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Cheating cell : how evolution helps us understand and treat cancer

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Aktipis, Athena. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ202 A315c 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Aktipis, Athena

Place of Publication: Princeton, NJ

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Biological Evolution; Carcinogenesis; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780691212197

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ202 A315c 2021

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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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Chimeric antigen receptor t-cell therapies for cancer : a practical guide

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Cambridge, MA: Elsevier, Inc. , 2020.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 C538 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Contents:; Introduction -- When to refer a patient for CAR-T cell therapy -- Optimizing the apheresis product -- CAR T cells: cell processing laboratory considerations -- Peri-CAR-T cell management -- Management of cytokine release syndrome -- Special considerations for ICU management of patients r…

Editor: Lee, Daniel W.; Shah, Nirali N.

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Elsevier, Inc.

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xiv, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen - therapeutic use; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; Immunotherapy, Adoptive - methods; Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy

Abstract: Contents:; Introduction -- When to refer a patient for CAR-T cell therapy -- Optimizing the apheresis product -- CAR T cells: cell processing laboratory considerations -- Peri-CAR-T cell management -- Management of cytokine release syndrome -- Special considerations for ICU management of patients receiving CAR therapy -- Neurotoxicities after CAR-T cell immunotherapy -- Hematologic and non-CRS toxicities -- Response assessment and post-CAR-T cell therapy management -- Relapse management and role for consolidative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation following CAR-T cell therapy -- Promising chimeric antigen receptors for non-B cell hematological malignancies, pediatric solid tumors, and carcinomas -- CAR T cell therapy for CNS malignancies -- CAR 2.0: the next generation of synthetic receptor-based cellular therapy for cancer.

ISBN: 9780323661812

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ266 C538 2020

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First cell : and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last

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Raza, Azra. New York, NY: Basic Books , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ21 R278 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Raza, Azra

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xii, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Medical Oncology; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781541699526

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ21 R278 2018

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Cancerland : a medical memoir

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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

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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Molecular basis of human cancer

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New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media , 2017. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 M718 2017

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Editor: Coleman, William B; Tsongalis, Gregory J

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xix, 873 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Growth Substances - physiology; Molecular Medicine

ISBN: 9781934115183

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ202 M718 2017

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Molecular biology of cancer : mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics

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Pecorino, Lauren. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2016. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 P369m 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Pecorino, Lauren

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xviii, 375 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - therapy; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Molecular Biology

ISBN: 9780198717348

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 P369m 2016

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Biology of cancer

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Weinberg, Robert A. New York, NY: Garland Science , 2014. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 W423b 2013

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

Accompanying DVD-ROM includes: figures in PowerPoint and JPEG formats, supplementary sidebars, mini-lectures, movies, and media guide.

Author: Weinberg, Robert A

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Garland Science

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Genes, Neoplasm; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Textbooks

Abstract: Accompanying DVD-ROM includes: figures in PowerPoint and JPEG formats, supplementary sidebars, mini-lectures, movies, and media guide.

ISBN: 9780815342205; 0815342209

Language: English

Material Type: Book; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: QZ202 W423b 2013

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