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Absorbed dose conversion factors for therapeutic kilovoltage and megavoltage x-ray beams calculated by the Monte Carlo method

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15685
Knight, Richard Thomas. London, UK | Sutton, Surrey, UK: University of London | Joint Department of Physics, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Trust , 1996.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN110 K71 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Knight, Richard Thomas
Place of Publication
London, UK
Sutton, Surrey, UK
Publisher
University of London
Joint Department of Physics, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Trust
Publication Date
1996
Series
Internal report ICR-PHYS-1/96
Subjects
Radiation Dosage
Radiotherapy Dosage
Monte Carlo Method
Physics - statistical & numerical data
Radiotherapy - statistics & numerical data
X-Rays
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN110 K71 1996

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Better choices : a cancer risk reduction program for BC (Grades 2-3)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15243
Baillie, Lynne. Kelowna, BC: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B565 2004 PT.2
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Cover title of book : "Better choices : a cancer risk reduction program for BC (Grades 2-3)"; 16 Placemats labeled:; Better choices : a cancer risk reduction program for BC (Grades 2-3) /sponsored by Rotary Clubs, BC Cancer Agency Southern Interior; 1.1 : Cell awareness (Gr.2-3); 1.2 : Cancer aware…
Alternate Title
Better choices : teachers guide
Author
Baillie, Lynne
Corporate Author
Sunrise Curriculum Development Group
Place of Publication
Kelowna, BC
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
1 book; 16 placemats (in red portfolio case)
Series
Waddell Project
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control - popular works
Neoplasms - education - popular works
Risk Factors
Education - methods
Child - education
Audiovisual Aids
Abstract
Cover title of book : "Better choices : a cancer risk reduction program for BC (Grades 2-3)"
16 Placemats labeled:
Better choices : a cancer risk reduction program for BC (Grades 2-3) /sponsored by Rotary Clubs, BC Cancer Agency Southern Interior
1.1 : Cell awareness (Gr.2-3)
1.2 : Cancer awareness (Gr.2-3)
2.1 : Sun safety (Gr.2-3)
2.2 : Sunscreen application (Gr.2-3)
2.3 : Sun protection - clothing (Gr.2-3)
2.4 : Sun protection - time of day (Gr.2-3)
2.5 : Sun protection - climate and altitude (Gr.2-3)
2.6 : Sun safety celebration (Gr.2-3)
3.1 : Healthy body awareness (Gr.2-3)
3.2 : Canada food guide rainbow (Gr.2-3)
3.3 : Having a healthy body (Gr.2-3)
3.4 : Activity rainbow (Gr.2-3)
3.5 : Health body celebration (Gr.2-3)
4.1 : Freedom from smoke (Gr.2-3)
4.2 : No smoking sign (Gr.2-3)
Language
English
Material Type
Other
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ201 B565 2004 PT.2

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Decision-making about prophylactic oophorectomy because of a genetic risk of ovarian cancer : a study of potential BRCA1/2 carriers' accounts

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9437
Halloway, Nina. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP322 H193 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Halloway, Nina
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
1/2 inch : colour ; 60 minutes
Subjects
Ovariectomy - videocassettes
Genetic Screening - videocassettes
Ovarian Neoplasms - prevention & control - videocassettes
Risk Factors - videocassettes
Language
English
Material Type
Video
VHS
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WP322 H193 2001

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Diet, nutrition, physical activity, and cancer : a global perspective : a summary of the third expert report

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World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research. London, UK: World Cancer Research Fund International , 2018. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 F687 2018
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
  3 read online  
Corporate Author
World Cancer Research Fund
American Institute for Cancer Research
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
World Cancer Research Fund International
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
112 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Continuous Update Project (CUP)
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Food
Diet
Risk Factors
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Health Status
Exercise
Health Policy
Nutrition Policy
Health Promotion
Global Health
Public Health
Physical Fitness
Notes
CN Library copy is housed at Northern Health Library at UHNBC. (Copy Missing as of June 2019)
ISBN
9781912259465
9781912259472
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
CN Library
Call Number
QZ266 F687 2018
Website Notes
The full report and summary report are available online. Individual segments of the full report can be downloaded from the Table of Contents.
Read Online

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Ethical imagination : journeys of the human spirit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113449
Somerville, Margaret. [Toronto, ON]: House of Anansi Press , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 S696e 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Somerville, Margaret
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
House of Anansi Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
270 p. ; 21 cm.
Series
CBC Massey lectures series
Subjects
Ethics
Humanism
Morals
Social Values
Culture
ISBN
9780887847479
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
W50 S696e 2006

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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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Health impact of smoking and obesity and what to do about it

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15365
Krueger, Hans, Williams, Dan, Kaminsky, Barbara, McLean, David. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA900 H434k 2007
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Krueger, Hans
Williams, Dan
Kaminsky, Barbara
McLean, David
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
374 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - economics
Smoking - prevention & control
Chronic Disease - prevention & control
Risk Factors
Obesity
Weight Loss
British Columbia
ISBN
9780802094414
0802094414
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WA900 H434k 2007

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Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20005
Skloot, Rebecca. New York, NY: Crown Publishers , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WO690 S629i 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Skloot, Rebecca
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics
Confidentiality - ethics
HeLa Cells
Prejudice
Human Experimentation - ethics
African Americans
Cell Line
History, 20th Century
United States
Biography
ISBN
9781400052172
1400052173
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WO690 S629i 2010

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Oxford textbook of clinical research ethics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17845
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W20.55 H9 O98 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
I: Selected history of research with humans; Walter Reed and the yellow fever experiments by Susan E. Lederer; Nazi medical experiments by Paul J. Weindling; Imperial Japanese experiments in China by Takashi Tsuchiya; Randomized controlled trial of streptomycin by Alan Yoshioka; Salk polio vaccine …
Editor
Emanuel, Ezekiel J
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xx, 827 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Human Experimentation - ethics
Ethics, Research
Ethics Committees, Research
Research Subjects - legislation & jurisprudence
Abstract
I: Selected history of research with humans
Walter Reed and the yellow fever experiments by Susan E. Lederer
Nazi medical experiments by Paul J. Weindling
Imperial Japanese experiments in China by Takashi Tsuchiya
Randomized controlled trial of streptomycin by Alan Yoshioka
Salk polio vaccine field trial of 1954 by Marcia L. Meldrum
Jewish chronic disease hospital case by John D. Arras
Hepatitis experiments at the Willowbrook State School by Walter M. Robinson and Brandon T. Unruh
Tuskegee syphilis experiment by James H. Jones
HIV research by John Y. Killen Jr.
Gelsinger case by Robert Steinbrook II: Codes, declarations, and other ethical guidance for research with humans
Ethical framework for biomedical research by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, David Wendler and Christine Grady
Nuremberg code by George J. Annas and Michael A. Grodin
Declaration of Helsinki by Richard E. Ashcroft
Belmont report by Tom L. Beauchamp
Regulations for the protection of humans in research in the United States: The common rule by Joan P. Porter and Greg Koski
International ethical guidance rrom the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences by Juhana E. ldanpaan-Heikkila and Sev S. Fluss
Council of Europe by Peteris Zilgalvis
European Community directives on data protection and clinical trials by Deryck Beyleveld and Sebastian Sethe
National bioethics commissions and research ethics by Eric M. Meslin and Summer Johnson III. Context, purpose, and value of clinical research
Exploitation in clinical research by Alan Wertheimer
Nature, scope, and justification of Clinical Research : what Is research? Who Is a subject? by Robert J. Levine
Four paradigms of clinical research and research oversight by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Christine Grady
Role of patient advocates and public representatives in research by Rebecca Dresser IV. Scientific design
Equipoise and randomization by Steven Joffe and Robert D. Truog
Ethics of placebo-controlled trials by Franklin G. Miller
Challenge experiments by Franklin G. Miller and Donald L. Rosenstein
Emergency research by Jason H. T. Karlawish
Research with biological samples by David Wendler
Genetic diagnostic, pedigree, and screening research by Eric T. Juengst and Aaron Goldenberg
Deception in clinical research by David Wendler and Franklin G. Miller
Epidemiology : observational studies on human populations by Douglas L. Weed and Robert E. McKeown
Behavioral and social science research by Felice J. Levine and Paula R. Skedsvold
Phase I Oncology research by Manish Agrawal and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Surgical innovation and research by Grant R. Gillett V. Participant selection Sect. A. Fair Participant selection
What Is fair participant selection? by Leslie A. Meltzer and James F. Childress
Incentives for research participants by Neal Dickert and Christine Grady
Recruiting research participants by Franklin G. Miller
Sect. B. Special populations
Research involving women by Christine Grady and Colleen Denny
Research with ethnic and minority populations by Bernard Lo and Nesrin Garan
Research involving economically disadvantaged participants by Carol Levine
Research involving those at risk for impaired decision-making capacity by Donald L. Rosenstein and Franklin G. Miller
Research with children by Alan R. Fleischman and Lauren K. Collogan
Research with captive populations :prisoners, students, and soldiers by Valerie H. Bonham and Jonathan D. Moreno
Research with identifiable and targeted communities by Morris W. Foster and Richard R. Sharp
Research with healthy volunteers by Albert R. Jensen and Franklin G. Miller
Research with fetuses, embryos, and stem cells by Ronald M. Green VI. Risk-benefit assessments
Risk-benefit analysis and the net risks test by David Wendler and Franklin G. Miller
Assessing and comparing potential benefits and risks of harm by Nancy M. P. King and Larry R. Churchill
Risk-benefit assessment in pediatric research by Sumeeta Varma and David Wendler VII. Independent review and oversight
Origins and policies that govern institutional review boards by Charles R. McCarthy
Models of institutional review board function by Angela J. Bowen
Evaluating the effectiveness of institutional review boards by Marjorie A. Speers
Data and safety monitoring boards by Lawrence M. Friedman and Eleanor B. Schron
Food and drug administration and drug development : historic, scientific, and ethical considerations by Robert Temple and Sara F. Goldkind VIII. Informed consent
History of informed consent in clinical research by Erika Blacksher and Jonathan D. Moreno
Philosophical justifications of informed consent in research by Dan W. Brock
Legal and regulatory standards of informed consent in research by Alexander M. Capron
Therapeutic misconception by Paul S. Appelbaum and Charles W. Lidz
Empirical issues in informed consent for research by James H. Flory, David Wendler and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Assent requirement in pediatric research by David Wendler IX. Respect for human research participants
Confidentiality by James G. Hodge Jr. and Lawrence O. Gostin
Liability and compensation for injury of research subjects by Wendy K. Mariner
Obligation to ensure access to beneficial treatments for research participants at the conclusion of clinical trials by James V. Lavery X. Multinational research
Appropriate ethical standards by Ruth Macklin
Benefits to host countries by Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Standard of care in multinational research by Soren Holm and John Harris
Responsiveness to host community health needs by Alex John London XI. Clinical investigator behavior
Conflict of interest in medical research : historical developments by Trudo Lemmens
Concept of conflicts of interest by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Dennis F. Thompson
Empirical data on donflicts of interest by Lindsay A. Hampson, Justin E. Bekelman and Cary P. Gross
Industrialization of academic science and threats to scientific integrity by Eric G. Campbell and David Blumenthal
Fraud, fabrication, and falsification by David B. Resnik
Obligation to publish and disseminate results by Drummond Rennie.
ISBN
9780195168655
0195168658
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W20.55 H9 O98 2008

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Reliability and validity assessment

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Carmines, Edward G, Zeller, Richard A. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications , 1979.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 C287 1979
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Carmines, Edward G
Zeller, Richard A
Place of Publication
Newbury Park, CA
Publisher
Sage Publications
Publication Date
1979
Physical Description
71 p. ; 22 cm.
Series
Quantitative applications in the social sciences 07-017
Subjects
Reproducibility of Results
Research Design
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Social Sciences - methods
ISBN
0803913710
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
HA29 C287 1979

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Risk factor interventions : an overview of their effectiveness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14004
Krueger, Hans. [Vancouver, BC?]: H. Krueger & Associates, Inc. , 2005.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA900 K94 2005
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Krueger, Hans
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
H. Krueger & Associates, Inc.
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Risk Factors
Tobacco
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Life Style
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WA900 K94 2005

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