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Chemotherapy and your mouth

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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. National Institutes of Health , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Publisher: National Institutes of Health

Publication Date: 2013

Subjects: Mouth Diseases - chemically induced - therapy - popular works - pamphlets; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Dental Care

Notes: NIH Publication No. 13-4361

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Booklet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Braving chemo : what to expect, how to prepare and how to get through it

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Zavaleta, Beverley A. Brownsville, TX: Sugar Plum Press, LLC , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 Z39 2019

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Zavaleta, Beverley A.

Place of Publication: Brownsville, TX

Publisher: Sugar Plum Press, LLC

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xvi, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Cancer Patients; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781733456500

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 Z39 2019

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Understanding drugs : cancer treatment drugs

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Hecht, Alan. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Hecht, Alan

Editor: Triggle, David J.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 135 p.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents; Popular Work; Neoplasms - drug therapy

ISBN: 9781438135878

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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That's a wrap! : the step-by-step guide to 29 easy and elegant head wrap styles for women in chemotherapy

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Gideon, Lou. New York, NY: Savio Republic , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 G453 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gideon, Lou

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Savio Republic

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 136 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Beauty; Scarves; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Neoplasms - therapy; Alopecia; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781682618257

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 G453 2018

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Cognitive behavioral workbook for anxiety : a step-by-step program

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Knaus, William J. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2014. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 K67 2014

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Knaus, William J.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Oakland, CA

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: viii, 285 p. ; 26 cm.

Series: New Harbinger self-help workbook

Subjects: Cognitive Therapy; Anxiety - therapy; Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive; Adaptation, Psychological; Self Care; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781626250154

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 K67 2014

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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

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DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.; DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Medical Oncology - history; Biomedical Research; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; United States; Autobiography

Notes: Table of Contents:; Introduction; Outrageous fortune; The chemotherapists; MOMP; MOPP; The war on cancer; Boots on the ground; Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute; Frances Kelsey syndrome; Where rubber meets the road; The death of cancer; Outrageous fortune part II.

ISBN: 9780374135607

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

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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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100 questions and answers about cancer symptoms and cancer treatment side effects

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Kelvin, Joanne Frankel, Tyson, Leslie B. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2011. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 K29 2010

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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Alternate Title: One hundred questions and answers about cancer symptoms and cancer treatment side effects

Author: Kelvin, Joanne Frankel; Tyson, Leslie B

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Sudbury, MA

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: v, 238 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: R2 Library; 100 questions & answers

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - therapy; Antineoplastic Agents; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780763777609; 0763777609

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 K29 2010

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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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Dr. Lacouture's skin care guide for people living with cancer

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Lacouture, Mario E. Huntington, NY: Harborside Press , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 L145 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Skin care guide for people living with cancer

Author: Lacouture, Mario E.

Place of Publication: Huntington, NY

Publisher: Harborside Press

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xviii, 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Skin Care - methods; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Beauty

ISBN: 9780615452265; 0615452264

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 L145 2012

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Halley's hoodie

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Folk, Judy, Ballinger, Bryan (illustrator). [United States]: NP Publishing , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 F666 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Halley is a beautiful show poodle who suddenly faces an illness and loses her hair (cancer). Halley's friends rally and create a beautiful hoodie for her to wear. The power of friendship restores Halley's confidence in herself and the world around her. This picture book with large color illustratio…

Alternate Title: Nosey parkers club : Halley's hoodie

Author: Folk, Judy; Ballinger, Bryan (illustrator)

Place of Publication: [United States]

Publisher: NP Publishing

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 38 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Series: Nosey Parkers Club

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Alopecia; Friends; Child; Juvenile Literature; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Abstract: Halley is a beautiful show poodle who suddenly faces an illness and loses her hair (cancer). Halley's friends rally and create a beautiful hoodie for her to wear. The power of friendship restores Halley's confidence in herself and the world around her. This picture book with large color illustrations is suitable for children ages 4-8.

ISBN: 9780982052662

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C5 F666 2014

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Chemo : secrets to thriving from someone who's been there

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Brown, Roxanne, Mastej, Barbara, Link, John S. Bedford, IN: NorLightsPress.com , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ267 B879 2011

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Brown, Roxanne; Mastej, Barbara; Link, John S

Place of Publication: Bedford, IN

Publisher: NorLightsPress.com

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xi, 84 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - drug therapy; Drug Therapy; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ267 B879 2011

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Pretty sick : the beauty guide for women with cancer :

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Kiernan, Caitlin M. New York, NY: Grand Central Life & Style , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 K47 2017

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

Author: Kiernan, Caitlin M.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 272 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Beauty; Physical Appearance, Body; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Neoplasms - therapy; Scarves; Hair; Alopecia; Skin Care; Popular Work

Notes: How to look your best when you feel your worst - Cover

ISBN: 9781455540877

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ200 K47 2017

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Integrative strategies for cancer patients : a practical resource for managing the side effects of cancer therapy

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Ladas, Elena, Kelly, Kara M. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishing , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 L153 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

Table of contents:; The Role of Complementary Medicine and Cancer Treatment -- Communicating with Your Medical Team -- How To Use This Book -- Descriptions of Complementary Medicine Therapies -- Aromatherapy -- Chinese Medicine and Acupressure -- Herbal Teas -- Homeopathy -- Massage -- Nutrition …

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Author: Ladas, Elena; Kelly, Kara M

Place of Publication: Hackensack, NJ

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xii, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - complications; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Complementary Therapies - methods; Integrative Medicine - methods; Handbooks

Abstract: Table of contents:; The Role of Complementary Medicine and Cancer Treatment -- Communicating with Your Medical Team -- How To Use This Book -- Descriptions of Complementary Medicine Therapies -- Aromatherapy -- Chinese Medicine and Acupressure -- Herbal Teas -- Homeopathy -- Massage -- Nutrition -- Reflexology -- Supplements (Nutrition, Herbal) -- Visual Imagery -- Yoga -- Cancer Associated Side Effects -- Anxiety & Stress -- Chemo Brain -- Constipation -- Depression -- Diarrhea -- Dry Mouth -- Fatigue -- Headache -- Hot Flashes -- Immune Suppression -- Insomnia -- Loss of Appetite -- Loss of Libido -- Lymphedema -- Mouth Sores -- Nausea & Vomiting -- Pain -- Peripheral Neuropathy -- Radiation Burns -- Shortness of Breath -- Urinary Retention and Incontinence -- Appendices -- Appendix A Acupressure Point Instruction and Illustrations -- Appendix B Anatomical Muscle Reference Model -- Appendix C Reflexology Foot and Hand Reference Charts -- Appendix D Yoga Instruction and Illustrations -- Appendix E Glycemic Index -- Appendix F High Fiber Food Sources -- Appendix G Managing Food Portions -- Appendix H References -- Appendix I Resources -- Appendix J Metric Conversion Table.

Notes: Previously catalogued with title, Integrative strategies for cancer patients : a practical guide for managing the side effects of cancer therapy

ISBN: 9789814313230; 9789814313247; 9789814383967; 9814313238

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 L153 2012

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Nowhere hair

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Glader, Sue, Buenen, Edith. Mill Valley, CA: Thousand Words Press , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G542 2010

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Having hunted for her mother's missing hair, a young girl learns the truth about cancer while experiencing life (with hats, scarves, baldness and love) during chemotherapy.; For "Ages 3-7"

Author: Glader, Sue; Buenen, Edith

Place of Publication: Mill Valley, CA

Publisher: Thousand Words Press

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - psychology; Mother-Child Relations; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Family; Child; Child, Preschool; Alopecia; Beauty; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Having hunted for her mother's missing hair, a young girl learns the truth about cancer while experiencing life (with hats, scarves, baldness and love) during chemotherapy.; For "Ages 3-7"

ISBN: 9780984359103; 0984359109

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G542 2010

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Frankly speaking about cancer : lung cancer

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Hanna, Nasser H. Washington, DC: Cancer Support Community , 2013. 6th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Hanna, Nasser H

Edition: 6th ed.

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Cancer Support Community

Publication Date: 2013

Series: Frankly speaking about cancer series

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms - therapy; Lung Neoplasms - complications; Lung Neoplasms - psychology; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Complementary Therapies; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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100 questions and answers about myelodysplastic syndromes

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Gotlib, Jason, Fechter, Lenn. [Boston, MA]: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2016. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH380 G684 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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Alternate Title: One hundred questions and answers about myelodysplastic syndromes

Author: Gotlib, Jason; Fechter, Lenn

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: x, 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public; 100 questions & answers

Subjects: Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Hematologic Diseases; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781284022551; 9781284022544

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WH380 G684 2016

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