Search Results - BC Cancer Agency Library

Refine by:

Format

Audience

Date

Location

Author

Subject

Language

Online Media Type

8 records – page 1 of 1.

Prev Next

Adaptive oncogenesis : a new understanding of how cancer evolves inside us

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121345

DeGregori, James. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press , 2018.

Audience: Professional

Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -…

1 read online

Author: DeGregori, James

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Publication Date: 2018

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Carcinogenesis; Neoplastic Processes; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics

Abstract: Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -- Limiting somatic evolution in youth -- Changing adaptive landscapes with aging -- Changing adaptive landscapes with carcinogenic exposures -- Tissue architecture and tumor suppression -- Peto?s paradox -- Prolonging tissue maintenance to delay aging and cancer -- Understanding clinical data from an evolutionary perspective -- The causes of cancer in early childhood -- Evolution-informed strategies to combat cancer -- A new framework for understanding and controlling cancer.

ISBN: 9780674545397; 9780674985964

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: This EBSCO 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.

Read Online

https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1712989

Biology of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21377

Weinberg, Robert A. New York, NY: Garland Science , 2014. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 W423b 2013

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

Accompanying DVD-ROM includes: figures in PowerPoint and JPEG formats, supplementary sidebars, mini-lectures, movies, and media guide.

Author: Weinberg, Robert A

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Garland Science

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Genes, Neoplasm; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Textbooks

Abstract: Accompanying DVD-ROM includes: figures in PowerPoint and JPEG formats, supplementary sidebars, mini-lectures, movies, and media guide.

ISBN: 9780815342205; 0815342209

Language: English

Material Type: Book; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: QZ202 W423b 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			On Loan, due Monday, May 13, 2024
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Library Missing			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Missing			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Library			Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library			Available

Cancer genetics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19787

Huntsman, David. New York, NY: Springer , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 C216p 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

1 read online

Author: Huntsman, David

Editor: Pasche, Boris

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xii, 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Cancer treatment and research 155

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics

ISBN: 9781441960320; 1441960325

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ202 C216p 2010

Read Online

http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-1-4419-6032-0/#section=710678&page=1

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Genetics and genomics in oncology nursing practice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19523

Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 G331 2010

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Editor: Calzone, Kathleen A; Masny, Agnes; Jenkins, Jean F

Place of Publication: Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xxiv, 357 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Oncology Nursing; Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - nursing; Oncologic Nursing - methods; Nurses' Instruction

ISBN: 9781890504915; 1890504912

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: QZ202 G331 2010

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library			Available

Genetics for health professionals in cancer care : from principles to practice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120585

Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Table of Contents:; Section 1 Putting cancer genetics into context -- Section 2 Cancer genetics: the basics -- Section 3 Genetics of specific cancers -- Section 4 Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk -- Section 5 Early detection of hereditary cancer -- Section 6 Reducing the risk of cancer…

1 read online

Editor: Jacobs, Chris; Patricia Webb; Robinson, Lorraine

Place of Publication: Oxford

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Genetics, Medical; Genetic Counseling

Abstract: Table of Contents:; Section 1 Putting cancer genetics into context -- Section 2 Cancer genetics: the basics -- Section 3 Genetics of specific cancers -- Section 4 Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk -- Section 5 Early detection of hereditary cancer -- Section 6 Reducing the risk of cancer -- Section 7 Managing hereditary cancer -- Section 8 Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer -- Section 9 Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care.

ISBN: 9780199672844; 9780191653490; 9780191653483

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Website Notes: This EBSCO 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.