioinformatics and functional genomics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13127
Pevsner, Jonathan. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Liss, Inc , c2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH441.2 P514 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Pevsner, Jonathan
Place of Publication
Hoboken, N.J.
Publisher
Wiley-Liss, Inc
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
xxv, 753 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Computational Biology - methods
Genomics
Genetic Techniques
Genome, Human
Proteome
ISBN
0471210048 (paper : alk. paper)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH441.2 P514 2003

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Don't die of embarrassment : life after colostomy and other adventures

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4412
Barrie, Barbara. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WI520 B275 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Barrie, Barbara
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
1999
Physical Description
256 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Colostomy
Colonic Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780684846248
0684846241
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WI520 B275 1999

Copies

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My adventures with fox and owl : a creative journal for kids with cancer in the family

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114580
Hankinson, Sara Prins, Janes, Karen. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 H241 2016
Availability
12 copies, 12 available
"This book is designed for children, aged 5 - 9 who have a family member with cancer. It was designed as a place for them to learn about cancer and ways of coping when cancer comes to the family."
Author
Hankinson, Sara Prins
Janes, Karen
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
[68] p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Art Therapy
Adaptation, Psychological
Emotional Adjustment
Child
Parent-Child Relations
Life Change Events
Creativity
Juvenile Literature
Popular Work
Abstract
"This book is designed for children, aged 5 - 9 who have a family member with cancer. It was designed as a place for them to learn about cancer and ways of coping when cancer comes to the family."
Notes
This book is based on Time for Me by June Slakov and Karen Janes. BC Cancer Agency. 1999.
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002274)
ISBN
9781896624266
189662426X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 H241 2016

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Genomics : the science and technology behind the human genome project

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6430
Cantor, Charles R, Cassandra L. Smith. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH447 C232 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Cantor, Charles R
Cassandra L. Smith
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Genome, Human
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Chromosome Mapping
ISBN
471599085
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH447 C232 1999

Copies

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Retrovirus-like promoters in the human genome

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5082
Feuchter, Anita E. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1991.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH447 F422 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Feuchter, Anita E
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Genome, Human
Retrovirus Infections
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH447 F422 1991

Copies

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Impact of endogenous retrovirus-like sequences on the human genome

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8625
Goodchild, Nancy L. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1993.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH447 G646 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Goodchild, Nancy L
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Genome, Human
Retrovirdae
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH447 G646 1993

Copies

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Genomic instability and immortality in cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8800
New York, NY: Plennum Press , 1997.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 G335m 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Mihich, Enrico
Hartwell, Leland
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Plennum Press
Publication Date
1997
Series
Pezcoller Foundation symposia 8
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Genome, Human
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics
ISBN
0306457008
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 G335m 1997

Copies

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120492
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

Copies

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Look it up! : what patients, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists need to know about the Internet and primary health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120879
Pluye, Pierre, Barlow, Julie, Grad, Roland. Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 26.55.D2 P738 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Table of Contents:; 1 A New Way of Diagnosing -- 2 Do I Really Need This Test? -- 3 When Clinicians Disagree -- 4 The Expanded Role of Pharmacists -- 5 Better Treatment for Chronic Problems and Common Conditions -- 6 Getting Patients Engaged -- 7 The Pros and Cons of "Doctor Google" -- 8 Nurses and…
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Author
Pluye, Pierre
Barlow, Julie
Grad, Roland
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xii, 182 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Decision Making, Computer-Assisted
Internet
Primary Health Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Health Literacy
Medical Informatics
Popular Work
Abstract
Table of Contents:
1 A New Way of Diagnosing -- 2 Do I Really Need This Test? -- 3 When Clinicians Disagree -- 4 The Expanded Role of Pharmacists -- 5 Better Treatment for Chronic Problems and Common Conditions -- 6 Getting Patients Engaged -- 7 The Pros and Cons of "Doctor Google" -- 8 Nurses and Doctors Can't Remember Everything -- 9 The Hidden Problem of Health Literacy -- 10 The Family Doctor of the Future.
ISBN
9780773551367
9780773551909
9780773551916
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
W 26.55.D2 P738 2017
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Choices in healing : integrating the best of conventional and complementary approaches to cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4920
Lerner, Michael. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L616 1994
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Lerner, Michael
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
xxvi, 667 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Alternative Medicine
Neoplasms - therapy
Psychotherapy
Popular Work
ISBN
0262621045 (pbk.)
0262121808 (hbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 L616 1994

Copies

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Personalised cancer medicine : an ESMO guide for patients

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21415
Garassino, Marina. Danvers, MA: ESMO Press , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ241 G212 2013
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  2 read online  
Alternate Title
What is personalised medicine? Let us help you understand
Author
Garassino, Marina
Corporate Author
European Society for Medical Oncology
Place of Publication
Danvers, MA
Publisher
ESMO Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
42 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Series
ESMO patients guide series
Subjects
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Medical Oncology - methods
Neoplasms - therapy
Genomics
Individualized Medicine - methods
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Molecular Targeted Therapy
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ241 G212 2013
Website Notes
Cancer guides for patients
Read Online

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Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125217
Methot, Suzanne. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M592 2023
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults
Author
Methot, Suzanne
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xii, 255 p. : ill, (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - psychology
Young Adult - psychology
Historical Trauma - therapy
Psychological Trauma - therapy
Mental Health
First Nations
Canada
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Teen/young adult adaptation of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing
ISBN
9781770417243
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 M592 2023

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Trancriptional regulatory elements in the long terminal repeats of the human endogenous retrovirus, Herv-H

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog963
Nelson, David Troy. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1997.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH447 N425 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Nelson, David Troy
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Genome, Human
Retroviridae
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH447 N425 1997

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Expression of the RTVL-H family of human endogenous retrovirus-like sequences

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2735
Wilkinson, David Allan. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1993.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH447 W686 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Wilkinson, David Allan
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Genome, Human
Retroviridae
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH447 W686 1993

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Novel genetic effects of a human endogenous retrovirus

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4464
Kowalski, Paul Edward. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QH447 K88 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kowalski, Paul Edward
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Genome, Human
Endogenous Retroviruses
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QH447 K88 1998

Copies

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Genetic maps and human imaginations : the limits of science in understanding who we are

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123799
Rothman, Barbara Katz. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ50 R846 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Rothman, Barbara Katz
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
272 p. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Human Genetics
Human Genome Project
Human Genome Diversity Project
Ethics, Research
Bioethics
Sociology, Medical
Popular Work
ISBN
093047032
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ50 R846 1998

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Opening to meditation : a gentle, guided approach

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14282
Lang, Diana. Novato, CA: New World Library , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 L269 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Lang, Diana
Place of Publication
Novato, CA
Publisher
New World Library
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Meditation
Relaxation Techniques
Imagery
Popular Work
ISBN
1577314549
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Relax
Call Number
QZ266 L269 2004

Copies

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Prostate cancer : a new approach to treatment and healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120496
Ripoll, Emilia A., Saunders, Mark B. Niwot, CO: Health Outside the Box , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WJ762 R592 2016
Availability
6 copies, 5 available
Author
Ripoll, Emilia A.
Saunders, Mark B.
Place of Publication
Niwot, CO
Publisher
Health Outside the Box
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
vi, 399 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Prostatic Neoplasms
Men's Health
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
Companion book to Do you have prostate cancer : a compact guide to diagnosis and health.
ISBN
9780996256209
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WJ762 R592 2016
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Caring for the dying: the doula approach to a meaningful death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120954
Fersko-Weiss, Henry. Newburyport, MA: Conari Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of a life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasized thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel ... and provides emotional and…
Author
Fersko-Weiss, Henry
Place of Publication
Newburyport, MA
Publisher
Conari Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xiv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Doulas
Hospice Care - psychology
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Caregivers
Popular Work
Abstract
"The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of a life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasized thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel ... and provides emotional and spiritual support for both the dying person and their loved ones." - Cover
Notes
A gentle guide for families and caregivers - Cover
ISBN
9781573246965
1573246964
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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