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Ethical challenges in cancer diagnosis and therapy

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Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2021.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; 1.The King of Diseases?: An Essay on the Special Attention Paid to Cancer Patients and How It Came About; 2 One in Four Dies of Cancer. Questions About the Epidemiology of Malignant Tumours; 3 HPV Vaccination in Bangladesh: Ethical Views; 4 Using Human Tumor Cell Lines in Cancer Research…

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Editor: Bauer, Axel W.; Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter; Utikal, Jochen S.

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date: 2021

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Recent results in cancer research 218

Subjects: Bioethics; Ethics; Neoplasms; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy

Abstract: Contents:; 1.The King of Diseases?: An Essay on the Special Attention Paid to Cancer Patients and How It Came About; 2 One in Four Dies of Cancer. Questions About the Epidemiology of Malignant Tumours; 3 HPV Vaccination in Bangladesh: Ethical Views; 4 Using Human Tumor Cell Lines in Cancer Research; 5 Risk-Adjusted Prevention. Perspectives on the Governance of Entitlements to Benefits in the Case of Genetic (Breast Cancer) Risks; 6 The Right to Know and not to Know: Predictive Genetic Diagnosis and Non-diagnosis; 7 Harms and Benefits of Cancer Screening; 8 Cancer, the Media and Dealing with Knowledge; 9 Ethical Aspects of Regulating Oncology Products; 10 Liver Living Donation for Cancer Patients: Benefits, Risks, Justification; 11 Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Oncology Care and Clinical Trials; 12 Ethical Pain and Terminal Chaperonage; 13 Advance Directives for Medical Decisions; 14 Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Realization or Abandonment of Self-determination?; 15 Routine Oncology Treatment and Its Human Deficits; 16 Experiencing Cancer. An Ethnographic Study on Illness and Disease; 17 Cancer and Life Beyond It: Patient Testimony as a Contribution to Subjective Evidence; 18 18 Cancer in Literature: Between Phenomenology and Symbolism

ISBN: 9783030637491

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Cancer biomarkers : the promises and challenges of improving detection and treatment

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ241 C213n 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Developing Biomarker-Based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Editor: Nass, Sharyl J; Moses, Harold L

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xiv, 236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Tumor Markers, Biological; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Biological Markers

ISBN: 9780309103862 (pbk.); 030910386X (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ241 C213n 2007

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Overcome the challenges of cancer care : how to avoid the pitfalls on path to healing

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Rosenberg, Stephen. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

"A friendly, easy-to-read guide for cancer patients and their loved ones when dealing with a cancer diagnosis. This book will help patients, loved ones, friends and family recognize the pitfalls of a cancer diagnosis and how to avoid them to get the best care possible during their cancer journey." …

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Author: Rosenberg, Stephen

Place of Publication: Lanham, MD

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Publication Date: 2020

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Patient Care; Popular Work

Abstract: "A friendly, easy-to-read guide for cancer patients and their loved ones when dealing with a cancer diagnosis. This book will help patients, loved ones, friends and family recognize the pitfalls of a cancer diagnosis and how to avoid them to get the best care possible during their cancer journey." -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781538134221; 9781538134238

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Childhood cancer biology and treatment : what are our current successes and challenges?

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Bond, Mason, Schultz, Kirk R. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2012.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ206 B365 2012 v.312

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Monday noon seminar series; BCCA Research Seminar Series

Author: Bond, Mason; Schultz, Kirk R

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Research Centre Seminar Series

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: BC Cancer Research Centre seminar series 312

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Follow-up Studies; Treatment Outcome; Neoplasms - complications; Infant; Child; Adolescent

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library AV Room

Call Number: QZ206 B365 2012 v.312

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Strategies to Mitigate the Toxicity of Cancer Therapeutics

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Cambridge, MA: Academic Press , 2022. 1st ed.

Audience: Professional

"Strategies to Mitigate the Toxicity of Cancer Therapeutics, Volume 155 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters, each of which is written by an international board of authors. Provides the authority and ex…

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Editor: Gewirtz, David A.; Fisher, Paul B.

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Academic Press

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms; Neoplasms - therapy; Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment; Cardiotoxicity; Radiotherapy

Abstract: "Strategies to Mitigate the Toxicity of Cancer Therapeutics, Volume 155 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters, each of which is written by an international board of authors. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the Advances in Cancer Research series Includes the latest information on Strategies to Mitigate the Toxicity of Cancer Therapeutics." --publisher

ISBN: 9780323900874

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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War on cancer : an anatomy of failure, a blueprint for the future

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Faguet, Guy B. Dordrecht: Springer , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 F238 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Faguet, Guy B

Place of Publication: Dordrecht

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Neoplasms; Neoplasms - therapy; Research Design; Neoplasms - history; Medical Oncology

ISBN: 9781402036187; 1402036183

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 F238 2005

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Molecular biology of cancer : mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics

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Pecorino, Lauren. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2008. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 P369m 2008

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Pecorino, Lauren

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xviii, 316 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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

ISBN: 9780199211487; 0199211485

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

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

Call Number: QZ200 P369m 2008

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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

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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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Principle of nursing in oncology : new challenges

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European Specialist Nurses Organisations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2019.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; 1: Basis of Carcinogenesis; 2: Epidemiology and Prevention; 3: Evidence-Based Nursing in Basic Anticancer Treatment: Management of the Most Important Side Effects; 4: The Patients? Journey with Targeted Therapies; 5: Immunotherapy: New Challenges for Nursing; 6: Robotic Surgery; 7: Relat…

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Corporate Author: European Specialist Nurses Organisations

Editor: Charnay-Sonnek, Francoise; Murphy, Anne E.

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date: 2019

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Principles of specialty nursing

Subjects: Neoplasms - nursing; Patient Participation; Neoplasms - therapy; Oncology Nursing - methods

Abstract: Contents:; 1: Basis of Carcinogenesis; 2: Epidemiology and Prevention; 3: Evidence-Based Nursing in Basic Anticancer Treatment: Management of the Most Important Side Effects; 4: The Patients? Journey with Targeted Therapies; 5: Immunotherapy: New Challenges for Nursing; 6: Robotic Surgery; 7: Relational Competences; 8: Nursing Diagnosis Specific to Oncology; 9: Model of Announcing a Diagnosis of Cancer: The French Experience; 10: Therapeutic Education; 11: The Advanced Breast Cancer Nurse: A Key Role in the Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Health Itinerary; 12: Gynecological Cancer; 13: The Patient Journey in Prostate Cancer: Key Points for Nurses; 14: Bladder Cancer and Renal Cancer; 15: Management of Pleural Burden in Metastatic Lung Cancer and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; 16: Gastric Cancer; 17: Pancreatic Cancer; 18: Evidence-Based Nursing of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies; 19: Advanced Nursing Practice: The Way to Go? ? How to Progress in Your Speciality; 20: Children with Cancer: Communication, an Essential Component of Care; 21: Support of Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer; 22: Elderlies; 23: Rare Tumours; 24: Supportive Care in Cancer; 25: Genetic Counseling; 26: Oncology in the Primary Care; 27: eHealth, ePatient; 28: Patient as Actor of His Treatment: Shared Decision-Making

ISBN: 9783319764573

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

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Cancer and its management

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Souhami, Robert, Tobias, Jeffrey. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub , c2005. 5th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 S721c 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Souhami, Robert; Tobias, Jeffrey

Edition: 5th ed.

Place of Publication: Malden, MA

Publisher: Blackwell Pub

Publication Date: c2005

Physical Description: x, 533 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy

ISBN: 1405126361 (alk. paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 S721c 2005

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Oncofertility : ethical, legal, social and medical perspectives

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New York, NY: Springer , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WP570 O58 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Woodruff, Teresa K

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xvii, 519 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Cancer treatment and research 156

Subjects: Infertility, Female - etiology; Infertility - prevention & control; Infertility, Male - etiology; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - therapy; Bioethical Issues; Religion and Medicine; Biomedical Technology - legislation & jurisprudence

ISBN: 9781441965172; 1441965173

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP570 O58 2010

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Cancer nanotechnology

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Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2022.

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Editor: Almeida de Sousa, Ângela Maria; Pienna Soares, Christiane; Chorilli, Marlus

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Nanotechnology; Nanomedicine - methods; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - diagnosis

ISBN: 9783031178306; 9783031178313

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Radiofrequency ablation for cancer : current indications, techniques, and outcomes

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New York: Springer , c2003.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 R129e 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Ellis, Lee; Curley, Steven A; Tanabe, Kenneth K

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: c2003

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Catheter Ablation

ISBN: 038795564X (hardcover : alk. paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 R129e 2003

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Cancer rehabilitation : principles and practice

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New York, NY: Demos Medical , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 C218s 2009

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Editor: Stubblefield, Michael D; O?Dell, Michael W

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Medical

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xxx, 1093 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Neoplasms - psychology; Pain - therapy

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ISBN: 9781933864334; 1933864338

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ266 C218s 2009

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NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology : myeloid growth factors in cancer treatment

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National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Jenkintown, PA.: National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 N277m 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Corporate Author: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Place of Publication: Jenkintown, PA.

Publisher: National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Growth Substances; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Practice Guideline

Language: English

Material Type: CD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library AV Room

Call Number: QZ200 N277m 2005

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Family consultant on cancer

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Beijing, China: College Publisher , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F198 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

What is cancer; Different types of cancer; How vitamins and minerals help to improve our health; Treatments for different types of cancer

Editor: Dongqiao, Jian

Place of Publication: Beijing, China

Publisher: College Publisher

Publication Date: 1996

Physical Description: 156 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Popular Work

Abstract: What is cancer; Different types of cancer; How vitamins and minerals help to improve our health; Treatments for different types of cancer