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Living between cancer and a cure : seeking the light

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Davies, Anne Louise. [Victoria, BC?]: Anne Davies Duncan Holdings , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D255 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Davies, Anne Louise

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Anne Davies Duncan Holdings

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 71 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Poetry; Survivors; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Notes: Copies differ in size and format; pagination and placement of illustrations vary.

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 D255 2015

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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.

ISBN: 9780987972576; 098797257X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

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Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Hesse-Biber, Sharlene

Place of Publication: Ann Arbor, MI

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Genetic Testing; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Decision Making; Women's Health; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780472052196; 9780472120352

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 to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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100 questions about breast cancer

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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

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

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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

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Understanding BRCA : living with the breast cancer gene

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Foster, Clarissa. London, UK: Hammersmith Health Books , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 F754 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Foster, Clarissa

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Hammersmith Health Books

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xviii, 325 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - psychology; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Testing; Genetic Carrier Screening; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781781611203; 1781611203

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 F754 2017

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

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Look Good Feel Better : face cancer with confidence : empowering women with cancer

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Look Good Feel Better, Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CCTFA). Mississauga, ON: Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CCTFA) , 2014?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 L864f 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Facingcancer.ca : the look good feel better experience

Corporate Author: Look Good Feel Better; Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CCTFA)

Place of Publication: Mississauga, ON

Publisher: Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CCTFA)

Publication Date: 2014?

Physical Description: 22 minutes

Subjects: Beauty; Neoplasms; Cosmetics; Social Support; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ200 L864f 2014

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In-between days : a memoir about living with cancer

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Harrison, Teva. [Toronto, ON]: House of Anansi Press Inc. , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H322 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Harrison, Teva

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc.

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 163 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Biography; Graphic Novels; Cartoons; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781487001087

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 H322 2016

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Living with cancer : everyone deserves support : First Nations

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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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Living with cancer : everyone deserves support : Metis

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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

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Confronting the red devil and other stories about cancer

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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

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Woman redefined : dignity, beauty, and breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119958

Hunter, Kristina, Kenneth, ML. [Toronto, ON]: Second Story Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H945 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Hunter, Kristina; Kenneth, ML

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Second Story Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 volume unpaged, : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Body Image - psychology; Mastectomy; Mastectomy - rehabilitation; Beauty; Photographs; Pictorial Works; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781772600056; 1772600059

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 H945 2016

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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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Boobs : women explore what it means to have breasts

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Halfmoon Bay, BC: Caitlin Press Inc. , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP800 B724 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Daniell, Ruth

Place of Publication: Halfmoon Bay, BC

Publisher: Caitlin Press Inc.

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 231 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast; Body Image - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781987915051

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP800 B724 2016

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

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This is cancer : everything you need to know, from the waiting room to the bedroom

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120367

Haddad, Laura Holmes. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press , [2016].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H126 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

Author: Haddad, Laura Holmes

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: Seal Press

Publication Date: [2016]

Physical Description: 316 p. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms--therapy; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Women's Health; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781580056267

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 H126 2016

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

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

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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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Disrupting breast cancer narratives : stories of rage and repair

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Nielsen, Emilia. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Contents:

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Author: Nielsen, Emilia

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 2019

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

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

Abstract: Contents:

ISBN: 9781487530020

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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