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Clinical trials and preclinical infrastructure asset map

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19150
Genome British Columbia. [Vancouver, BC?]: Genome British Columbia , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
Genome British Columbia
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Genome British Columbia
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Medical Oncology
Clinical Trials
Neoplasms - therapy
Biomedical Research - economics
Biotechnology
British Columbia
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.genomebc.ca/profile/publications/asset-maps/
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Dietitian's cancer story : information and inspiration for recovery and healing from a 3-time cancer survivor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10652
Dyer, Diana. Ann Arbor, Mi.: Swan Press , 2002. 8th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 D998d 2002
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Dyer, Diana
Edition
8th ed.
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, Mi.
Publisher
Swan Press
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Neoplasms - diet therapy
Nutrition
Survivors - psychology
Alternative Medicine
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Patients
Biography
Popular Work
ISBN
096672383X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 D998d 2002

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Investment in cancer risk and prevention research 2005-2010 : a special report from the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance's survey of government and voluntary sector investment in cancer research : June 2013

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21199
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ206 C215cj 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
59 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - economics
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Biomedical Research - economics
Research
Research Support as Topic
Investments - statistics & numerical data
Financing, Organized
Canada
Statistics
ISSN
9781927650066 (print)
9781927650073 (PDF)
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 C215cj 2013
Read Online
http://www.ccra-acrc.ca/index.php/publications-en/investment-reports-special-topics
http://www.ccra-acrc.ca/

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Journaling cancer in words and images : caught in the clutch of the crab

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21714
Wadeson, Harriet Claire. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 W121 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Title on CD: Altered book images
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Author
Wadeson, Harriet Claire
Place of Publication
Springfield, IL
Publisher
Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
ix, 208 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Psychotherapy
Adaptation, Psychological
Art Therapy
Biography
Abstract
Title on CD: Altered book images
ISBN
9780398086725
Language
English
Material Type
Book
CD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 W121 2011

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Life not chosen : the story of Ethlyn Trapp and her father : a prominent daughter of a British Columbian pioneer and New Wesminster elder statesman

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18357
Jackson, Stewart M. [Victoria, BC?]: Trafford Publishing , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Life not chosen
Author
Jackson, Stewart M
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xiii, 115 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Physicians, Women - history
Radiotherapy - history
Radiation Oncology - history
Cancer Care Facilities - history
Biography
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia Cancer Institute
Canada
ISBN
9781425184599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009

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Malignant : how bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123037
Prasad, Vinayak K. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
"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 a…
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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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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6181189
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No ordinary Mike : Michael Smith, Nobel laureate

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13425
Damer, Eric, Astell, Caroline R. [Vancouver, BC?]: Ronsdale Press , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 D158 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Damer, Eric
Astell, Caroline R
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Ronsdale Press
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
vii, 264 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. : 23 cm.
Subjects
Michael Smith
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Nobel Prize
Canada
Biography
ISBN
1553800141
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ100 D158 2004

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Pfizer and BC launch $9M collaboration to tackle cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18412
Aparicio, Sam, Gleave, Martin. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2009.
Audience
Professional
v.1: Dr. Sam Aparicio and Dr. Martin Gleave : video introduction (3 minutes); v.2: Media Files : video files : Dr. Sam Aparicio and Dr. Martin Gleave : video introduction (.avi & .mov files). Vapour phase storage tank and technician (.avi & .mov files); Still photography files : vapour phase sto…
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Author
Aparicio, Sam
Gleave, Martin
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
2 DVDs + printed material
Subjects
Neoplasms - economics
Biomedical Research - economics
Research Support
Breast Neoplasms
Ovarian Neoplasms
Prostatic Neoplasms
BCCA
BC Cancer Agency
Abstract
v.1: Dr. Sam Aparicio and Dr. Martin Gleave : video introduction (3 minutes)
v.2: Media Files : video files : Dr. Sam Aparicio and Dr. Martin Gleave : video introduction (.avi & .mov files). Vapour phase storage tank and technician (.avi & .mov files)
Still photography files : vapour phase storage tank and technician (.jpeg files)
Printed material titled "News release : for immediate release 2009HSERV0035-000718 December 3, 2009
Printed material titled " Background information : project overview"
Language
English
Material Type
Other
Audience
Professional
Location
VC Library Archives
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Truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19689
Angell, Marcia. New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks , 2005. updated ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV736 A583t 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The $200 billion colossus -- The creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- The hard sell...lures, bribes, and …
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Author
Angell, Marcia
Edition
updated ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xxviii, 319p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Drug Industry - economics
Advertising as Topic
Pharmaceutical Preparations - economics
Biomedical Research - economics
Government Regulation
Marketing of Health Services
United States
Abstract
The $200 billion colossus -- The creation of a new drug -- How much does the pharmaceutical industry really spend on R & D? -- Just how innovative is this industry? -- "Me-too" drugs : the main business of the pharmaceutical industry -- How good are new drugs? -- The hard sell...lures, bribes, and kickbacks -- Marketing masquerading as education -- Marketing masquerading as research -- Patent games : stretching out monopolies -- Buying influence : how the industry makes sure it gets its way -- Is the party over? -- How to save the pharmaceutical industry...and get our money's worth.
ISBN
9780375760945
0375760946
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV736 A583t 2005

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