Author

Gagnon, Gogs

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Granville Island Publishing Ltd.

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xiv, 166 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781926991948

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WJ762 G135 2019

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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

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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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Author

Brams, Robert S.

Coons, Christopher A.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xii, 170 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms

Life Change Events

Adaptation, Psychological

Optimism

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781510766167

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WL358 B815 2021

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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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Alternate Title

Between 2 kingdoms

Between two kingdoms : what almost dying taught me about living

Author

Jaouad, Suleika

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Random House

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 348 pages : map ; 21 cm

Subjects

Leukemia

Young Adult

Life Change Events

Journalism

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780593236994

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WH250 J35b 2021

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Author

Levine, R. Tamara

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Second Story Press

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

261 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781926920894

1926920899

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 L665 2012

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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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Alternate Title

Cancer book

It's just a word by Elizabeth Bayer

Editor

Canfield, Jack

Hansen, Mark Victor

Tabatsky, David

Bayer, Elizabeth

Place of Publication

Cos Cob, CT

Publisher

Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xiv, 382, 46 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Survivors - psychology

Family

Social Support

Personal Narratives

Anecdotes

Popular Work

ISBN

9781935096306

1935096303

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C224 2009

Copies

Author

Hahn, Olivia

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC]

Publisher

Self publishing

Publication Date

[2023]

Physical Description

[111 unnumbered pages] : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Grief

Loss

Love

Adolescent

Parental Death

Parent-Child Relations

Life Change Events

Neoplasms - psychology

Juvenile Literature

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written in the voice of a teenager as a teenager and is an account of finding my voice through all this loss" -- Back cover.

ISBN

9798385789801

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 H148h 2023

Website Notes

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

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Author

Savi-Cannon, Jackie

Place of Publication

[United States]

Publisher

JSC Lifestyle Management

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xv, 173 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Life Change Events

Adaptation, Psychological

Survivors

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780981109305

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 S267 2008

Copies

Author

Standeven, Glenda

Place of Publication

Chilliwack, BC

Publisher

Standeven Publications

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

ix, 82 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology

Survivors

Adaptation, Psychological

Erectily Dysfunction

Sexual Behavior

Personal Narratives

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9780981330716

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 S785 2014

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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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Author

Snyman, Claire

Place of Publication

West Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Two Steps Publishing

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xix, 209 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms

Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis

Brain Neoplasms - surgery

Colloid Cysts - diagnosis

Colloid Cysts - surgery

Life Change Events

Emotional Adjustment

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780994759610

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WL358 S675 2015

Website Notes

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

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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

Author

Haig, Matt

Editor

.

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Harper Avenue

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 256 pages ; 18 cm

Subjects

Hope

Depression - prevention & control

Adaptation, Psychological

Life Change Events

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, from Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend or the comfort of a hug, or just want to celebrate the messy miracle of being alive" -- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781443464772

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM171.5 H149c 2021

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Author

Poole, Catherine M

Guerry, DuPont

Flaherty, Keith

Wolchok, Jedd

Place of Publication

[North Charleston, SC]

Publisher

[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

185 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Skin Neoplasms - therapy

Melanoma - therapy

Skin Neoplasms

Abstract

"What's the difference between targeted therapy and immunotherapy? If you're a melanoma patient, you should know. Unfortunately, most melanoma literature focuses on prevention. Patients receive a terrifying, life-threatening diagnosis and subsequently find a scarcity of information on treatment options. Melanoma: Not Just Skin Cancer is the book to fill that void. Written by a melanoma survivor with extensive knowledge of breakthrough technologies, scientific research, clinical trials, and patient empowerment, it's a comprehensive guide to navigating melanoma treatment. Real-life success stories will inspire patients to fight for their own health and remind them that they are not alone. Catherine M. Poole survived a melanoma diagnosis twenty-five years ago. Yale University Press published her first book on this topic, Melanoma Prevention, Detection, and Treatment, in 1998 and a revised edition in 2005. Today, she's a noted expert on melanoma treatment and an advocate for research and patient empowerment"--Back cover

Notes

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

ISBN

9798707090110

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WR500 P822 2021

Copies

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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Editor

Myers, Kimberly R

Place of Publication

Oxford ; New York

Publisher

Peter Lang

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xiv, 483 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Medical humanities ; vol.1

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Self Care

Social Support

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781800796805

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B828m 2021

Copies

Alternate Title

Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 healing stories of courage and inspiration

Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 healing stories about those who have survived cancer

Editor

Canfield, Jack

Place of Publication

Deerfield Beach, FL

Publisher

Health Communications, Inc.

Publication Date

1996

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms

Survivors

Social Support

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781558744028

1558744029

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C533 1996

Copies