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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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Secret history of the war on cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16123
Davis, Devra Lee. New York, NY: BasicBooks , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 D261s 2007
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Relates the gripping story of a major public health effort diverted and distorted for private gain
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Author
Davis, Devra Lee
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
BasicBooks
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xviii, 505 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Carcinogens, Environmental - history
Health Policy - history
Health Policy - economics
Primary Prevention - history
Primary Prevention - economics
History, 20th Century
Abstract
Relates the gripping story of a major public health effort diverted and distorted for private gain
ISBN
9780465015665
0465015662
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 D261s 2007

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Colonizing bodies : aboriginal health and healing in British Columbia, 1900-50

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124182
Kelm, Mary-Ellen. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 K29c 1998
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Alternate Title
Colonizing bodies
Author
Kelm, Mary-Ellen
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
UBC Press
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xxiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Minority Health - history
Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations
Indigenous Canadians - history
Social Welfare - history
Attitude of Health Personnel
First Nations
History, 20th Century
British Columbia
Canada
ISBN
9780774806787
0774806788
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WA300 K29c 1998

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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
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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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New alchemists : the rise of deceptive healthcare

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123599
Garrett, Bernie. London, UK: Hammersmith Health Books , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ310 G239 2021
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Garrett explores real-world examples of deceptive health science, professional malpractice, misleading marketing, celebrity health fads, deception in alternative medicine, and more. -- Provided by publisher.
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Author
Garrett, Bernie
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Hammersmith Health Books
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
x, 415 p. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Deception
Fraud
Quackery
Ethics,
Pseudoscience
Popular Work
Abstract
Garrett explores real-world examples of deceptive health science, professional malpractice, misleading marketing, celebrity health fads, deception in alternative medicine, and more. -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781781611883
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ310 G239 2021

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Native harvests : American Indian wild foods and recipes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125262
Kavasch, E. Barrie. Garden City, NY: Dover Publications , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N9 K21 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. It will tell you how to prepare familiar foods such as stuffed clams and corn chowder, but also how to fix clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice with hazelnuts and blueber…
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Author
Kavasch, E. Barrie
Place of Publication
Garden City, NY
Publisher
Dover Publications
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xxviii, 287 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
American Indian
Indigenous Peoples
Cooking
Medicine, Traditional
Cookbook
Popular Work
Abstract
This book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. It will tell you how to prepare familiar foods such as stuffed clams and corn chowder, but also how to fix clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice with hazelnuts and blueberries, fiddlehead stew, meadow mushroom pie, stewed wild rabbit with dumplings, spoon bread, acorn coffee, and witch hazel tea. Beautifully illustrated by the author (herself of American Indian descent), this book is also an invaluable manual on herbal medicines and ceremonial, sacred, and poisonous plants ? all written with acute sensitivity to and appreciation of Native American ways.
ISBN
9780486440637
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 N9 K21 2005

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Seed to plate, soil to sky: modern plant-based recipes using native American ingredients

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125124
Frank, Lois Ellen. New York, NY: Hachette Go , 2023. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N9 F828 2023
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Frank, Lois Ellen
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Hachette Go
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xvi, 302 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
First Nations
Diet, Vegetarian
Cooking
Cooking, American - Southwestern style.
Cookbook
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780306827297
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 N9 F828 2023

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My own medicine : a doctor's life as a patient

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19799
Kurland, Geoffrey. New York, NY: Times Books , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH250 K96m 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Kurland, Geoffrey
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Times Books
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
251 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Leukemia, Hairy Cell
Physicians
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9780805071719
0805071717
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WH250 K96m 2002

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Malignant : medical ethicists confront cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20558
Dresser, Rebecca. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Rebecca
Editor
Dresser, Rebecca
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiv, 236 p. ; 25 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Autobiography
ISBN
9780199757848
9780199921102
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
Read Online
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=1036309

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Canadian patient's book of rights : a consumer's guide to Canadian health law

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8051
Rozovsky, Lorne Elkin. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada Ltd. , 1994. rev. and updated ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W33 R893 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Rozovsky, Lorne Elkin
Edition
rev. and updated ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada Ltd.
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Informed Consent - popular works
Ethics, Medical - popular works
Patients
ISBN
0385254490
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W33 R893 1994

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Life, on the line : a chef's story of chasing greatness, facing death, and redefining the way we eat

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124451
Achatz, Grant, Kokonas, Nick. [New York, NY]: Avery , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 AC176 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Achatz, Grant
Kokonas, Nick
Place of Publication
[New York, NY]
Publisher
Avery
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xii, 419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Subjects
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy
Cancer -- Patients -- Biography
Nutrition
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781592406975
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 AC176 2012

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Rebel cell : cancer, evolution, and the new science of life's oldest betrayal

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124420
Arney, Kat. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ202 A748r 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"Rebel Cell is a story about life and death, hope and hubris, nature and nurture. It's about a new way of thinking about what this disease really is and the role it plays in human life. Above all, it's a story about where cancer came from, where it's going, and how we can stop it" -- Provided by pu…
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Author
Arney, Kat
Place of Publication
Dallas, TX
Publisher
BenBella Books
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xviii, 398 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Biological Evolution
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Popular Work
Abstract
"Rebel Cell is a story about life and death, hope and hubris, nature and nurture. It's about a new way of thinking about what this disease really is and the role it plays in human life. Above all, it's a story about where cancer came from, where it's going, and how we can stop it" -- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781950665303
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 A748r 2020

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Timely death : considering our last rights

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog528
Mullens, Anne. [Toronto, ON]: Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 M958 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Mullens, Anne
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Death - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
Ethics, Medical - popular works
ISBN
0394280849
9780394280844
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 M958 1996

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Choosing to live, choosing to die : the complexities of assisted dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124485
Tate, Nikki, Wuthrich. Belle (ill.). [British Columbia]: Orca Book Publishers , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 T216c 2019
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher
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Author
Tate, Nikki
Wuthrich. Belle (ill.)
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
172 pages : colour illustrations ; 22cm
Subjects
Right to Die
Euthanasia
Suicide, Assisted
Ethics, Medical
Canada
Juvenile Literature
Popular Work
Abstract
"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781459818897
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
W85.5 T216c 2019

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Human body

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113441
Parker, Steve. London, UK: Dorling Kindersley , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 P235 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Human body : investigate and understand your amazing body
Author
Parker, Steve
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
61 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series
Eyewitness explorers
Subjects
Human Body
Juvenile Literature
ISBN
9780751360264
0751360260
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 P235 1994

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Body : a guide for occupants

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121890
Bryson, Bill. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
HM636 B916 2019
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Alternate Title
The body : a guide for occupants
Author
Bryson, Bill
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
x, 450 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Human Body
Physiology
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780385685740
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
HM636 B916 2019
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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What's wrong with you? : an insiders guide to your insides

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123380
Holper, Sarah. Melbourne, Aus.: Hardie Grant Books , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB143 H657 2021
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
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 …
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Author
Holper, Sarah
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Aus.
Publisher
Hardie Grant Books
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Signs and Symptoms
Human Body
Physiological Phenomena
Internal Medicine
Popular Work
Abstract
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 to those seeking to understand just what's going on inside and outside their bodies -- Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781743797112
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB143 H657 2021

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Gene : an intimate history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114072
Mukherjee, Siddhartha. New York, NY: Scribner , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Call Number
QU475 M953 2016
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
More Information
Author
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xi, 592 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Genes
Genetics
Genetics, Human
Genetics - history
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Schizophrenia
ISBN
9781476733500
1476733503
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QU475 M953 2016

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Drum in one hand, a sockeye in the other: stories of Indigenous food sovereignty from the Northwest Coast

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125131
Cote, Charlotte. Seattle: University of Washington Press , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 C843 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Cote, Charlotte
Place of Publication
Seattle
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xxi, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Indigenous confluences
Subjects
First Nations
Health Status - British Columbia
Food
Human Rights
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780295749525
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WA300 C843 2022

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Sit, stay, heal : what dogs teach us about living well

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Alsarraf, Renee. New York, NY: HarperOne , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 A461s 2022
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients -- those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals -- who seemed to uniquely un…
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Author
Alsarraf, Renee
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
HarperOne
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
248 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - psychology
Human-Animal Bond
Veterinarians
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients -- those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals -- who seemed to uniquely understand her difficult journey and who showed her the true power of positivity and unconditional love" -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780063215221
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 A461s 2022

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