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My own medicine : a doctor's life as a patient

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Kurland, Geoffrey. New York, NY: Times Books , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH250 K96m 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Kurland, Geoffrey

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Times Books

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: 251 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Leukemia, Hairy Cell; Physicians; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780805071719; 0805071717

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WH250 K96m 2002

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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

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DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.; DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Medical Oncology - history; Biomedical Research; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; United States; Autobiography

Notes: Table of Contents:; Introduction; Outrageous fortune; The chemotherapists; MOMP; MOPP; The war on cancer; Boots on the ground; Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute; Frances Kelsey syndrome; Where rubber meets the road; The death of cancer; Outrageous fortune part II.

ISBN: 9780374135607

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: QZ11.1 D496 2015

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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

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Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Gubar, Susan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Self Concept; Autobiography; Personal Narratives; United States; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780393345896

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

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My voice : a physician's personal experience with throat cancer

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Brook, Itzhak. Charleston, S.C.: BookSurge Publishing , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WV410 B871 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Brook, Itzhak

Place of Publication: Charleston, S.C.

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xi, 269 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Pharyngeal Neoplasms; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Laryngectomy - rehabilitation; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781439263860; 1439263868

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WV410 B871 2009

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Coming out of cancer : writings from the lesbian cancer epidemic

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Brownworth, Victoria A. Seattle, WA: Seal Press , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C733 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Brownworth, Victoria A

Place of Publication: Seattle, WA

Publisher: Seal Press

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Neoplasms - psychology; Women's Health; Autobiography; Popular Work

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN: 1550050441

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C733 2000

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Coming out again : lesbians speaking out about cancer

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Ramsay, Rowan. Kingston, ON: Ramsay Media , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C733r 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Ramsay, Rowan

Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Ramsay Media

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 25 minutes

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Breast Neoplasms; Uterine Neoplasms; Women's Health; Social Support; Autobiography; Canada; Popular Work

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

Language: English; French

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C733r 2006

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Book of Rita's living

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Koerber, Rita. Robson, B.C.: Bear Grass Press , 1990.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Koerber, Rita

Editor: Templeton, Edith

Place of Publication: Robson, B.C.

Publisher: Bear Grass Press

Publication Date: 1990

Subjects: Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0921097247

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

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Making miracles happen

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Smith, Gregory White, Naifeh, Steven. [Toronto, ON]: Little, Brown and Company , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S648 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Smith, Gregory White; Naifeh, Steven

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: xi, 320 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0316597880

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S648 1997

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Eye of the dragon : women, cancer and courage

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Parks, Carolyn. Calgary, AB: EbbTide Publishing , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P252 2004

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Parks, Carolyn

Place of Publication: Calgary, AB

Publisher: EbbTide Publishing

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: vi, 177 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780973505108; 0973505109

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 P252 2004

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When my world was very small : a memoir of family, food, cancer and my couch

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Rakoff, Ruth. [Toronto, ON]: Random House Canada , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 R162 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rakoff, Ruth

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Random House Canada

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 215 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Family Relations; Autobiography

ISBN: 9780307358172

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 R162 2010

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Not the last goodbye : on life and death, healing and cancer

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Servan-Schreiber, David, Gauthier, Ursula. [Toronto, ON]: Collins , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S591n 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Servan-Schreiber, David; Gauthier, Ursula

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Collins

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 164 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - psychology; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781443410885; 1443410888

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S591n 2011

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Reflections of a woman : my memoir of breast cancer : loss, love and laughter

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Tugnette, Lisa. Kingston, ON: Lisa Tugnette | Reflections of a Woman , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 T915 2007 v.1-4

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Tugnette, Lisa

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Lisa Tugnette; Reflections of a Woman

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 4 CD's.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Autobiography; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 T915 2007 v.1-4

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C-word

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Lynch, Lisa. London: Arrow Books , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 L987 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: C-word : just your average 28 year old, friends, family, facebook and cancer

Author: Lynch, Lisa

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Arrow Books

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: viii, 294 p. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780099547549

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 L987 2010

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Brain cancer sucks : the story of me

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Johnson, Lee. [Greenwood, IN]: Lee Johnson , [2017].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 J66 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Johnson, Lee

Place of Publication: [Greenwood, IN]

Publisher: Lee Johnson

Publication Date: [2017]

Physical Description: 99 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781521527962

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 J66 2017

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Blogs for the brain : a collection of blogs from my first year with cancer

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Woloshyn, Alyson. [Toronto, ON]: Blurb Inc. , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

1 read online

Author: Woloshyn, Alyson

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Blurb Inc.

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Blogging; Communications Media; Autobiography

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Website Notes: Excerpts of blogs.

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I get to keep my vagina, don't I? : pregnant with cancer

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Farmer-Shave, Christa L. , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F234 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Farmer-Shave, Christa L

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Pregnancy; Breast Neoplasms; Survivors; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781257791736

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 F234 2011

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Cancer with joy : how to transform fear into happiness and find the bright side effects

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Huber, Joy. New York, NY: Morgan James Publishing , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H877 2012

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Huber, Joy

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: ix, 153 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781614481010

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 H877 2012

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