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Emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer

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Mukherjee, Siddhartha. New York, NY: Scribner , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11 AA1 M953e 2010

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

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

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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

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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Cancer : the emperor of all maladies

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Burns, Ken, Goodman, Barak, Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Arlington, VA: PBS , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 C215b 2015 v.1-3

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: Cancer : the emperor of all maladies (Television program)

Author: Burns, Ken; Goodman, Barak; Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Place of Publication: Arlington, VA

Publisher: PBS

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects: Leukemia - history; Neoplasms - history; Biomedical Research - history; Medical Oncology; Leukemia - drug therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; History, 20th Century; United States

ISBN: 9781627892773

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ11.1 C215b 2015 v.1-3

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

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Frank, Lois Ellen. New York, NY: Hachette Go , 2023. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 F828 2023

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

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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Malignant : medical ethicists confront cancer

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Dresser, Rebecca. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M251 2012

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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.

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

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Achatz, Grant, Kokonas, Nick. [New York, NY]: Avery , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 AC176 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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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…

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

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Mullens, Anne. [Toronto, ON]: Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 M958 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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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

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

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Parker, Steve. London, UK: Dorling Kindersley , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 P235 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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Bryson, Bill. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: HM636 B916 2019

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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

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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 …

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

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Mukherjee, Siddhartha. New York, NY: Scribner , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public; Professional

Call Number: QU475 M953 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

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

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Cote, Charlotte. Seattle: University of Washington Press , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 C843 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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…

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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Breath of life

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Labelle, Michele. [Vancouver, BC?]: , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 L116b 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Suitable for everyone who needs to relax. This CD begins with a guide through simple and conscious breathing skills to enhance calmness. It then provides guided relaxation to enhance mental clarity. The third part of the CD is a visualization to leave you feeling refreshed and revitalized. Recorde…

Alternate Title: Breath of life : yoga

Author: Labelle, Michele

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Breathing Exercises; Yoga; Relaxation Therapy; Popular Work

Abstract: Suitable for everyone who needs to relax. This CD begins with a guide through simple and conscious breathing skills to enhance calmness. It then provides guided relaxation to enhance mental clarity. The third part of the CD is a visualization to leave you feeling refreshed and revitalized. Recorded with light background music.; 1. Yoga; 2. Breathing; 3. Visualization; 4. Tibetan singing bowls