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Calling my spirit back

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Alec, Elaine. [Victoria, BC]: Tellwell Talent , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB885 A366 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love."--Back cover

Author: Alec, Elaine

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC]

Publisher: Tellwell Talent

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vi, 183 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous Canadians; Spiritual Therapies; Self Care - methods; Child Abuse, Sexual - rehabilitation; Substance-related disorders - rehabilitation; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love."--Back cover

ISBN: 9780228830696

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB885 A366 2020

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Living well with a serious illness : a guide to palliative care for mind, body, and spirit

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Kanarek, Robin Bennett. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 K16 2023

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (…

Author: Kanarek, Robin Bennett

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: 209 p. ; 22 cm.

Series: Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects: Quality of Life; Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Adaptation, Psychological; Advance Care Planning; Caregivers - psychology; Popular Work

Abstract: This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process.

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781421445984

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB310 K16 2023

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Living with cancer : a resource to support First Nations people in BC on their cancer journey

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First Nations Health Authority, BC Cancer Agency. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , [2023?].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F527 2023

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

1 read online

Corporate Author: First Nations Health Authority; BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [West Vancouver, BC]

Publisher: First Nations Health Authority

Publication Date: [2023?]

Physical Description: 67 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Health Services, Indigenous; Patient Navigation; Self Care; Social Support; Culturally Competent Care; Medicine, Traditional; Personal Narratives; First Nations; Patient Education Handout

Notes: "This booklet is based on an earlier publication Living with Cancer--Everyone Deserves Support...The stories in this book were shared at Telling Our Stories Conference held in Prince George, BC in June 2016"

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: QZ201 F527 2023

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NCCN guidelines for patients : distress during cancer care

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National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Plymouth Meeting, PA: National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 2024.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 N277d 2024

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

2 read online

Alternate Title: National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for patients : distress during cancer care

Corporate Author: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Place of Publication: Plymouth Meeting, PA

Publisher: National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Publication Date: 2024

Physical Description: 36 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm

Series: NCCN guidelines for patients

Subjects: Popular Work; Neoplasms - psychology; Psychological Distress; Life Change Events; Adaptation, Psychological

ISBN: 9781960388308

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 N277d 2024

Read Online

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Helping cancer patients cope : a problem-solving approach

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Nezu, Arthur. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association , 1999.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 H484n 1998

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Nezu, Arthur

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: American Psychological Association

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Problem Solving

ISBN: 1557985332

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 H484n 1998

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Cancer stories on life and suffering

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Gregory, David Michael, Russell, Cynthia K. Toronto, ON: McGill-Queen's University Press , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 G822c 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

"In Cancer Stories five people share their journeys, their stories and the suffering they faced before their deaths. These narratives chronicle the despair, hope and love they experienced while living and dying with cancer, giving the power of the human spirit full voice. Lessons learned are presen…

Author: Gregory, David Michael; Russell, Cynthia K.

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: xi, 189 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Suffering; Pain - psychology; Caregivers - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "In Cancer Stories five people share their journeys, their stories and the suffering they faced before their deaths. These narratives chronicle the despair, hope and love they experienced while living and dying with cancer, giving the power of the human spirit full voice. Lessons learned are presented as 'gifts' at the conclusion of each of the five narratives." -- Back cover

ISBN: 0886293545

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 G822c 1999

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Over my head : a doctor's own story of head injury from the inside looking out

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Osborn, Claudia L. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL354 O83 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Osborn, Claudia L

Place of Publication: Kansas City, MO

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: xii, 239 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Brain Injuries - rehabilitation; Personal Narratives; Biography

ISBN: 0836254198

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WL354 O83 1998

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Healing : when a nurse becomes a patient

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Brown, Theresa. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B877h 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Brown, Theresa

Place of Publication: Chapel Hill, NC

Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 258 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Nurses; Patients - psychology; Patient Satisfaction; Quality of Health Care; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781643750699

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B877h 2022

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How to be a cancer patient : a proven approach for optimizing your role in your cancer treatment

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Boothman, Jeff. Powell, OH: Igniting Souls Publishing Agency , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B725 2022

Availability: 4 copies, 3 available

"How To Be A Cancer Patient delivers universal tools, in an easy to understand format, that addresses these vital needs for patients with any type of cancer diagnosis. The easy-to-use tools and strategies were developed through the experiences of a process driven cancer survivor who endured two sur…

Author: Boothman, Jeff

Place of Publication: Powell, OH

Publisher: Igniting Souls Publishing Agency

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xiii, 155 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Cancer Survivors; Self Care - handbooks

Abstract: "How To Be A Cancer Patient delivers universal tools, in an easy to understand format, that addresses these vital needs for patients with any type of cancer diagnosis. The easy-to-use tools and strategies were developed through the experiences of a process driven cancer survivor who endured two surgeries, 15+ days of inpatient hospital stays for chemo and complications and 15 doses of radiation. It also includes honest, raw and sometimes hilarious accounts on how these tools were developed during the course of a LOT of cancer treatment."-- From Amazon

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9798885831611

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 B725 2022

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Melanoma- not just skin cancer : the changing landscape of Melanoma

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Poole, Catherine M, Guerry, DuPont, Flaherty, Keith, Wolchok, Jedd. [North Charleston, SC]: [CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform] , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WR500 P822 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

"What's the difference between targeted therapy and immunotherapy? If you're a melanoma patient, you should know. Unfortunately, most melanoma literature focuses on prevention. Patients receive a terrifying, life-threatening diagnosis and subsequently find a scarcity of information on treatment opt…

Author: Poole, Catherine M; Guerry, DuPont; Flaherty, Keith; Wolchok, Jedd

Place of Publication: [North Charleston, SC]

Publisher: [CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 185 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Skin Neoplasms - therapy; Melanoma - therapy; Skin Neoplasms

Abstract: "What's the difference between targeted therapy and immunotherapy? If you're a melanoma patient, you should know. Unfortunately, most melanoma literature focuses on prevention. Patients receive a terrifying, life-threatening diagnosis and subsequently find a scarcity of information on treatment options. Melanoma: Not Just Skin Cancer is the book to fill that void. Written by a melanoma survivor with extensive knowledge of breakthrough technologies, scientific research, clinical trials, and patient empowerment, it's a comprehensive guide to navigating melanoma treatment. Real-life success stories will inspire patients to fight for their own health and remind them that they are not alone. Catherine M. Poole survived a melanoma diagnosis twenty-five years ago. Yale University Press published her first book on this topic, Melanoma Prevention, Detection, and Treatment, in 1998 and a revised edition in 2005. Today, she's a noted expert on melanoma treatment and an advocate for research and patient empowerment"--Back cover

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9798707090110

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WR500 P822 2021

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Cope with cancer

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Digital Rain Incorporated, Cope with Cancer Advisory Board. [Toronto, ON]: Digital Rain Incorporated , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 C782 1999

For people recently diagnosed with cancer or living with cancer, their families and friends

Corporate Author: Digital Rain Incorporated; Cope with Cancer Advisory Board

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Digital Rain Incorporated

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

Abstract: For people recently diagnosed with cancer or living with cancer, their families and friends

Language: English

Material Type: CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 C782 1999

Radical : the science, culture, and history of breast cancer in America

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Pickert, Kate. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P596 2020

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more th…

Author: Pickert, Kate

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 325 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - history; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today''s patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. - Provided by publisher.

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9780316470346

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 P596 2020

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Live well beyond breast cancer : how to get through treatment and back to the life you love

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Wilms, Birgitte. [United States]: Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 W55 2020

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Wilms, Birgitte

Place of Publication: [United States]

Publisher: Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xiv, 106 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781953153234

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 W55 2020

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The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

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Boyer, Anne. New York, NY: Picador , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B791 2019

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Author: Boyer, Anne

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Picador

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 308 pages ; 19 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Patients - psychology; Attitude to Health; Attitude to Death; Politics; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Notes: Some copies were purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781250757982

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 B791 2019

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Breast cancer inside out : bodies, biographies & beliefs

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Oxford ; New York: Peter Lang , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2021

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Editor: Myers, Kimberly R

Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York

Publisher: Peter Lang

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xiv, 483 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Medical humanities ; vol.1

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Self Care; Social Support; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781800796805

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2021

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Healing meditation : accelerate healing and recovery

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Howell, Kelly, Schwimmer, Robert. Santa Fe, NM: Brain Sync Corporation , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 H859h 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Howell, Kelly; Schwimmer, Robert

Place of Publication: Santa Fe, NM

Publisher: Brain Sync Corporation

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: Brain wave therapy

Subjects: Mind-Body Therapies; Relaxation Therapy; Meditation; Stress, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological; Music Therapy; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781881451679

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax

Call Number: QZ266 H859h 1994

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Sink into sleep : a step-by-step workbook for reversing insomnia

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Davidson, Judith R. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2021. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM188 D252 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"This book provides you with what you need to sleep well. Be encouraged, even if you have had insomnia for many years, that the techniques that I will show you have been scientifically studied for years and they are effective for improving sleep. The techniques in this book are designed to let your…

Author: Davidson, Judith R.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Health

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xv, 212 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Subjects: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - therapy; Sleep Disorders - therapy; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

Abstract: "This book provides you with what you need to sleep well. Be encouraged, even if you have had insomnia for many years, that the techniques that I will show you have been scientifically studied for years and they are effective for improving sleep. The techniques in this book are designed to let your internal sleep-wake rhythms operate naturally, without interference. By relying on them, rather than over-thinking or trying to control sleep, you too will find that something changes, allowing the velvet hammer of sleep to descend"-- Provided by publisher