Author

Alec, Elaine

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC]

Publisher

Tellwell Talent

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

vi, 183 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Spiritual Therapies

Self Care - methods

Child Abuse, Sexual - rehabilitation

Substance-related disorders - rehabilitation

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love."--Back cover

ISBN

9780228830696

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB885 A366 2020

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Author

McCallum, Mary Jane Logan

Perry, Adele

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

186 p. :ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Metis

Healthcare Disparities

Racism

Race Relations - history

Cultural Competency

Minority Health

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

"[This book] examines an Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city and what it reveals about the ongoing history of colonialism. In September 2008, Brian Sinclair, a middle-aged, non-Status Anishinaabe resident of Winnipeg, arrived in the emergency room of a major downtown hospital. Over a thirty-four- hour period, he was left untreated and unattended to, and ultimately died from an easily treatable infection. McCallum and Perry present the ways in which Sinclair, once erased and ignored, came to represent diffuse, yet singular and largely dehumanized ideas about Indigenous people, modernity, and decline in cities. This story tells us about ordinary indigeneity in the city of Winnipeg through Sinclair?s experience and restores the complex humanity denied him in his interactions with Canadian health and legal systems, both before and after his death." - Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780887558351

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 M478 2018

Website Notes

Some copies was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Corporate Author

First Nations Health Authority

BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication

[West Vancouver, BC]

Publisher

First Nations Health Authority

Publication Date

[2023?]

Physical Description

67 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

"This booklet is based on an earlier publication Living with Cancer--Everyone Deserves Support...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

Status

Processing

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 F527 2023

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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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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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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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Corporate Author

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

1 videodisc (83 min.) + 1 USB flash drive (83 min.)

Series

LivingMyCulture.ca

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill

Palliative Care

Bereavement

Grief

Loss

Spirituality

Medicine, Traditional

Ceremonial Behavior

First Nations

Inuits

Metis

Personal Narratives

Abstract

First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.

1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41)

2. Caring for the patient and family (16:50)

3. Walking along side for a good death (21:21)

4. Honouring our loss and grief (23:11)

Notes

Contents available in DVD format or USB flash drive.

Language

English

Material Type

DVD

Video

Pre-loaded Media

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

BF575 C212 2016

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Author

Hartung, Sharon

Place of Publication

[British Columbia]

Publisher

Sharon Hartung

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

iv, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Death

Wills

Advance Care Planning

Information technology

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9781999450137

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

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 H336 2018

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Author

Katz, Anne

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

vii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Survivors - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Canada

Popular Work

ISBN

9781442203655

144220365X

9781442203679

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 K19s 2011

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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Alternate Title

Wrong way to hope : a story of young adults and cancer

Editor

Lang, Mike

Bryant, Aaron

Place of Publication

Anacortez, WA

Publisher

Hands On Films

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

78 minutes

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Survivors

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Adolescent Psychology

Quality of Life

Adolescent

Young Adult

Recreation

Canada

Popular Work

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

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 W957 2010

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Alternate Title

Financial information for cancer patients : accommodation, home, support, transportation

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Psychosocial Oncology

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

27 minutes

Subjects

Neoplasms - economics

Social Support

Financial Support

Insurance, Disability

Insurance, Health

Insurance Benefits

Employment

British Columbia

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

1. Introduction (1:40 minutes)

Introduction (video) Hosted by Shelley Pennington, BC Cancer Agency

2. I need to stop working? (12:44 minutes)

I need to stop working (video) Hosted by Maureen Parkinson & Douglas Ozier, BC Cancer Agency

3. Accommodation - Home Support - Transportation (5:34 minutes)

Accommodation, Transportation & Homecare (video) Hosted by Amy Lai, BC Cancer Agency

NOTE: Correction to slide "Accommodation, Transportation and Home Care at 1:23 minutes - Canadian Cancer Society phone number is 1-888-939-3333

4. Who covers the costs of healthcare and medical treatment? (3:03 minutes)

Who covers the costs of healthcare services (video) Hosted by Sarah Sample, BC Cancer Agency

5. Chinese version (4:23 minutes)

Chinese version (video) Hosted by Sandy Kwong, BC Cancer Agency

Notes

Note: This DVD must be played on computers. It is not formatted for DVD-players.

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

VC Library Archives

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ200 B365f 2015

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Alternate Title

Healing program

Author

Rutledge, Rob

Walker, Timothy

Corporate Author

Healing and Cancer Foundation

Place of Publication

Halifax, NS

Publisher

Healing and Cancer Foundation

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

9 videodiscs (652 minutes) + 1 study guide.

Subjects

Mind-Body Therapies

Stress, Psychological - prevention & control

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Self-Help Groups

Breathing Exercises

Meditation

Relaxation Therapy

Spirituality

Group Processes

Adaptation, Psychological

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

This 9-DVD educational set is meant to be a resource for women and family members affected by breast cancer. The first DVD of the set contains a 45 minute documentary called "The Nature of Healing" which was filmed at a "Skills for Healing" weekend retreat in Nova Scotia in 2012. Also on this disk is a lecture entitled "Complete breast cancer care" an oncologist's view of how to get the best care from the medical system and how women can do to empower themselves at levels of body, mind and spirit. The remaining 8-DVD's comprise a complete video from another weekend retreat including all the lectures, exercises, and group discussions. Available at: www.healingandcancer.org

Nature of healing documentary and complete breast cancer care lecture (45 minutes)

Booklet titled "Healing program : study guide"

The Healing Program : DVD 1 : Opening circle (63 minutes)

The Healing Program : DVD 2 : Empowering the body (55 minutes)

The Healing Program : DVD 3: Power of mindfulness (78 minutes)

The Healing Program : DVD 4: Stress and the relaxation response (85 minutes)

The Healing Program : DVD 5: Reframing difficult thoughts with insight and kindness : Part 1 (78 minutes)

The Healing Program : DVD 6: Reframing difficult thoughts with insight and kindness : Part 2 (71 minutes)

The Healing Program : DVD 7: Working with fears and hopes (98 minutes)

The Healing Program : DVD 8: Closing Circle (79 minutes)

ISBN

9780986546518

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library Relax

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 H434n 2013 v.1-9

Website Notes

Expanded version of the booklet

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Author

Carpenter, Phil

Place of Publication

Markham, ON

Publisher

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

109 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Mammaplasty

Mastectomy

Portraits

Family Relations

Survivors - psychology

Pictorial Works

Photographs

Body Image

Personal Narratives

Canada

Abstract

Breast cancer survivors who chose to undergo mastectomy talk about issues of beauty, identity, and femininity in this collection of portraits and frank personal essays

ISBN

9781554552726

1554552729

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 C296 2012

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Author

Brantley-Sieders, Dana

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Provides accessible science and health information for the love of your boobs, especially when they have cancer. Dana Brantley-Seiders spent twenty years working as a biomedical breast cancer researcher. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She thought she knew breast cancer before it whacked her upside her left boob and left her bleeding on the curb of uncertainty. Turns out, she had a lot to learn. This book shares Brantley-Seiders' personal journey with breast cancer, from the laboratory bench to her own bedside, and provides accessible information about breast cancer biology for non-scientists. Talking to My Tatas: All You Need to Know from a Breast Cancer Researcher and Survivor, offers accurate, evidence-based science that is accessible to all readers, including the more than three hundred thousand individuals diagnosed with breast cancer every year, their caregivers, and their loved ones. Knowledge is power, and lack of it can lead to overtreatment, unnecessary pain and suffering, and even death. By demystifying the process from mammograms, biopsies, pathology, and diagnostics, to surgical options, tumor genomic testing, and new treatment options, Brantley-Seiders aims to arm breast cancer patients with the tools they need to battle this disease with a healthy dose of humor, grace, and hope"-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781538155103

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B821t 2021

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Author

Tocher, Michelle

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Key Porter Books

Publication Date

2002

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

1552633977

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 T631 2002

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Author

Armstrong, Mike

Vohr, Eric A.

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 150 pages : map ; 22 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Hope

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Author Armstrong was the former chairman of the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine, former chairman of several large corporations, and a survivor of two types of cancer. This work is a memoir that stresses the therapeutic value of hope. The author's personal story is supplemented with interview data that round out the perspectives on surviving cancer. The book ends with listed resources for further information." -- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781421440187

1421440180

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 A735c 2021

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Alternate Title

Ten days in April

Author

Deckert, Eleanor

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Friesen Press

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xi, 185 p. : ill. ;22 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Spirituality

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

A memoir by Eleanor Deckert Book 5 - Cover

ISBN

9781525536427

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 D295 2018

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Author

Munn, Rebecca Whitehead

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

She Writes Press

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Cancer Survivors - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781631527951

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 M965a 2020

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Author

Girard, Vickie

Zadra, Dan

Place of Publication

Lynwood, WA

Publisher

Compendium, Inc.

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

xx, 161 p. ; 17 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms

Neoplasms - psychology

Hope

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781888387414

1888387416

9781932319705

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 G518 2001

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Author

Mantell, Ellyn

Place of Publication

Charlotte, NC

Publisher

Warren Publishing

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xiv, 126 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Ostomy

Ileostomy

Self Care

Abstract

"For those who have recently undergone ostomy procedures, the transition can present new obstacles. From what to expect, to ostomy- and self-care, dressing and more, navigating life post ostomy may feel overwhelming.

In So Much More than My Ostomy, Ellyn Mantell--"ostomate," advocate, and renowned motivational speaker --provides advice, tips, and encouragement for caring for and embracing your perfectly imperfect body. Ellyn, along with several other ostomates, also shares stories from her journey that led to her ileostomy in March, 2014. The book contains interviews with several who have survived and thrived through the many health and emotional challenges presented to them.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781954614208

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WI520 M292 2021

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