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Storied companions : cancer, trauma, and discovering guides for living in Buddhist narratives

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Derris, Karen. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 D477 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by…
Author
Derris, Karen
Place of Publication
Somerville, MA
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
216 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Buddhism
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Suffering
Uncertainty
Philosophy
Brain Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781614295754
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 D477 2021

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Dead mom walking : a memoir of miracle cures and other disasters

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122879
Matlow, Rachel. [Toronto, ON]: Viking , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M433 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when t…
Author
Matlow, Rachel
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Viking
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Humor
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when two people who've always written their own script go head to head with each other, and with life's least forgiving plot device." - Provided by publisher
ISBN
9780735236301
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 M433 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Radical acts of love : how we find hope at the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122881
Brown, Janie. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B877 2020
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
Author
Brown, Janie
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xxii, 282 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Philosophy
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780385694735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B877 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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What we wish were true : reflecting on nurturing life and facing death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124408
Quinn, Tallu Schuyler. New York, NY: Convergent , 2022. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 Q7w 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Quinn, Tallu Schuyler
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Convergent
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Brain Neoplasms
Life Change Events
Spirituality
Clergy
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
"Many of the essays in this work originally appeared in slightly different form on Tallu Schuyler Quinn's blog in 2020 and 2021"-- WorldCat
ISBN
9780593442906
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 Q7w 2022

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No cure for being human : (and other truths I need to hear)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123330
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a…
Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xvi, 224 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Courage
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible.In facing down cancer, Kate, -- a Christian Joan Didion -- (Glennon Doyle), searches for hope without cheap optimism, and truth with room for mystery. We are as fragile as the day we were born, and we will need each other if we're going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between, but there's no cure for being human. -- Author's website
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780593230770
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021

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The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124446
Boyer, Anne. New York, NY: Picador , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B791 2019
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
Author
Boyer, Anne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Picador
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
308 pages ; 19 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms - psychology
Patients - psychology
Attitude to Health
Attitude to Death
Politics
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Notes
Some copies were purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781250757982
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 B791 2019

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This is not the end of me : lessons on living from a dying man

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124494
Bascaramurty, Dakshana. [Toronto, ON]: McClelland & Stewart , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B298 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains…
Author
Bascaramurty, Dakshana
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Melanoma
Life Change Events
Death and dying
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Abstract
"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains moments of great beauty and humour, and addresses the consequences of fearing death and what we can gain by accepting its inevitability, as well as reminding us of what it means to live."-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9780771009631
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B298 2020

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A matter of death and life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123325
Yalom, Irvin D., Yalom, Marilyn. Stanford, CA: Redwood Press , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 Y19 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Yalom, Irvin D.
Yalom, Marilyn
Place of Publication
Stanford, CA
Publisher
Redwood Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill
Grief
Loss
Love
Spouses
Adaptation, Psychological
Aging
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781503613768
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 Y19 2021

Copies

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Caring for a young person with cancer : professional guidance for parents and partners

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124274
Katz, Anne. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Katz, Anne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Adolescent Health
Young Adult
Caregivers
Interpersonal Relations
Family Relations
Popular Work
ISBN
9781032151366
9781000542646
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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Cancer biology : how science works

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Carlberg, Carsten, Velleuer, Eunike. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Carlberg, Carsten
Velleuer, Eunike
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9783030756987
9783030756994
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.
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Understanding cancer : from basics to therapeutics

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London, UK: Academic Press , 2022.
Audience
Professional
r
  1 read online  
Editor
Jain, Buddhi
Pandey, Shweta
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Academic Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
Abstract
r
ISBN
9780323998833
9780323983969
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2021. 9th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Provides updated information about common types of cancer affecting the head, neck, central nervous system, endocrine system, lungs, digestive and urinary tracts, blood cells, immune system, skin, bones, and other body systems. It explains how people can reduce their risk of cancer by adopting a he…
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Cancer sourcebook
Editor
Jones, Keith
Edition
9th ed.
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Publication Date
2021
Series
Health reference series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Risk Factors
Neoplasm Metastasis
Popular Work
Abstract
Provides updated information about common types of cancer affecting the head, neck, central nervous system, endocrine system, lungs, digestive and urinary tracts, blood cells, immune system, skin, bones, and other body systems. It explains how people can reduce their risk of cancer by adopting a healthy lifestyle, addressing issues related to cancer risk, and taking advantage of screening exams. Various treatment choices, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplantation, and biological therapies ? are discussed, and facts are provided about cancer clinical trials and other ongoing research. And also it talks about life after cancer treatment and healthy food choices. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms, a directory of national cancer organizations, and suggestions for finding community-based resources. - Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780780819191
9780780819207
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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ABCs of cancer : separating the facts from the myths

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Asare-Werehene, Meshach. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Asare-Werehene, Meshach
Place of Publication
Hackensack, NJ
Publisher
World Scientific
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9789811212260
9789811212277
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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Life after cancer : an essential guide for patients and caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124270
Kaushik, Mrinal, Wig, Aditya. New Delhi: Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd. , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Kaushik, Mrinal
Wig, Aditya
Place of Publication
New Delhi
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd.
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9789388630337
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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Cancer code : a revolutionary new understanding of a medical mystery

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124310
Fung, Jason. New York, NY: Harper Wave , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 F981c 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Fung, Jason
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harper Wave
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Popular Work
ISBN
9780062894007
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 F981c 2020

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Cancer information for teens

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Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2021. 5th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Editor
Hayes, Kevin
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Publication Date
2021
Series
Teen health series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms
Adolescent
Young Adult
Popular Work
ISBN
9780780819276
9780780819283
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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Your cancer road map : navigating life with resilience

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Thiboldeaux, Kim. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T427y 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"From Kim Thiboldeaux, CEO of the Cancer Support Community, Your Cancer Road Map provides a comprehensive, reassuring guide to individuals facing cancer and their families"-- Provided by publisher
Author
Thiboldeaux, Kim
Place of Publication
Dallas, TX
Publisher
BenBella Books
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xvi, 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms
Patient Navigation
Popular Work
Abstract
"From Kim Thiboldeaux, CEO of the Cancer Support Community, Your Cancer Road Map provides a comprehensive, reassuring guide to individuals facing cancer and their families"-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781950665914
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 T427y 2021

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Towards a sociology of cancer caregiving : time to feel

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123392
Olson, Rebecca E. New York, NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 O476 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Olson, Rebecca E.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xii, 149 p. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms
Caregivers
Social Factors
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780367598907
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 O476 2020

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I have cancer ... what's next?

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124265
Bongiorno, Elissa. New York, NY: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
Author
Bongiorno, Elissa
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Getting real : strategies for teens in need
Subjects
Neoplasms
Adolescent Health
Young Adult
Popular Work
ISBN
9781499470666
9781499470673
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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NCCN guidelines for patients : adolescent and young adult cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124878
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Plymouth Meeting, PA: National Comprehensive Cancer Network , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 N277a 2023
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  2 read online  
Alternate Title
National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for patients : adolescent and young adult cancer
Corporate Author
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Place of Publication
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Publisher
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
66 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Series
NCCN guidelines for patients
Subjects
Popular Work
Neoplasms
Adolescent Health
Young Adult
ISBN
9781954190764
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 N277a 2023
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