Author

Ulbricht, Catherine E.;

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

F.A. Davis Company

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xiii, 261 p. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects

Dietary Supplements

Vitamins

Herb-Drug Interactions

Phytotherapy

Handbook

ISBN

9780803623033

0803623038

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV767 U36 2011

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Author

Braun, Lesley

Cohen, Marc

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Australia

Publisher

Elsevier Australia

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xii, 224 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - therapeutic use

Phytotherapy

Dietary Supplements

Alternative Medicine

Handbook

Notes

Part of 2 volume set.

ISBN

9780729541718

0729541711

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QV767 B825 2015 v.1

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Author

Braun, Lesley

Cohen, Marc

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Australia

Publisher

Elsevier Australia

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xiii, 1362 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - therapeutic use

Phytotherapy

Dietary Supplements

Alternative Medicine

Handbook

Notes

Part of 2 volume set.

ISBN

9780729541725

072954172X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QV767 B825 2015 v.2

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Editor

Gupta, V.K.

Place of Publication

Delhi

Publisher

Daya Pub. House

Publication Date

2013

Series

EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects

Plant Preparations - pharmacology

Phytotherapy

Plants, Medicinal - chemistry

ISBN

9788170356271

9789383048366

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Alternate Title

Herbal guide

Author

Bonakdar, Robert Alan

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xxii, 401 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Dietary Supplements

Complementary Therapies

Herbal Medicine

Herb-Drug Interactions

Phytotherapy

Biological Products

Drug Industry

ISBN

9780781782685

0781782686

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QU145.5 B697 2010

Website Notes

Online version available for staff. Contact Library for username and password

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Editor

Campos, Maira Rubi Segura

Ortega, Armando Manuel Martin

Place of Publication

San Diego, CA

Publisher

Academic Press

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - diet therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Phytotherapy

Plants, Medicinal

Abstract

Contents:

1. Cancer epidemiology -- 2. Molecular and therapeutic bases of cancer -- 3. Macro and micronutrients in cancer prevention and treatment -- 4. Phytochemicals in cancer treatment -- 5. Medicinal plants as potential functional foods or resources for obtaining metabolites with anticancer activity

ISBN

9780128198285

9780128198292

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Corporate Author

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

Place of Publication

Lyon, France

Publisher

International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xii, 422 p. : ill.

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 108

Subjects

Carcinogens - pharmacology

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

Plant Preparations - adverse effects

Pharmaceutical Preparations - adverse effects

Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects

Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - drug effects

Abstract

This publication represents the views and expert

opinions of an IARC Working Group on the

Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans,

which met in Lyon, June 2013.

Notes

Monographs:

Aloe vera

Goldenseal

Ginkgo biloba

Kava

Pulegone

Methylene blue

Primidone

Sulfasaazine

Pentosan polysulfate sodium

Triamterene

Hydrochlorothiazide

Pioglitazone and rosiglitazone

Digoxin

ISBN

9789283201748

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

French

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

PDF format and supplementary material

Alternate Title

Guide to managing immunotherapy toxicity

Corporate Author

Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer

Editor

Ernstoff, Marc S.

Puzanov, Igor

Robert, Caroline

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Demos Medical Publishing

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xxvii, 246 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological - toxicity

ISBN

0826172148

9780826172143

9780826172150

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Kelowna Library

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Author

Cabrera, Chanchal

Place of Publication

North Adams, MA

Publisher

Storey Publishing

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

iv, 572 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Plants, Medicinal

Complementary Therapies

Holistic Health

Popular Work

ISBN

9781635863734

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C117 2023

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Author

MacKinnon, Andrew

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Partners Publishing

Lone Pine Publishing, Inc.

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

448 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Edible

Plants, Medicinal

Medicine, Traditional

Canada

Handbook

ISBN

9781772130027

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV766 M158 2014

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Author

Moyad, Mark A.

Lee, Janet

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Rodale

Publication Date

[2014]

Physical Description

ix, 502 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Vitamins - therapeutic use

Dietary Supplements

Complementary Therapies

Disease - therapy

Phytotherapy

Self Medication

Life Style

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9781623360351

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QU160 M938 2014

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Editor

Malviya, Sapna

Malviya, Neelesh

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Boca Raton, Florida

Publisher

CRC Press

Publication Date

c2024

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Neoplasms - therapy

Antineoplastic Agents

Chemoprevention

Abstract

"Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention provides information on the use of various herbal plants used as anticancer agents. It discusses the traditional system of medicine and focuses on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy with integrated approaches. Chapters present information on various medicinal plants that covers background and history, ethnomedical considerations, morphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties. The book presents a scientific investigation on medicinal plants in managing cancer, reported mechanisms of action as anticancer activity, as well as covering the toxicological aspects of certain plants.

KEY FEATURES:

Details information on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy

Features information on methods of extraction and isolation of various phytoconstituents responsible for anticancer activity

Discusses herbal formulations and alternative approaches used for the management and treatment of cancer

Demonstrates the importance of alternative approaches including yoga, acupuncture, and dietary supplements to be effective in the management of cancer

This book is helpful to botanists, researchers and practitioners in alternative and complementary medicine, and the herbal medicine research community." --publisher

ISBN

9781032170763

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Ferrando, Stephen J.

Levenson, James L.

Owen, James A.

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xxx, 610 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Psychotropic drugs - adverse effects

Psychotropic Drugs - pharmacokinetics

Drug Interactions

Comorbidity

ISBN

9781585623679

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QV77.2 C6405 2010

Copies

Author

Charlie, Luschiim Arvid

Turner, Nancy J.

Place of Publication

Madeira Park, BC

Publisher

Harbour Publishing

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xiii, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Ethnobotany

Plants, Medicinal

Medicine, Traditional

Indigenous Canadians

First Nations

British Columbia

Popular Work

Abstract

"In this unprecedented collection of botanical information, over 140 plants are categorized within their broad botanical groupings: algae and seaweeds, lichens, fungi and mushrooms, mosses and liverworts, ferns and fern-allies, coniferous trees, deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, and herbaceous flowering plants. Each entry is illustrated with a colour photo and includes the plant?s common, scientific and Hul'q'umi'num'; names; a short description; where to find it; and cultural knowledge related to the plant. Additional notes encompass plant use, safety and conservation; the linguistic writing system used for Hul'q'umi'num'; plant names; as well as miscellaneous notes from interviews with Luschiim." - Back cover

Notes

A Hul'q'umi'num' (Cowichan) Ethnobotany - Top of cover

ISBN

9781550179453

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 C478l 2021

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Author

Koul, Bhupendra

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Phytotherapy

Herbal Medicine

Medicine, Ayurvedic

Abstract

Summary:

ISBN

9789813291461

9789813291478

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Johnson, Leslie Main

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Polynya Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing; v. 3

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Healthy Lifestyle

Medicine, Traditional

Plants, Medicinal

Spiritual Therapies

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781772124101

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 J67 2019

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Author

Boyd, David R

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Greystone Books

David Suzuki Foundation

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

214 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects

Carcinogens

Enviromental Health

Ecotoxicology

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9781553654544

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA30 B789 2010

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Author

Velcheti, Vamsidhar

Punekar, Salman R.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

[2022]

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - adverse effects

Neoplasms - complications

Antineoplastic Agents - toxicity

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Abstract

Contents:

1. Mechanism of Chemotherapy in Cancer Treatment -- 2. Neutropenic Complications of Chemotherapy -- 3. Chemotherapy Induced Anemia -- 4. Cancer Treatment Related Thrombocytopenia -- 5. Oral Mucositis -- 6. Gastrointestinal Complications of Chemotherapy -- 7. Neurological Complications -- 8. Pulmonary Toxicities of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy -- 9. Dermatological Complications of Chemotherapy -- 10. Cardiotoxicities of Chemotherapy -- 11. Management of Cancer Treatment Infusion Reactions -- Part 2. Targeted Therapies -- 12. Mechanism of Targeted Therapies in Cancer Treatment -- 13. Gastrointestinal Complications -- 14. Pulmonary Toxicities of Molecular Targeted Therapies -- 15. Dermatologic Toxicities -- 16. Cardiotoxicities -- Part 3. Immunotherapies -- 17. Mechanism of Immune-Related Adverse Events -- 18. Endocrine Toxicities -- 19. Gastrointestinal Toxicities -- 20. Neurological Complications of Immunotherapy -- 21. Pulmonary Toxicities -- 22. Dermatological Complications -- 23. Immunotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicities -- 24. Rheumatological Complications -- Part 4. Radiation Therapy -- 25. Mechanisms of Radiation-Related Toxicities -- 26. Radiation-Induced Mucositis and Esophagitis -- 27. Radiation Therapy Related Dermatologic Toxicities -- 28. Pulmonary Toxicity from Radiation Therapy -- 29. Radiation-Induced Cardiotoxicities.

ISBN

9780323672412

9780323672993

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Joseph, Leigh

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Wellfleet Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Peoples

Plants

Plant Preparations

Ethnobotany

Medicine, Traditional

Popular Work

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781577152941

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 J83 203

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Editor

Koontz, Bridget F.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Demos Medical Publishing

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xiii, 324 p.: ill. ; 21 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Radiation Effects

Radiation Protection - methods

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Evidence-Based Medicine

Abstract

Contents:

Radiation therapy effects on the central nervous system / Cramer, Chan, Kirkpatrick -- Radiation therapy effects in head and neck cancer / Galloway, Yom -- Radiation therapy effects on the thorax / Kaidar, Person, Zagar, Marks -- Radiation therapy effects in breast cancer / Boggs, De Los Santos -- Radiation therapy effects on the abdomen / Cuaron, Wu -- Radiation therapy effects on the pelvis / Jeans, Rossi -- Radiation therapy effects on skin and extremities / Garsa, Gottschalk -- Radiation toxicity management in children / Hess, Yock -- Systemic effects of radiation therapy / Krishnan, Shiloh -- Radioprotection for radiation therapy / Kalman, Zhao, Anscher, Urdaneta -- Risk and prevention of radiation-induced cancers / Kamran, Viswanathan -- Cancer survivorship: approaches and challenges / Smith -- Maximizing the health and wellness of cancer survivors through healthy lifestyle behaviors / Spector.

ISBN

9780826181138

9780826181145

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Kelowna Library

Call Number

QZ269 R129 2018

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