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Handbook of practical program evaluation

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San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2010. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA950 H236 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Wholey, Joseph S; Hatry, Harry P; Newcomer, Kathryn E

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xxxix, 700 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series: Essential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management

Subjects: Program Evaluation; Planning Techniques; Data Collection

ISBN: 9780470522479

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA950 H236 2010

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Data management for researchers : organize, maintain and share your data for research success

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Briney, Kristin. Exeter, UK: Pelagic Publishing , 2015.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: Q180.55.M3 B858 2015

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Briney, Kristin

Place of Publication: Exeter, UK

Publisher: Pelagic Publishing

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 191 p. ; 24 cm.

Series: Research skills series

Subjects: Research; Research Design; Data Curation; Datasets as Topic; Data Collection; Documentation; Information Dissemination; Informatics; Information Storage and Retrieval

ISBN: 9781784270117

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: Q180.55.M3 B858 2015

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Unreal cancer : a memoir

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Bryngelson, Dylan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Dylan Bryngelson , 2013?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B916 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Bryngelson, Dylan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Dylan Bryngelson

Publication Date: 2013?

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Testicular Neoplasms - psychology; Men's Health; BC Cancer Agency; Vancouver; Personal Narratives

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 B916 2013

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Healing journal : taking control of your journey through cancer

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Peterson, Lynda. Whitehorse, YT: Lynda Peterson , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 P485 2011

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Author: Peterson, Lynda

Place of Publication: Whitehorse, YT

Publisher: Lynda Peterson

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: ii, 200 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Diaries; Personal Narratives; BC Cancer Agency; Lymphoma; Popular Work

Notes: This is a personal narrative plus patient journal and appointment diary.

ISBN: 9780986903205

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 P485 2011

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…

Author: Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Life; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN: 9781501169359; 1501169351

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: BF789 D4 R569 2017

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

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Series of catastrophes & miracles : a true story of love, science, and cancer

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Williams, Mary Elizabeth. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WR500 W721s 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma--a 'rapidly fatal' form of cancer--journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary dru…

Author: Williams, Mary Elizabeth

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 304 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects: Melanoma; Life Change Events; Neoplasms - therapy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma--a 'rapidly fatal' form of cancer--journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own--with very different results" -- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781426216336

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WR500 W721s 2016

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I'm still here : young adults living life with recurrent cancer

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Van, Alexandra. [Vancouver, BC?]: Callanish Society , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C156 2015

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Van, Alexandra

Corporate Author: Callanish Society

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Callanish Society

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (45 minutes) : sound, color.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Recurrence; Young Adult; Quality of Life; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C156 2015

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No quit in me : my wild ride with tongue cancer

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Kuby, John. Comox, BC: Shoreline Books , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI210 K95 2018

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Kuby, John

Place of Publication: Comox, BC

Publisher: Shoreline Books

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 355 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Tongue Neoplasms; Cancer Survivors; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781999380113

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WI210 K95 2018

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Off script : what to do when God rewrites your life

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Schmidt, Cary. Lancaster, CA: Striving Together Publications , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S349 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Schmidt, Cary

Place of Publication: Lancaster, CA

Publisher: Striving Together Publications

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xxiii, 207p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Hodgkin Disease - psychology; Spiritual Therapies; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Christianity; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781598941692

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S349 2011

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Naked imperfection : a memoir

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Deacon, Gillian. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

Author: Deacon, Gillian

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Perfectionism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

ISBN: 9780143188513

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

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Grace : a memoir : a child's intimate journey through cancer and recovery

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Marchiano, Melinda. San Luis Obispo, CA: Happy Quail , 2010. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M319 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Marchiano, Melinda

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: San Luis Obispo, CA

Publisher: Happy Quail

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Child; Hodgkin Disease; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780984271207

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 M319 2010

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Cross of a different kind : cancer & Christian spirituality

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Maranise, Anthony. [United States of America]: Eternal Insight Press , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 M311 2017

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Maranise, Anthony

Place of Publication: [United States of America]

Publisher: Eternal Insight Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 185 p. : Ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Christianity; Cancer Survivors; Spirituality; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780692107225

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 M311 2017

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

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Faith, hope and healing : inspiring lessons learned from people living with cancer

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Siegel, Bernie S, Sander, Jennifer. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 S571 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Siegel, Bernie S; Sander, Jennifer

Place of Publication: Hoboken, NJ

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xi, 226 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Cancer Survivors - psychology; Faith Healing; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780470289013; 0470289015

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ200 S571 2011

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Portraits of hope

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Brock, William, Boismenu, Angela. Montreal: Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH250 B864 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Brock, William; Boismenu, Angela

Place of Publication: Montreal

Publisher: Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 207 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects: Leukemia; Cancer Patients; Survivors; Quebec; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Notes: Issued also in French under title: Portraits d?espoir.

ISBN: 9782760627888

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WH250 B864 2013

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Annie Parker decoded : the story that inspired the film

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Parker, Annie. Brampton, ON: Annie Parker Books , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P238 2014

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.

Author: Parker, Annie

Place of Publication: Brampton, ON

Publisher: Annie Parker Books

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Genes, BRCA1; Personal Narratives; Autobiography

Abstract: This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780993830501

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 P238 2014

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

Author: Hendler, Sue

Editor: Overall, Christine

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Michael Grass House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.