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Cure within : a history of mind-body medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16180
Harrington, Anne. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM11.1 H299c 2008
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
Stories, science, and culture under the skin; The power of suggestion; The body that speaks; The power of positive thinking; Broken by modern life; Healing ties; Eastward journeys; Making sense of mind-body medicine
Author
Harrington, Anne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Subjects
Psychosomatic Medicine - history
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
Mental Healing
Abstract
Stories, science, and culture under the skin
The power of suggestion
The body that speaks
The power of positive thinking
Broken by modern life
Healing ties
Eastward journeys
Making sense of mind-body medicine
ISBN
9780393065633
0393065634
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Library
Call Number
WM11.1 H299c 2008

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Herbs against cancer : history and controversy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8528
Moss, Ralph W. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Equinox Press , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QV767 M913 1998
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Moss, Ralph W
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Publisher
Equinox Press
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Herbs - therapeutic use - history
Alternative Medicine - history
ISBN
1881025403
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QV767 M913 1998

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Secret history of the war on cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16123
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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Bathsheba's breast : women, cancer and history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13387
Olson, James S. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP11 O52 2002
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Olson, James S
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
x, 302 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - history
Mastectomy - history
ISBN
0801869366
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP11 O52 2002

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Pages of history in Canadian obstetrics and gynaecology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10816
[Toronto, ON]: Rogers Media , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WQ11 P134 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Baskett, Thomas F
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Rogers Media
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Obstetrics - history - Canada
Gynaecology - history - Canada
ISBN
0888964099
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WQ11 P134 2003

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Oncology : tumors and treatment, a photographic history : selections from the Burns Archive, 1845-1945

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14098
Burns, Stanley B. New York: Burns Archive Press , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ11 B967 2004
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Alternate Title
v.1: Anesthesia era 1845-1875
v.2: Antiseptic era 1876-1900
v.3: X-Ray era 1901-1915
v.4: Radium era 1916-1945
Author
Burns, Stanley B
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Burns Archive Press
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
4 v.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Radium - history
Radiotherapy - history
Anesthesia - history
Anti-Infective Agents, Local - history
X-Rays - history
ISBN
0961295880 (v.1)
0961295899 (v.2)
0974868809 (v.3)
0974868817 (v.4)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ11 B967 2004

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Radiation as a cure for cancer : the history of radiation treatment in British Columbia

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10257
Jackson, Stewart M. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WN11 J14 2002
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
  2 read online  
Author
Jackson, Stewart M
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
viii, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Radiotherapy - history
Neoplasms - radiotherapy - history
British Columbia
ISBN
1896624081
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WN11 J14 2002
Website Notes
One PDF is book front and back cover. The other PDF is full text.
Page 90 is out of order and is at the end of the pdf.
Read Online

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Gene : an intimate history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114072
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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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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113763
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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Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19797
Bickley, Lynn S, Szilagyi, Peter G, Bates, Barbara. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2009. 10th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB200 B329 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Guide to physical examination and history taking
Author
Bickley, Lynn S
Szilagyi, Peter G
Bates, Barbara
Edition
10th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xxii, 964 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Subjects
Physical Examination - methods
Medical History Taking - methods
ISBN
9780781780582
0781780586
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB200 B329 2009

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Radical : the science, culture, and history of breast cancer in America

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123369
Pickert, Kate. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P596 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more th…
Author
Pickert, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
325 p. ; 21 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - history
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today''s patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. - Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780316470346
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 P596 2020

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Blood, pure and eloquent: a story of discovery, of people, and of ideas

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21236
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 1980.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WH100 B655 1980
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Wintrobe, Maxwell M
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
1980
Physical Description
xxiii, 771 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Blood
Hematology - history
History of Medicine
ISBN
0070711356
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WH100 B655 1980

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Big squeeze : a social and political history of the controversial mammogram

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20665
Reynolds, Handel. Ithaca: ILR Press , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP815 R463 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Reynolds, Handel
Place of Publication
Ithaca
Publisher
ILR Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
121 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Culture and politics of health care work
Subjects
Mammography - history
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - radiography
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Friends
Mass Screening
United States
ISBN
9780801450938
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP815 R463 2012

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People and particles

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8889
Tobias, Cornelius, Tobias, Ida. San Francisco, Ca.: San Francisco Press, Inc. , 1997.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN11 T629 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Tobias, Cornelius
Tobias, Ida
Place of Publication
San Francisco, Ca.
Publisher
San Francisco Press, Inc.
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Radiotherapy - history
Nuclear Medicine - history
Elementary Particles
ISBN
911302751
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WN11 T629 1997

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Emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19568
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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Cancer : the emperor of all maladies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21999
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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Up Ghost River : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124478
Metatawabin, Edmund, Shimo, Alexandra. [Toronto, ON]: Vintage Canada , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Metatawabin, Edmund
Shimo, Alexandra
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians
Indigenous Canadians - history
First Nations
First Nations - residential schools
Political Activism
Canada
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780307399885
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ80.5 M587u 2015

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Health, medicine and the faith traditions : an inquiry into religion and medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog7304
Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press , 1982.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM61 H434 1982
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Marty, Martin E.
Vaux, Kenneth L.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Fortress Press
Publication Date
1982
Subjects
Religion and Medicine
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM61 H434 1982

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Magic or medicine? : an investigation of healing and healers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5005
Buckman, Robert, Sabbagh, Karl. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 1993.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ64 B925 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Buckman, Robert
Sabbagh, Karl
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Medicine
Alternative Medicine
Complementary Therapies
Quackery
ISBN
1550132954
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ64 B925 1993

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Harrison's principles of internal medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20006
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 2011. 18th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB100 H32 2011
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
Editor
Longo, Dan L
Edition
18th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
2 v. (xliii, 3610, 158 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Subjects
Internal Medicine
ISBN
9780071748896
Language
English
Material Type
Book
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WB100 H32 2011

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