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

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Author

Gaudette, Leslie

Da Prat, Christine

Corporate Author

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date

2010

Subjects

Cancer Care Facilities - manpower

Health Planning

Health Policy

Health Services Needs and Demand

Health Manpower - trends

Health Personnel

Delivery of Health Care

Health Services Accessibility

Canada

Notes

March 2010

Language

English

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Corporate Author

WomenStories

Woman to Woman

Place of Publication

Madison, WI

Publisher

Medical Media Associates, Inc.

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

21 minutes

Series

WomenStories : a video series for breast cancer patients 4

Woman to Woman : a video series for breast cancer patients 4

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Popular Work

Notes

Video content is part of DVD WomenStories Breast Cancer Survivor video series 2006 DVD 2 disc set.

Language

English

Material Type

Video

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Corporate Author

Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Cancer Society

Publication Date

2011

Subjects

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Author

McKay, Judith

Schacher, Tamera

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Oakland, CA

Publisher

New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

viii, 267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Neoplasms - psychology

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0001842)

ISBN

9781572246218

1572246219

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ267 M153 2009

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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Alternate Title

Continuous Update Project report : food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of endometrial cancer 2013

Endometrial cancer report 2013

Corporate Author

World Cancer Research Fund

American Institute for Cancer Research

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

American Institute for Cancer Research

Publication Date

2013

Series

Continuous Update Project (CUP)

Subjects

Endometrial Neoplasms - prevention & control

Endometrial Neoplasms - diet therapy

Food

Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

Health Status

Exercise

Health Policy

Nutrition Policy

Health Promotion

Public Health

Physical Fitness

Abstract

This report provides an updated version of section 7.12 Endometrium from the "Second Expert Report : food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer : a global perspective"

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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.

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Author

Osburn, Susan

Corporate Author

Lymphoma Foundation of America

Place of Publication

Chevy Chase, MD

Publisher

Lymphoma Foundation of America

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

50 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Pesticides - adverse effects

Lymphoma - chemically induced

Carcinogens

Popular Work

Notes

Apr 30 2018: Removed for Library Search file cleanup project 2018. AR

ISBN

0970512708

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Call Number

WH525 D631 2001

Corporate Author

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

83 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Series

System performance reports

Subjects

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Risk Factors

Health Planning

Population Surveillance

Healthcare Disparities

Health Status Disparities

Health Policy

Health Services Needs and Demand

Delivery of Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Health Services Accessibility

Socioeconomic Factors

Canada

Language

English

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 C212e 2014

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Author

Falk, Stephen

Williams, Chris

Edition

3rd ed.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

167 p.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Lung Neoplasms

Popular Work

ISBN

9780199569335

9780191575969

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

Author

Mason, Malcolm

Moffat, Leslie

Edition

2nd ed.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

115 p.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms

Popular Work

ISBN

9780199573936

9780191001796

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Systemic Therapy

Edition

rev ed.

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Systemic Therapy

Publication Date

2008

Subjects

Sunscreening Agents

Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control

Melanoma - prevention & control

Popular Work

Notes

May 15 2018: Removed for Library Search file cleanup project 2018. AR

Language

English

Material Type

Handout

Online

Pamphlet

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

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

Website Notes

Full pdf copy available to download

Corporate Author

Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

486 p.

Subjects

Cannabis

Cannabis - drug effects

Cannabinoids

Cannabinoids - therapeutic use

Medical Marijuana

Dose-Response Relationship, Drug

Health Policy

Risk Assessment

United States

Abstract

PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1 INTRODUCTION

2 CANNABIS

3 CANNABIS: PREVALENCE OF USE, REGULATION, AND CURRENT POLICY LANDSCAPE

PART II: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS

4 THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS

PART III: OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS

5 CANCER

7 RESPIRATORY DISEASE

8 IMMUNITY

9 INJURY AND DEATH

10 PRENATAL, PERINATAL, AND NEONATAL EXPOSURE TO CANNABIS

11 PSYCHOSOCIAL

12 MENTAL HEALTH

13 PROBLEM CANNABIS USE

14 CANNABIS USE AND THE ABUSE OF OTHER SUBSTANCES

PART IV: RESEARCH BARRIERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

15 CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS IN CONDUCTING CANNABIS RESEARCH

16 RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE CANNABIS RESEARCH AGENDA

APPENDIXES

ISBN

9780309453042

9780309453073

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

E-book available in HTML and PDF formats

Editor

Moss, Margaret P.

Phillips, Janice Mitchell

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date

[2021]

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Nurse?s Role

Health Equity

Health Policy

Population Health Management

Social Determinants of Health

Nursing - organization & administration

United States

Abstract

Contents:

Introduction : health equity does not equal health equality / Janice M. Phillips and Margaret P. Moss -- Nursing as a force for health equity / Joanne Disch -- Evidence-based policymaking / Myra Michelle DeBose, Ejim Sule, and Debbie Ann Jones -- Health equity and nursing education : past, present and future / Wrenetha A. Julion and Monique Reed -- Health equity and healthcare system transformation policy / Sinsi Hernández-Cancio and Noelle Thompson -- Genetics, health & policy challenges across the lifespan / Justina A. Trott and Sharon L. Ruyak -- The conceptual model of nursology for enhancing equity and quality : population health and health policy / Jacqueline Fawcett -- Integrating the social determinants of health into the clinical setting / Angela M. Moss and Christopher M. Nolan -- Structural determinants of health : an American Indian exemplar / Margaret P. Moss -- Global health equity for LGBTQI people and populations / William E. Rosa, Patricia Moreland, and Tonda L. Hughes -- Veterans and health equity / Linda A. Spoonster Schwartz -- Achieving health equity : exemplars in engaging global communities / Margherita Procaccini Clark and Franchesca A. Cifuentes-Andrade -- A health systems interprofessional approach to impact health equity / Barbara Wadsworth, Chinwe Onyekere, Karen Fitzpatrick Smith, Sandra Ross, Shonalie Roberts, Sharon Larson, and Barry D. Mann -- The critical discussion of race & racism toward achieving equity in health policy / Mia Keeys -- Pathways to achieving health equity : exemplars of community and intersectoral partnerships / Raj C. Shah and Heather Miller -- Politics and law at the root of health equity / Daniel E. Dawes and Nelson J. Dunlap -- The intersection of health literacy, health equity, and nursing practice / Diana Peña Gonzalez, Rachel Roberts, and Kirby Johnson -- The role of community health centers in health equity / Kevin C. Lo and Thomas Tsang.

ISBN

0826195067

9780826195067

9780826195074

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Corporate Author

Myeloma Canada

Place of Publication

Dorval, QC

Publisher

Myeloma Canada

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

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

Subjects

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Stem Cell Transplantation

Transplantation, Autologous

Multiple Myeloma - therapy

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Patient Education Handout

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WH380 M997 2019

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Corporate Author

WomenStories

Woman to Woman

Place of Publication

Madison, WI

Publisher

Medical Media Associates, Inc.

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

18 minutes

Series

WomenStories : a video series for breast cancer patients 6

Woman to Woman : a video series for breast cancer patients 6

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy

Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal - diagnostic use

Tamoxifen - therapeutic use

Popular Work

Notes

Video content is part of WomenStories Breast Cancer Survivor video series 2006 DVD 2 disc set.

ISBN

193056807X

Language

English

Material Type

Video

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Author

Prasad, Vinayak K.

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

John Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - drug therapy

Antineoplastic Agents - economics

Biomedical Research - economics

Drug Development - economics

Health Policy

Patient rights

United States

Abstract

"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details about cancer research and practice, (4) recommended solutions on multiple levels (policy, practitioners, medical education, and pharmacology)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value -- Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used? -- Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals -- How High Prices Harm Patients and Society -- Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine -- Financial Conflict of Interest -- The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine -- Will Precision Oncology Save Us? -- Study Design -- Principles of Oncology Practice -- Important Trials in Oncology -- Global Oncology -- How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed? -- What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and -- Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow? -- What Can People with Cancer Do? -- What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?

ISBN

9781421437637

9781421437644

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

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Corporate Author

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

83 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Risk Factors

Health Planning

Population Surveillance

Healthcare Disparities

Health Status Disparities

Health Policy

Health Services Needs and Demand

Delivery of Health Care

Health Services Accessibility

Socioeconomic Factors

Canada

First Nations

Metis

Language

English

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 C212m 2014

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Alternate Title

National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for patients : anemia and neutropenia - low red and white blood cell counts

Corporate Author

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Place of Publication

Plymouth Meeting, PA

Publisher

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

62 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm

Series

NCCN guidelines for patients

Subjects

Popular Work

Neoplasms - complications

Anemia

Neutropenia

Blood Cell Count

ISBN

9781954190160

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WH155 N277a 2021

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