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Beyond slash, burn, and poison : transforming breast cancer stories into action

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15470
Knopf-Newman, Marcy Jane. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 K72b 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Knopf-Newman, Marcy Jane
Place of Publication
New Brunswick, NJ
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Mastectomy - psychology - popular works
Drug Therapy - psychology
Social Change - United States
ISBN
0813534712
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 K72b 2004

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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
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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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Cancer clinical trials : a commonsense guide to experimental cancer therapies and clinical trials

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20711
Beer, Tomasz M, Axmaker, Larry. New York, NY: DiaMedica Publishing , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 B415 2012
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
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Author
Beer, Tomasz M
Axmaker, Larry
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
DiaMedica Publishing
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xxvi, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Clinical Trials as Topic
Decision Making
Antineoplastic Protocols
Therapies, Investigational
Biomedical Research
United States
ISBN
9780982321973
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ267 B415 2012

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Cancer-gate : how to win the losing cancer war

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14908
Epstein, Samuel S. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ202 E64c 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Cancergate
Author
Epstein, Samuel S
Place of Publication
Amityville, NY
Publisher
Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Date
2005
Series
Policy, politics, health and medicine series
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Food Contamination
Politics - U.S.
Health Policy - United States
ISBN
0895033100 (cloth)
0895033542 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 E64c 2005

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Cancerland : a medical memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121357
Scadden, David, D'Antonio, Michael. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books | St. Martin's Press , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ21 S277 2018
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Scadden, David
D'Antonio, Michael
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
St. Martin's Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
308 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill.(chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Oncologists
Neoplasms - therapy
Stem Cell Research
United States
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781250092755
9781250092779
1250092752
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ21 S277 2018

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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
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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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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
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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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Dietary guidelines for Americans 2015-2020

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120443
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 2015. 8th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Edition
8th ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publication Date
2015
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Feeding behavior
Diet - standards
Diet, Healthy
Nutrition
Nutrition Policy
Nutritional Requirements
Food
United States
Guideline
ISBN
0160932513
9780160932519
9780160934674
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.
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https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0160932513
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/
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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, 5 available
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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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From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14486
Hewitt, Maria, Greenfield, Sheldon, Stovall, Ellen. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 F931 2005
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Hewitt, Maria
Greenfield, Sheldon
Stovall, Ellen
Corporate Author
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Survivorship : Improving Care and Quality of Life
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xxv, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Continuity of Patient Care
Quality of Health Care
Survival Rate
Survivors
United States
ISBN
0309095956
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ266 F931 2005
Website Notes
Downloadable PDF available from website.
Read Online
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11468/from-cancer-patient-to-cancer-survivor-lost-in-transition

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From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14725
Hewitt, Maria, Greenfield, Sheldon, Stovall, Ellen. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 F931 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Hewitt, Maria
Greenfield, Sheldon
Stovall, Ellen
Corporate Author
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Survivorship : Improving Care and Quality of Life
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
17 minutes
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Continuity of Patient Care
Quality of Health Care
Survival Rate
Survivors
United States
ISBN
0309095956
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 F931 2005
Read Online
http://www.iom.edu/?id=31512

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If it sounds like a quack...: a journey to the fringes of American medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125114
Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew. New York: PublicAffairs , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ310 H772 2023
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew
Editor
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
vii, 323 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Quackery
Complementary Therapies
Social medicine - United States
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781541788879
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ310 H772 2023

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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, 3 available
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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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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21683
Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 G921 2012
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Gubar, Susan
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Self Concept
Autobiography
Personal Narratives
United States
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780393345896
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP322 G921 2012

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No family history : the environmental links to breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18111
McCormick, Sabrina. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M477 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
McCormick, Sabrina
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
185 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
New social formations
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - etiology
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Public Policy
United States
Popular Work
ISBN
9780742564084
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 M477 2009

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Original local: Indigenous foods, stories, and recipes from the Upper Midwest

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125118
Erdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen). St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N9 E66 2013
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Erdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen)
Place of Publication
St. Paul, MN
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples - United States - Northwest
First Nations
Cooking
Cookbook
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780873518949
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 N9 E66 2013

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Philadelphia chromosome : a mutant gene and the quest to cure cancer at the genetic level

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114602
Wapner, Jessica. New York, NY: The Experiment , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 W252 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Wapner, Jessica
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
The Experiment
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiii, 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive - history
Philadelphia Chromosome
Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl - history
Genetic Therapy - history
United States
ISBN
9781615190676
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ11 AA1 W252 2013

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Pink ribbons : breast cancer and the politics of philanthropy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15820
King, Samantha. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 K54p 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
King, Samantha
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, MN
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xxxii, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - economics
Gift Giving
Fund Raising
Financial Support
Marketing
Politics
United States
ISBN
9780816648986
0816648980
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 K54p 2006

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Scalpel and the soul : encounters with surgery, the supernatural, and the healing power of hope

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18218
Hamilton, Allan J, Weil, Andrew. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam | Penguin Group , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 H217 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Hamilton, Allan J
Weil, Andrew
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam
Penguin Group
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xii, 254 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neurosurgery
Spirituality
Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
United States
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781585426157
1585426156
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 H217 2008

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Survivorship guide for bone marrow / stem cell transplant : coping with late effects

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19596
Stronach, Keren. Southfield, MI: National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (nbmtLink) , 2010. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH380 S963 2010
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Stronach, Keren
Corporate Author
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
Edition
rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Southfield, MI
Publisher
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (nbmtLink)
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
63 p. : 25 cm.
Subjects
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
United States
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WH380 S963 2010
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http://www.nbmtlink.org/documents/spg.pdf

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