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Dead mom walking : a memoir of miracle cures and other disasters

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Matlow, Rachel. [Toronto, ON]: Viking , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M433 2020

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when t…

Author: Matlow, Rachel

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Parent-Child Relations; Family Relations; Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when two people who've always written their own script go head to head with each other, and with life's least forgiving plot device." - Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780735236301

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 M433 2020

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

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Explaining cancer : finding order in disorder

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Plutynski, Anya. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2018.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Plutynski, Anya

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2018

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms

ISBN: 9780199967452; 9780199967469

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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The end of your life book club

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Schwalbe, Will. New York: Alfred A. Knopf , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 S398 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"During her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours sitting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were reading. Once, by chance, they read the same book at the same time?and an informal book club of two was born. Through…

Author: Schwalbe, Will

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: viii, 336 pages ; 21 cm

Subjects: Courage; Spirituality; Neoplasms; Pancreatic Neoplasms

Abstract: "During her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours sitting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were reading. Once, by chance, they read the same book at the same time?and an informal book club of two was born. Through their wide-ranging reading, Will and Mary Anne?and we, their fellow readers?are reminded how books can be comforting, astonishing, and illuminating, changing the way that we feel about and interact with the world around us." --Amazon

ISBN: 9780307594037

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 S398 2012

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Crazy sexy cancer : a story about looking for a cure, and finding a life

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Carr, Kris, Fassett, Brian, Nathanson, Beth. New York, NY: Gaiam , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C311c 2007

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

25 minute healing yoga routine and guided relaxation with instructor Rodney Yee; Ways to find your om; Get juiced - in the kitchen with Kris; Simple detox methods; Deleted scenes and extended interviews

Alternate Title: Crazy sexy cancer

Author: Carr, Kris; Fassett, Brian; Nathanson, Beth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Gaiam

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 90 minutes

Subjects: Neoplasms; Female; Women's Health; Women; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Survivors - psychology; Mental Healing; Spiritual Healing; Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques; Complementary Therapies; Diet; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Abstract: 25 minute healing yoga routine and guided relaxation with instructor Rodney Yee; Ways to find your om; Get juiced - in the kitchen with Kris; Simple detox methods; Deleted scenes and extended interviews

ISBN: 9780766235564

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C311c 2007

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Pocket oncology

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Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer , 2023. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ 39 P739 2023

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Editor: Choudhury, Noura; Murciano-Goroff, Yonina R.

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: 399 p. ; 19 cm

Series: Pocket notebook

Subjects: Neoplasms; Handbooks

ISBN: 9781975190811

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Looseleaf

Status: Processing

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library; Abbotsford Library; Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ 39 P739 2023

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Pocket oncology

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Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer , 2018. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ 39 P739 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Vasan, Neil; Carlo, Maria I.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date: 2018

Series: Pocket notebook

Subjects: Neoplasms; Handbooks

ISBN: 9781496391032; 1496391039

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Looseleaf

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ 39 P739 2018

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Pocket oncology

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Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ 39 P739 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Drilon, Alexander E.; Postow, Michael A.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 331 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Series: Pocket notebook

Subjects: Neoplasms; Handbooks

ISBN: 1451187629; 9781451187625

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Looseleaf

Audience: Professional

Location: Surrey Library

Call Number: QZ 39 P739 2012

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Cancer vixen : a true story

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Marchetto, Marisa Acocella. New York ; Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf , 2006. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 M317 2006

Availability: 10 copies, 10 available

Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.

Author: Marchetto, Marisa Acocella

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York ; Toronto

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 211 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasms; Graphic Novels; Cartoons; Personal Narratives; Biography; Wit and Humor; Popular Work

Abstract: Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002623)

ISBN: 9780676978247 (Toronto); 0307263576 (alk. paper); 067697824X (Toronto)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 M317 2006

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Cancer made me a shallower person : a memoir in comics

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Engelberg, Miriam. New York, NY: Harper , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 E58c 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir

Author: Engelberg, Miriam

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xiii, 126 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasms; Cartoons; Wit and Humor; Social Support; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Biography

Abstract: A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir

ISBN: 9780060789732; 0060789735

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 E58c 2006

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Snake oil and other preoccupations

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Diamond, John. London: Vintage , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D537s 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Diamond, John

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Vintage

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Alternative Medicine; Neoplasms; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 0099428334

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 D537s 2001

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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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Everyone's guide to cancer therapy : how cancer is diagnosed, treated, and managed day to day

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Ko, Andrew H, Dollinger, Malin, Rosenbaum, Ernest H. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing , 2008. 5th rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 K75e 2008

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Author: Ko, Andrew H; Dollinger, Malin; Rosenbaum, Ernest H

Edition: 5th rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Kansas City, MO

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xxxv, 988 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780740768576; 0740768573

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; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 K75e 2008

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My daddy's cancer : an interactive book for children

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Cohen, Cindy Klein, Gordon, Michael J. Bloomfield Hills, MI: Promise Pub , c1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C678 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Cohen, Cindy Klein; Gordon, Michael J

Place of Publication: Bloomfield Hills, MI

Publisher: Promise Pub

Publication Date: c1999

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 28 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms; Father-Child Relations; Adaptation, Psychological; Infant; Child; Juvenile Literature

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC

ISBN: 0965649814

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C678 1999

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International Society of Paediatric Oncology : education book

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International Society of Paediatric Oncology (37th : 2005 September 20-24 : Vancouver, BC), SIOP. San Bruno, CA: International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) , 2005.