Cancer
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
Research Guide

 

This guide is to assist you in finding the many materials available in your free public library on Cancer. All items listed below are available through your local branch of the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. Should you not be able to locate what you are looking for, please ask our staff, who will be happy to assist you.

Our online public catalogue, is available in the Library using an Information Express computer or on the Internet at www.parl.ns.ca.

Subject Headings:

These are some of the subject headings to use when searching for books with NcompasS, our online public library catalogue. Our staff will be glad to show you how to search and locate materials, please ask!

*Cancer
*Consolation
*Suffering
*Courage
*Adjustment

Books:

Cancer: Fight it with the Blood Type Diet: the Individualized Plan for Preventing and Treating Cancer. D'Adamo, Dr. Peter J.D. New York: Putnam 2004. 616.994 DAd
Coping with Chemotherapy: compassionate advice and authoritative information from a chemotherapy survivor. Bruning, Nancy. New York: Avery 2002. 616.99Bru
The Cancer Recovery Healthy Exchanges Cookbook: a healthy exchanges cookbook. Lund, JoAnna M. New York: Berkley Pub. Group. 2000.  641.5631 Lun
Alternatives in Cancer Therapy: the case for choice. Williams, Penelope M. Toronto: Key Porter. 2000. 616.994 Wil
Understanding Cancer: a scientific and clinical guide for the layperson. Dervan, Peter A. Jefferson, N.C., NcFarland. 1999.  616.99 Der
From This Moment On: a guide for those recently diagnosed with cancer. Cotter, Arlene
Toronto: Macmillan Canada. 1999.  362.19699 Cot
Cancer. Yount, Lisa. California: Lucent Books. 1999.   J616.994 You
Informed Decisions : the complete book of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. (ed.) Murphy, Gerald P.(et al). New York : Viking, 1997.  616.994 Inf
When Life Becomes Precious : a guide for loved ones and friends of cancer patients. Babcock, Elise NeeDell. New York ; Toronto : Bantam, 1997. 392.19699Bab
Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul : 101 stories of courage and inspiration from those who have survived cancer. Canfield, Jack (et.al.). Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications. 1996. 362.19699 Chi
The Necklace of Occasional Dreams: a woman's journal of living with her husband's cancer. Winter, Kathleen. St. John's, Nfld.: Killick Press 1996. 362.1969 Win
What You Really Need to Know About Cancer : a comprehensive guide for patients and their families. Buckman, Robert. Toronto: Key Porter Books. 1995. 616.994 Buc
Alternative therapies. Weisenburger, Earle. Lantzville, B. C.: Oolichan Books, c1996. 616.994Wei
I Can Cope : staying healthy with cancer. Johnson, Judi. Minneapolis, Minn.: Chronimed Pub., 1994. 616.994Joh

Videos:

Cancervive digest: returning to the well world. Santa Monica, Calif. : Galanty & Co. 1993. 615.994Can
The American cancer Society's "Freshstart": 21 days to stop smoking. Simon & Shuster Video. 1986. 613.85 Ame

Websites:

http://www.mpip.org  Melanoma Patient Information
 http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/chemotherapy-and-you Chemotherapy and You: a Guide to Self-Help during cancer treatment
http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/cancer/0,,3172,00.html  Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.cancercare.org  Medical information about cancer for patients, survivors and their families
http://lungcanceronline.org Gateway to lung cancer resources for patients & their families
http://www.parl.ns.ca/pages/healthroom.html Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Health Room
http://cc.ucsf.edu/crc/education.html Information and coping tips for patients and caregivers

Magazine Articles:

Check out the magazine index by clicking on E-Magazines & Journals on the Parl website at the Information Express computers, then choose CPIQ or Health Reference Centre . Enter the above subject headings as subject guide or keyword to locate information from over 1,000,000 articles in this database. If you are at home, email us at info@parl.ns.ca and we can email the entire article directly to you.

A Reference service is available throughout the Pictou-Antigonish Region to answer any inquiries you may have. If you are having difficulty finding the information you need - please ask!