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Now that I have cancer, I am whole : reflections on life and healing for cancer patients and those who love them

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McFarland, John Robert. Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M143 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: McFarland, John Robert

Place of Publication: Kansas City, MO

Publisher: Andrews and McMeel

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xxi, 298 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Christianity; Autobiography; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780740763724

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M143 2007

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If I knew then what I know now : the clarity that comes with cancer and age

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Cole, Carol Ann. East Lawrencetown, NS: Pottersfield Press , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C689 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Cole, Carol Ann

Place of Publication: East Lawrencetown, NS

Publisher: Pottersfield Press

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 205 p, ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Social Support; Adaptation, Psychological; Canada; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781897426128

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 C689 2009

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Life appreciation

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Cheung, Pui Lan. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society , 2000. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C526l 2000

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

The author's own experience and feelings in the process from being diagnosed and post treatment. The meaning of illness to her and its impact on her life meaning and values. Her active volunteering work in managing the cancer hotline, support group and promoting cancer education.

Author: Cheung, Pui Lan

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Hong Kong

Publisher: Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Survivors; Social Support; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography

Abstract: The author's own experience and feelings in the process from being diagnosed and post treatment. The meaning of illness to her and its impact on her life meaning and values. Her active volunteering work in managing the cancer hotline, support group and promoting cancer education.

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C526l 2000

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In cancerland : living well is the best revenge

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Znaimer, Libby. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 Z83 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Znaimer, Libby

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 214 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - complications; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781552639474

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 Z83 2007

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Extraordinary friendships through breast cancer : celebrity portraits by Rankin

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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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Cancer : my story

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Feist, Daniel, Shatenstein, Stan. [Toronto, ON]: CanWest Books Inc. , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F310 2006

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal

Author: Feist, Daniel; Shatenstein, Stan

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: CanWest Books Inc.

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Lung Neoplasms; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives

Abstract: Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal

ISBN: 9781897229088; 1897229089

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 F310 2006

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Dying to live well : loving the journey

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Weiler, Renate. Holland Landing, ON: Renate Weiler Publishing , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 L53 W43 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Weiler, Renate

Place of Publication: Holland Landing, ON

Publisher: Renate Weiler Publishing

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiv, 157 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Mind-Body Therapies; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780973304527

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF637 L53 W43 2009

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I'll carry the fork! : recovering a life after brain injury

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Swanson, Kara L. Scotts Valley, CA: Rising Star Press , 2003.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL354 S974 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Swanson, Kara L

Place of Publication: Scotts Valley, CA

Publisher: Rising Star Press

Publication Date: 2003

Physical Description: 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Injuries - rehabilitation; Patients; Adaptation, Psychological; Biography; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780933670044; 0933670044

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WL354 S974 2003

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Let my colors out

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Filigenzi, Courtney. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 F482 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Filigenzi, Courtney

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 14 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Parent-Child Relations; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotions; Juvenile Literature

ISBN: 9781604430110; 1604430117

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C5 F482 2009

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Living and dying with peace

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Yip, Alain. Hong Kong: Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care , 2008. rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 L786 2008

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

The articles are written by doctors, nurses, caregivers, community leaders and celebrities etc. who are well-known to people in or from Hong Kong. They share their personal experiences on how they cope, what's the meaning of good death (and good living) to both patients and caregivers

Author: Yip, Alain

Corporate Author: Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Edition: rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Hong Kong

Publisher: Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 20 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Hospice Care; Terminally Ill; Autobiography

Abstract: The articles are written by doctors, nurses, caregivers, community leaders and celebrities etc. who are well-known to people in or from Hong Kong. They share their personal experiences on how they cope, what's the meaning of good death (and good living) to both patients and caregivers

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 L786 2008

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Journal : a mother and daughter's recovery from breast cancer

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Clark, Annabel, Redgrave, Lynn, Lerner, Barron. New York, NY: Umbrage Editions , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C592 2004

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Mother and daughter's recovery from breast cancer

Author: Clark, Annabel; Redgrave, Lynn; Lerner, Barron

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Umbrage Editions

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: 109 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Parent-Child Relations; Adaptation, Psychological; Pictorial Works; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781884167430; 1884167438

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 C592 2004

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From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

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Hewitt, Maria, Greenfield, Sheldon, Stovall, Ellen. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 F931 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

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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

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From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

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Hewitt, Maria, Greenfield, Sheldon, Stovall, Ellen. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 F931 2005

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

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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.

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I am not my breast cancer : women talk openly about love and sex, hair loss and weight gain, mothers and daughters, and being a woman with breast cancer

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Peltason, Ruth. New York, NY: William Morrow , 2008. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P394 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book is based on an online dialogue created by Marc N. Weiss and Ruth Peltason and hosted by Web Lab (verso of title page).

Author: Peltason, Ruth

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: William Morrow

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xix, 379 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Parent-Child Relations; Sexual Behavior; Alopecia; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is based on an online dialogue created by Marc N. Weiss and Ruth Peltason and hosted by Web Lab (verso of title page).

ISBN: 9780061174100; 0061174106

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 P394 2008

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

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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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Coping with the emotional impact of cancer : become an active patient and take charge of your treatment

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Fiore, Neil A. Point Richmond, CA: Bay Tree Publishing , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F518c 2009

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Fiore, Neil A

Place of Publication: Point Richmond, CA

Publisher: Bay Tree Publishing

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xv, 202 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Communication; Interpersonal Relations; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780980175837

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: QZ201 F518c 2009

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My child has cancer : a parent's guide to diagnosis, treatment, and survival

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Howell, Della L. Westport, CT: Praeger , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H859m 2008

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Cancer and children; Types of cancer, Part I: Leukemia; Types of cancer, Part II: Lymphoma; Types of cancer, Part III: Brain tumors, neuroblastoma, and kidney tumors; Types of cancer, Part IV: Bone tumors and muscle tumors; Types of cancer, Part V: Rare pediatric cancer diagnoses; Telling a child; …

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Author: Howell, Della L

Place of Publication: Westport, CT

Publisher: Praeger

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xvi, 198 p. ; 25 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Praeger series on healing and managing injury and disease; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - complications; Parent-Child Relations; Infant; Child; Popular Work

Abstract: Cancer and children; Types of cancer, Part I: Leukemia; Types of cancer, Part II: Lymphoma; Types of cancer, Part III: Brain tumors, neuroblastoma, and kidney tumors; Types of cancer, Part IV: Bone tumors and muscle tumors; Types of cancer, Part V: Rare pediatric cancer diagnoses; Telling a child; Procedures at diagnosis, in therapy, and after therapy; Chemotherapy and taking medicines; Radiation therapy; Stem cell and bone marrow transplants; Common side effects; Complementary and alternative medicine in cancer; Choosing among potential treatments; Understanding the medical system; Understanding clinical trials; Asking questions, finding answers; Helping family members and friends; When cancer treatments stop working

ISBN: 9780275996017; 9780275996024

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 H859m 2008

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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Understanding and coping with cancer stress

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Rennie, Heather, Flood, Karen. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B863 2007 v.7

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Rennie, Heather; Flood, Karen

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Breast Tumour Group

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: BCCA video telehealth series "Closer to home" 7

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Stress, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological; Anxiety; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 B863 2007 v.7

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