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C : because cowards get cancer too

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21198
Diamond, John. London: Vermilion , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D537 1999
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Diamond, John
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Vermilion
Publication Date
1999
Physical Description
256 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Great Britain
ISBN
9780091816650
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
QZ201 D537 1999

Copies

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

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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…
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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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Cancer under the radar : young adults tell their stories

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Cedars CanSupport. Montreal, QC: Cedars CanSupport , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C218c 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
Cedars CanSupport
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
Cedars CanSupport
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
95 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Young Adult
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C218c 2010

Copies

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There's no place like hope : a guide to beating cancer in mind-sized bites : a book of hope, help, and inspiration for cancer patients and their families

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Girard, Vickie, Zadra, Dan. Lynwood, WA: Compendium, Inc. , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 G518 2001
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Oh, please! not another cancer hero! : stories of cancer journeys

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3070
Thomas, Gai. Halifax, N.S.: Austral-Nova Publications , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T455 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Thomas, Gai
Place of Publication
Halifax, N.S.
Publisher
Austral-Nova Publications
Publication Date
1997
Physical Description
xv, 60 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Hodgkin Disease
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
0968217605
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 T455 1997

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Live strong : inspirational stories from cancer survivors : from diagnosis to treatment and beyond

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Lance Armstrong Foundation. New York, NY: Random House Large Print , 2005. 1st large print ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Corporate Author
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Edition
1st large print ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xvi, 442 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780375728501
0375728503
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005

Copies

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Live strong : inspirational stories from cancer survivors : from diagnosis to treatment and beyond

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Lance Armstrong Foundation. New York, NY: Broadway Books , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Corporate Author
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Broadway Books
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xi, 235 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780767921381
0767921380
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005

Copies

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Hope in the face of cancer

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Givler, Amy. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 G539 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Hope in the face of cancer : a survival guide for the journey you did not choose
Author
Givler, Amy
Place of Publication
Eugene, OR
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
218 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Hope
Spiritual Therapies
Survivors
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780736909907
0736909907
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 G539 2003

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Middle place

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Corrigan, Kelly. New York, NY: Voice Hyperion , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C825 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Corrigan, Kelly
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Voice Hyperion
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
272 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Family Relations
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781401340933
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C825 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Stories of hope

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Borbridge, Cindy. [British Columbia]: Self publishing , [2021].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B726 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Borbridge, Cindy
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Self publishing
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Description
44 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Cancer Survivors
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 B726 2021

Copies

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Here still : dying into life anew

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Bolkan, Yaz. [n.p.]: Virtus Ventures , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 Y687 2015
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Bolkan, Yaz
Place of Publication
[n.p.]
Publisher
Virtus Ventures
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
258 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780993846908
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 Y687 2015

Copies

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My healing journey : seven years with cancer

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Viszmeg, Joseph, Krepakevich, Jerry. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 V832m 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Viszmeg, Joseph
Krepakevich, Jerry
Corporate Author
National Film Board of Canada
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
45 minutes
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 V832m 1998

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Dying : a memoir

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Taylor, Cory. Portland, OR: Tin House Books , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 T238 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Taylor, Cory
Place of Publication
Portland, OR
Publisher
Tin House Books
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
141 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Dying
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781941040706
1941040705
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 T238 2017

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 stories of courage and inspiration from those who have survived cancer

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Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc. , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C533 1996
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
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

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.3 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Cancer poetry project : poems by cancer patients and those who love them

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Minneapolis, MN: Tasora Books , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C218m 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Miller, Karin B
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, MN
Publisher
Tasora Books
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
xxiv, 248 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Poetry
Survivors
Patients
Family
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780978994686
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C218m 2001

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Bald in the land of big hair : a true story

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Rodgers, Joni. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R691 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Rodgers, Joni
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
x, 253 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lymphoma - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780060955267
0060195886
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 R691 2001

Copies

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Resilience : a story of courage and triumph in the face of recurrent cancer

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Wener, Susan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Figure1 Publishing , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 W473 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Wener, Susan
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Figure1 Publishing
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xviii, 217 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Complementary Therapies
Integrative Medicine
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781927958025
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 W473 2014

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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What helped get me through : cancer survivors share wisdom and hope

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Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 W555s 2009
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
How I nurtured myself; How my family helped; How friends made a difference; Care and support from the health care team; What helped my children cope; Balancing work and family; How I changed my diet; How I changed my exercise routine; What I did to relieve stress; How being spiritual helped; What I…
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Editor
Silver, Julie K
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society/Health Promotions
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xvii, 362 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Patients
Adaptation, Psychological
Self Care
Personal Narratives
Abstract
How I nurtured myself
How my family helped
How friends made a difference
Care and support from the health care team
What helped my children cope
Balancing work and family
How I changed my diet
How I changed my exercise routine
What I did to relieve stress
How being spiritual helped
What I wish I had known at diagnosis
What would have helped but was too hard to ask for
How my body and intimacy were affected
What helped me heal
How cancer changed my life
What it means to be a survivor
ISBN
9781604430042
1604430044
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 W555s 2009

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c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Many shades of green : running toward the finish line, one cancer at a time

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Dallaire, Deny. Moncton, N.B.: Deny Dallaire | Transcontinental Printing , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D144 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Dallaire, Deny
Place of Publication
Moncton, N.B.
Publisher
Deny Dallaire
Transcontinental Printing
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xviii, 177 p ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Hodgkin Disease
Survivors
Christianity
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780986540806
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 D144 2010

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Living between cancer and a cure : seeking the light

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Davies, Anne Louise. [Victoria, BC?]: Anne Davies Duncan Holdings , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D255 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Davies, Anne Louise
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Anne Davies Duncan Holdings
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
71 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Poetry
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Pictorial Works
Popular Work
Notes
Copies differ in size and format; pagination and placement of illustrations vary.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 D255 2015

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