Skip header and navigation
The BC Cancer Library

Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.

  Refine by:

Refine by:

Format

More
More

20 records – page 1 of 1.

Reflections on the C-word : at the centre of the cancer labyrinth

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16482
Matthews, Carol. Sidney, BC: Hedgerow Press , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M429 2007
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Matthews, Carol
Place of Publication
Sidney, BC
Publisher
Hedgerow Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xi, 67 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Patients
British Columbia
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780973688252
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 M429 2007

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Dancing with fear : tips and wisdom from breast cancer survivors

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15168
Peltosaari, Leila. Verdun, QC: Tikka Books , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P393 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Peltosaari, Leila
Place of Publication
Verdun, QC
Publisher
Tikka Books
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works
ISBN
9781896106052
1896106056
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 P393 2005

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

My mother's breast : daughters face their mothers' cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog257
Tarkan, Laurie. Dallas, Tx.: Taylor Publishing Company , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 T87 1999
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.
More Information
Author
Tarkan, Laurie
Place of Publication
Dallas, Tx.
Publisher
Taylor Publishing Company
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
Abstract
Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.
ISBN
878332278
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 T87 1999

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
Show Less

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
More Information
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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

At face value : my struggle with a disfiguring cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9756
Healey, Terry. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corporation , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H434a 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Healey, Terry
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Xlibris Corporation
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Body Image - personal narratives - popular works
Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works
Fibrosarcoma - popular works
Adaptation, Psychological - popular works
ISBN
073886658X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 H434a 2001

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Cancer with hope : facing illness, embracing life, and finding purpose

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124314
Armstrong, Mike, Vohr, Eric A. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 A735c 2021
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
"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 int…
More Information
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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Annie Parker decoded : the story that inspired the film

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120955
Parker, Annie. Brampton, ON: Annie Parker Books , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P238 2014
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.
More Information
Author
Parker, Annie
Place of Publication
Brampton, ON
Publisher
Annie Parker Books
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Genes, BRCA1
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Abstract
This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780993830501
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
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 P238 2014

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
Show Less

Nordie's at noon : the personal stories of four women "too young" for breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15345
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press | Da Capo Life Long Books , 2006. 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 N832 2006
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Editor
Balwanz, Patti
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Da Capo Life Long Books
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
9780738210865
0738210862
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 N832 2006

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
Show Less

Daughter of family G : a memoir of cancer genes, love and fate

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123800
McKay, Ami. Toronto, ON: Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ210 M478 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
McKay, Ami
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xvii, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Lynch Syndrome II
Genetic Testing
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780345809469
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ210 M478 2019

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20165
Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Eckl, Cheryl
Place of Publication
Littletown, CO
Publisher
Flying Crane Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
295 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Death - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Autobiography
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780982810705
0982810709
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Safe place : a journal for women with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10052
Pike, Jennifer. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P635 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Pike, Jennifer
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works
ISBN
0811822672
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 P635 1999

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Living with colon cancer : beating the odds

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14898
Livingston, Eliza Wood. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WI520 L787 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Livingston, Eliza Wood
Place of Publication
Amherst, NY
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
352 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Colonic Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Colorectal Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
1591023475 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781591023470
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WI520 L787 2005

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

It takes a worried man : a memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10148
Halpin, Brendan. New York, NY: Villard Books , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 H195 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Halpin, Brendan
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Villard Books
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
0375507167
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 H195 2002

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Before I say goodbye

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3431
Picardie, Ruth, Seaton, Matt, Picardie, Justine. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Books , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P586 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Picardie, Ruth
Seaton, Matt
Picardie, Justine
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
0140276300
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 P586 1998

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

My breast

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10098
Wadler, Joyce. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Inc. , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 W123 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Wadler, Joyce
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Inc.
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works - audiocassettes
ISBN
0671868799
Language
English
Material Type
Audio
Tape
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 W123 1994

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

I beat cancer : 50 people tell you how they did it

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13910
Vaughan, Zack. Oxnard, CA: Awareness Publishing , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 I12v 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Vaughan, Zack
Place of Publication
Oxnard, CA
Publisher
Awareness Publishing
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works
Spiritual Healing - personal narratives
Alternative Medicine - personal narratives
ISBN
9780972167802
0972167803
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 I12v 2003

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Menya : an end of life story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11023
Wolfe, Morris. [Toronto, ON]: Grubstreet Books , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 W856 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Wolfe, Morris
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Grubstreet Books
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
ISBN
0968973728
9780968973721
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 W856 2003

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Grace follows me : my story about kissing cancer in the face!

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119946
Liu, Macy. [Charleston, SC]: Macy Liu , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 L783 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.
More Information
Author
Liu, Macy
Place of Publication
[Charleston, SC]
Publisher
Macy Liu
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
160 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
China - ethnology
Culture
Blogging
Personal Narratives
Abstract
This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.
ISBN
9780995237605
0995237603
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 L783 2016

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
Show Less

Off our chests : a candid tour through the world of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123365
Marshall, John L, Marshall, Liza. [United States]: Ideapress Publishing , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M367 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Marshall, John L
Marshall, Liza
Place of Publication
[United States]
Publisher
Ideapress Publishing
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
335 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781646870486
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 M367 2021

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
Show Less

Breast cancer book : a trusted guide for you and your loved ones

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123390
Miller. Kenneth D., Camp, Melissa, Steligo, Kathy. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M55 2021
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Miller. Kenneth D.
Camp, Melissa
Steligo, Kathy
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 442 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Series
Johns Hopkins Press health book
R2 Library
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781421441917
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WP870 M55 2021
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.
Read Online
https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/142144190X

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
Show Less

20 records – page 1 of 1.