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Our mom is getting better

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21678
Silver, Alex, Silver, Emily, Silver, Anna Rose. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S586m 2007
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
  1 read online  
Author
Silver, Alex
Silver, Emily
Silver, Anna Rose
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
30 p. : ill. : 26 cm.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Family
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
Juvenile Literature
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC
ISBN
9780944235850
9781604431667
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S586m 2007
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
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Cancer made me a shallower person : a memoir in comics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18384
Engelberg, Miriam. New York, NY: Harper , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 E58c 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir
Author
Engelberg, Miriam
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harper
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xiii, 126 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Cartoons
Wit and Humor
Social Support
Personal Narratives
Pictorial Works
Biography
Abstract
A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir
ISBN
9780060789732
0060789735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 E58c 2006

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Our dad is getting better

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21676
Silver, Alex, Silver, Emily, Silver, Anna Rose. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S586d 2007
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
Author
Silver, Alex
Silver, Emily
Silver, Anna Rose
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
30 p. : ill. : 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Family
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
Juvenile Literature
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC
ISBN
9780944235867
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S586d 2007

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Snake oil and other preoccupations

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14414
Diamond, John. London: Vintage , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D537s 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Diamond, John
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Vintage
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Alternative Medicine
Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
ISBN
0099428334
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 D537s 2001

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Cancer vixen : a true story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14892
Marchetto, Marisa Acocella. New York ; Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf , 2006. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M317 2006
Availability
9 copies, 9 available
Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.
Author
Marchetto, Marisa Acocella
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York ; Toronto
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
211 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Graphic Novels
Cartoons
Personal Narratives
Biography
Wit and Humor
Popular Work
Abstract
Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002623)
ISBN
9780676978247 (Toronto)
0307263576 (alk. paper)
067697824X (Toronto)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 M317 2006

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Childhood cancer survivors : a practical guide to your future

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16166
Keene, Nancy, Hobbie, Wendy, Ruccione, Kathy. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. , 2007. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 K26c 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Keene, Nancy
Hobbie, Wendy
Ruccione, Kathy
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Sebastopol, CA
Publisher
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xxiv, 436 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - complications
Follow-up Studies
Survivors
Parents
Adolescent
Adult
Adaptation, Psychological
Infant
Child
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780596528515
0596528515
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 K26c 2007

Copies

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Drescher, Fran. New York, NY: Warner Books, Inc. , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D773 2002
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Drescher, Fran
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Warner Books, Inc.
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
xv, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Uterine Neoplasms
Biography
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780446530194
0446530190
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 D773 2002

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Tickles Tabitha's cancer- tankerous mommy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11018
Frahm, Amelia, Schultz, Elizabeth. Hutchinson, MN: Nutcracker Publishing Company , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 F811t 2001
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
This is a humorous book that deals not just with cancer but with family life.
Author
Frahm, Amelia
Schultz, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
Hutchinson, MN
Publisher
Nutcracker Publishing Company
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Neoplasms
Parent-Child Relations
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
This is a humorous book that deals not just with cancer but with family life.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC
ISBN
0970575203
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 F811t 2001

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Healing children's grief : surviving a parent's death from cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8965
Christ, Gracy Hyslop. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C554 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Relates the stories of 88 families and their 157 children (ages 3 to 17) who participated in a parent-guidance intervention through the terminal illness and death of one of the parents from cancer. Provides a detailed examination of how children and adolescents cope with this loss.
Author
Christ, Gracy Hyslop
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
Adaptation, Psychological
Attitude to Death - popular works
Abstract
Relates the stories of 88 families and their 157 children (ages 3 to 17) who participated in a parent-guidance intervention through the terminal illness and death of one of the parents from cancer. Provides a detailed examination of how children and adolescents cope with this loss.
ISBN
0195105915
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 C554 2000

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Someone I love is sick : helping very young children cope with cancer in the family

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20636
McCue, Kathleen, Campbell, Jenny. Beachwood, OH: Gathering Place , 2009. 1st edition., parent version.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M133 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A customizable tool to use when talking with children ages two to six years old about a parent or grandparent who has cancer. Pages can be selected to address the family's specific situation including diagnosis, treatment, hospitalization, recurrence and, if need be, end of life.
Author
McCue, Kathleen
Campbell, Jenny
Edition
1st edition., parent version
Place of Publication
Beachwood, OH
Publisher
Gathering Place
Publication Date
2009
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Emotions
Child, Preschool
Child
Pictorial Works
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
A customizable tool to use when talking with children ages two to six years old about a parent or grandparent who has cancer. Pages can be selected to address the family's specific situation including diagnosis, treatment, hospitalization, recurrence and, if need be, end of life.
ISBN
9780615243054
0615243053
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M133 2009

Copies

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Childhood cancer : a parent's guide to solid tumor cancers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13337
Janes-Hodder, Honna, Keene, Nancy. Sebastopol, Ca.: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. , 2002. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 J33 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Childhood cancer : a parents guide to solid tumor cancers
Author
Janes-Hodder, Honna
Keene, Nancy
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Sebastopol, Ca.
Publisher
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
561 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms
Infant
Child
Parent-Child Relations
Sarcoma
Bone Neoplasms
Neuroblastoma
Wilms Tumor
ISBN
0596500149
9781941089187
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 J33 2002
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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Bearing witness : stories of women living with ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19591
Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 B369 2009
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Bearing witness : living with ovarian cancer
Editor
Carter, Kathryn
Elit, Laurie
Place of Publication
Waterloo, ON
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
vii, 91 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Life writing series
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Ovarian Neoplasms
Social Support
Recurrence
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781554580552
9781554581634
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WP322 B369 2009
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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Rainbow feelings of cancer : a book for children who have a loved one with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14902
Martin, Carrie, Martin, Chia. Prescott, AZ: Hohm Press , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M379 2001
Availability
5 copies, 3 available
A picture book for young children by a 10 year old girl whose mother was diagnosed with cancer when she was 7.
Author
Martin, Carrie
Martin, Chia
Place of Publication
Prescott, AZ
Publisher
Hohm Press
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Emotions
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
A picture book for young children by a 10 year old girl whose mother was diagnosed with cancer when she was 7.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
189077216X
9781890772161
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M379 2001

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Writing your way through cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124118
Martin, Chia. Prescott, AZ: Hohm Press , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 M379w 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Martin, Chia
Place of Publication
Prescott, AZ
Publisher
Hohm Press
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
165 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Narrative Therapy
Imagery (Psychotherapy)
Writing
Personal Narratives as Topic
Popular Work
ISBN
1890772003
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 M379w 2000

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Nilon, Cathy. Spokane, WA: Ravenna Press , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 N712 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Nilon, Cathy
Place of Publication
Spokane, WA
Publisher
Ravenna Press
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms
Parent-Child Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Juvenile Literature
ISBN
9780979192142
0979192145
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C5 N712 2007

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Peace begins with me : an inspirational journey to end suffering and restore joy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21374
Kuntz, Ted. Coquitlam, BC: Ted Kuntz , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM425 K97 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kuntz, Ted
Place of Publication
Coquitlam, BC
Publisher
Ted Kuntz
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
208 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Self Concept
Happiness
Emotions
Awareness
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780973666908
0973666900
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM425 K97 2005

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Extraordinary friendships through breast cancer : celebrity portraits by Rankin

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19699
Rankin. London: SEA Design , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 R211 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Rankin
Corporate Author
Breast Friends
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
SEA Design
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
Family
Friends
Interpersonal Relations
Autobiography
Portraits
Popular Work
ISBN
9780955389801
0955389801
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 R211 2006

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Five lessons I didn't learn from breast cancer (and one big one I did)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18264
Lewis, Shelley. New York, NY: New American Library , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 L676 2009
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Lewis, Shelley
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
New American Library
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
viii, 260 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Survivors
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780451223906
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 L676 2009

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Cup of comfort for breast cancer survivors : inspiring stories of courage and triumph

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18327
Avon, MA: Adams Media , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C974s 2008
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
Editor
Sell, Colleen
Place of Publication
Avon, MA
Publisher
Adams Media
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
x, 324 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781605506449
1605506443
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C974s 2008

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Helping couples cope with women's cancers : an evidence-based approach for practitioners

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18150
Kayser, Karen, Scott, Jennifer L. New York, NY: Springer , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP145 K23h 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Kayser, Karen
Scott, Jennifer L
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xv, 229 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Genital Neoplasms, Female - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Couples Therapy - methods
Counseling - methods
Adaptation, Psychological
Women's Health
Parent-Child Relations
ISBN
9780387748023
0387748024
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WP145 K23h 2008

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