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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : caregiver experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120821
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , [2010].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.7
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Sisters. Husbands. Daughters. Fathers. Familiar roles transform when one cares for a family member or close friend living with cancer. Watching these videos will allow you to meet someone who has cared for a loved one with cancer.
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
[2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.)
Series
Truth of it 7
Subjects
Caregivers - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Palliative Care
Social Support
Family Relations
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Sisters. Husbands. Daughters. Fathers. Familiar roles transform when one cares for a family member or close friend living with cancer. Watching these videos will allow you to meet someone who has cared for a loved one with cancer.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.7
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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : patient experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20704
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.2
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
2010
Series
Truth of it 2
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Family Relations
Survivors
Patients
Body Image
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.2
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c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency CSI Cancer Info Ctr REF Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : individual themes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19552
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.1
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Be your own advocate; Body Image; Coping; Getting the news; Practical Advice; Rural living; Talking to kids; Telling friends and family; The hard parts; What I learned
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
2010
Series
Truth of it 1
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Family Relations
Survivors
Patients
Caregivers
Body Image
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Be your own advocate
Body Image
Coping
Getting the news
Practical Advice
Rural living
Talking to kids
Telling friends and family
The hard parts
What I learned
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.1
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Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency CSI Cancer Info Ctr REF Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : First Nations and Inuit stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20707
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.5
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Telling our stories : First Nations, Inuit and Metis patient and caregiver stories
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
2010
Series
Truth of it 5
Subjects
First Nations
Inuits
Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Caregivers
Family Relations
Survivors
Patients
Body Image
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Notes
Some branches have a recent version of DVD, Telling our stories: First Nations, Inuit and Metis patient and caregiver stories. 2014.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
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 T875c 2010 v.5
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Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency CSI Cancer Info Ctr REF Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : young adults

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20705
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.3
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
2010
Series
Truth of it 3
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Young Adult
Family Relations
Survivors
Patients
Body Image
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.3
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Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency CSI Cancer Info Ctr REF Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20706
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.4
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
2010
Series
Truth of it 4
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Family Relations
Survivors
Patients
Body Image
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.4

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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How to be a friend to a friend who's sick

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114393
Pogrebin, Letty Cottin. Philadelphia, PA: PublicAffairs , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P746 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Pogrebin, Letty Cottin
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiii, 283 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Interpersonal Relations
Friends
Social Support
Helping Behavior
Communication
Caregivers
Disease - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781610393744
9781610392839
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 P746 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Confronting the red devil and other stories about cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21386
Chutter, Kerry. Burnaby, BC: Write Room Press , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C564 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Chutter, Kerry
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
Write Room Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
iv, 73 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Family
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780987797216
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 C564 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Home before dark : a family portrait of cancer and healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114568
Treadway, David. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T784 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Treadway, David
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
ix, 245 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Family Relations
Survivors
Life Change Events
Adaptation, Psychological
Patients
Caregivers
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781402760716
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 T784 2010

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Living with cancer : everyone deserves support : First Nations

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120400
First Nations Health Authority, Metis Nation British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2017
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
First Nations Health Authority
Metis Nation British Columbia
BC Cancer Agency
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Place of Publication
[West Vancouver, BC]
Publisher
First Nations Health Authority
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
104 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
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
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 F527 2017
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Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Living with cancer : everyone deserves support : Metis

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120401
First Nations Health Authority, Metis Nation British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F527m 2017
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
First Nations Health Authority
Metis Nation British Columbia
BC Cancer Agency
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Place of Publication
[West Vancouver, BC]
Publisher
First Nations Health Authority
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
102 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Health Services, Indigenous
Patient Navigation
Self Care
Social Support
Patient Education
Culturally Competent Care
Medicine, Traditional
Personal Narratives
Metis
First Nations
Patient Education Handout
Notes
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
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 F527m 2017
Read Online

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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100 questions about breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21850
Fok, Eliza. Hong Kong: ET Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 F662 2014
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
Alternate Title
One hundred questions about breast cancer
Author
Fok, Eliza
Corporate Author
Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation
Place of Publication
Hong Kong
Publisher
ET Press
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
167 p. Ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9789626788240
Language
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 F662 2014

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library On Loan, due Thursday, June 6, 2024
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Cancer -- now what? : taking action, finding hope, and navigating the journey ahead

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120600
Haugk, Kenneth C. [St. Louis, MO]: Stephen Ministries , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H371 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Haugk, Kenneth C.
Place of Publication
[St. Louis, MO]
Publisher
Stephen Ministries
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
x, 345 p. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Patient Navigation
Adaptation, Psychological
Communication
Interpersonal Relations
Social Support
Spirituality
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
Practical guide for those with cancer and their loved ones - head of Title
ISBN
9781930445048
1930445040
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H371 2017

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Planet cancer : the frequently bizarre yet always informative experiences and thoughts of your fellow natives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113672
Adams, Heidi Schultz, Schultz, Christopher. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Adams, Heidi Schultz
Schultz, Christopher
Place of Publication
Guilford, CT
Publisher
Lyons Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
275 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms
Adolescent
Young Adult
Social Support
Personal Narratives
Self Care
World Wide Web
Health Services
Popular Work
ISBN
9780762766659
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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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With the end in mind : dying, death and wisdom in an age of denial

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124442
Mannix, Kathryn. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M284 2018
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness…
Author
Mannix, Kathryn
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Palliative Care
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Hospice Care
Abstract
"Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying." -- Back cover
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780316504478
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 M284 2018

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Graceful endings : navigating the journey of loss and grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113432
Kavelin-Popov, Linda. Kensington, MD: Virtues Project International , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 K11 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Kavelin-Popov, Linda
Place of Publication
Kensington, MD
Publisher
Virtues Project International
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
255 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Bereavement - psychology
Grief - psychology
Caregivers
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781479165315
1617221899
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 K11 2012

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Honoring the mystery : uplifting insights from the language, visions, and dreams of the dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124433
Morningstar, Barbara. British Columbia: Barbara Morningstar , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M866 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Heartfelt stories that explore the mystery of death." -back cover.
Author
Morningstar, Barbara
Editor
Shoroplova, Nina
Place of Publication
British Columbia
Publisher
Barbara Morningstar
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
97 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Hospice Care
Grief
Bereavement
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Loss
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Abstract
"Heartfelt stories that explore the mystery of death." -back cover.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781722966508
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 M866 2018

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Where love grows : a journey through the experience of illness and grief of metastatic breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121210
Clancy, Georgia Anne. Bloomington, IN: Balboa Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C587 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Clancy, Georgia Anne
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN
Publisher
Balboa Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
v, 85 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasm Metastasis
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Grief
Adaptation, Psychological
Spirituality
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781504384612
150438461X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C587 2017

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Things I wish I'd known : cancer caregivers speak out

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124493
Cornwall, Deborah J. Sarasota, FL: Bardolf and Company , 2016. 3rd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C821t 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Cornwall, Deborah J.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Sarasota, FL
Publisher
Bardolf and Company
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
256 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Caregivers
Patient Navigation
Neoplasms - therapy
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781938842276
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C821t 2016

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Series of catastrophes & miracles : a true story of love, science, and cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124303
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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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