Author

O'Connor, Mary-Frances

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

HarperOne

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xix, 236 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Bereavement - psychology

Grief

Loss

Neuropsychology

Popular Work

ISBN

9780062946249

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 O18g 2023

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Author

Alsarraf, Renee

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

HarperOne

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

248 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - diagnosis

Neoplasms - psychology

Human-Animal Bond

Veterinarians

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients -- those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals -- who seemed to uniquely understand her difficult journey and who showed her the true power of positivity and unconditional love" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780063215221

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 A461s 2022

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Author

Waldinger, Robert J.

Schulz, Marc S.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

ix, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Happiness

Interpersonal Relations

Friends - psychology

Personal Satisfaction

Quality of Life

Popular Work

ISBN

9781982166694

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB880 W163 2023

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Author

Brown, Theresa

Place of Publication

Chapel Hill, NC

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

258 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Nurses

Patients - psychology

Patient Satisfaction

Quality of Health Care

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781643750699

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B877h 2022

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Author

Haynes, Stephen N.

Meyer, Luanna H.

Evans, Ian M.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Patients - psychology

Caregivers - psychology

Interpersonal Relations

Evidence-Based Medicine

Popular Work

Abstract

"This practical, science-based book focuses on helping partners, family and friends understand breast cancer. It guides them in how to provide the best emotional and practical support when helping someone with breast cancer to cope, recover and thrive, while maintaining their own physical and psychological health. The authors translate psychological evidence into concrete, practical advice for caregivers, validated through their first-hand experience. It also suggests ways to help someone with breast cancer make the best decisions in consultation with oncology professionals. The authors draw on well-established psychological principles relevant to social attitudes, how decisions are made, good communication skills, empathy, and how to better understand the ideas and worries experienced by women who have, or may have, breast cancer and those close to them. Each chapter includes 'How you can Help' sections that give specific and concrete suggestions, as well as a chapter summary of the main points along with recommendations and additional resources. It is essential reading for all those who want to help and support a loved one with breast cancer. It is also useful for training healthcare professionals in how to support partners"-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781032046501

9781000529296

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

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.

Author

Bowler, Kate

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Random House

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xvi, 224 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Courage

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill - psychology

Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible.In facing down cancer, Kate, -- a Christian Joan Didion -- (Glennon Doyle), searches for hope without cheap optimism, and truth with room for mystery. We are as fragile as the day we were born, and we will need each other if we're going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between, but there's no cure for being human. -- Author's website

Notes

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

ISBN

9780593230770

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 B787 2021

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Author

Cain, Susan

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Crown

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xxxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subjects

Grief

Sadness - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Popular Work

Abstract

"Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. If we don't acknowledge our own sorrows and longings, she says, we can end up inflicting them on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know--or will know--loss and suffering, we can turn toward each other. And we can learn to transform our own pain into creativity, transcendence, and connection. At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways"-- Publisher's description

ISBN

9780451499783

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 C135b 2022

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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

Haynes, Harley

Miles, Richard M.

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xi, 309 p. ; 23 cm

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms

Popular Work

ISBN

9781538153321

9781538153338

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WJ762 H424p 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.

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Author

Stevenson Jr., Corey L.

Place of Publication

Meadville, PA

Publisher

Christian Faith Publishing

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

24 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Mother-Child Relations

Family Relations

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Juvenile Literature

ISBN

9781098048693

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 C5 S847m 2020

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Author

Schattner, Elaine

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

xiv, 360 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - history

Attitude to Health

Popular Work

ISBN

9780231192262

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 S312 2023

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Author

Pearson, Judith L.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Lincoln Square Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxii, 305 p. : ill ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - history

Neoplasms - psychology

Survivorship

Advocacy

Social Change

Policy Making

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship movement, and forever changed the definition of what it means to be a ?survivor.? Twelve years later it led to a march on Washington, D.C., of more than 200,000 people. Part medical history, part inspirational biography, From Shadows to Life is the story of a social movement that continues to improve life for millions.--Back cover.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781947187122

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 P361 2021

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Author

Hahn, Olivia

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC]

Publisher

Self publishing

Publication Date

[2023]

Physical Description

[111 unnumbered pages] : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Grief

Loss

Love

Adolescent

Parental Death

Parent-Child Relations

Life Change Events

Neoplasms - psychology

Juvenile Literature

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written in the voice of a teenager as a teenager and is an account of finding my voice through all this loss" -- Back cover.

ISBN

9798385789801

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 H148h 2023

Website Notes

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

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Author

Maté, Gabor

Maté, Daniel

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Canada

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

562 p. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Attitude to Health

Disease

Social Medicine

Psychological Trauma

Popular Work

Abstract

"So what is really 'normal' when it comes to health? For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today's culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. In The Myth of Normal, co-written with his son Daniel, Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society, and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780735278363

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA31 M425 2022

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Author

Cassiday, Karen Lynn

Place of Publication

Oakland, CA

Publisher

New Harbinger Publications

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

ix, 184 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Anxiety

Adaptation, Psychological

Stress, Psychological

Mental Health

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781684039043

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM172 C345 2022

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Author

Karole, Arlene M.

Place of Publication

Franklin, TN

Publisher

Clovercroft Publishing

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxiv, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Popular Work

Abstract

"Just Diagnosed started with scores of sticky notes as certified healthcare professional Arlene Karole began navigating the early stages of her own diagnosis. Voluminous research and numerous consultations with doctors and discussions with friends followed, ultimately leading to this book, which is designed to teach, inspire, and empower. No matter your unique diagnosis, stage of breast cancer, stage of life, or gender (men get breast cancer too), you have choices regarding your attitude, approach, and health-care decisions...This book is designed as a road map through a breast cancer diagnosis; it's a step-by-step guide on what you can expect, what you need to know, and what to do next -- from initial diagnosis through the difficult decisions ahead." --Adapted from back cover

ISBN

9781950892822

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 K18j 2021

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Alternate Title

Graft versus host disease

Author

Stewart, Susan K

Bendell, Norm (Illustrator)

Place of Publication

Highland Park, IL

Publisher

Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network (BMT InfoNet)

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

vi, 58 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Graft vs Host Disease

ISBN

9798985198544

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Received

Audience

Patient or Public

Author

Bongiorno, Elissa

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Getting real : strategies for teens in need

Subjects

Neoplasms

Adolescent Health

Young Adult

Popular Work

ISBN

9781499470666

9781499470673

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

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.

Alternate Title

Art of conversation through serious illness

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Caregivers - psychology

Terminally Ill - psychology

Terminal Care - psychology

Popular Work

Notes

Revised edition of Art of conversation through serious illness

ISBN

9780197500293

9780197500316

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

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.

Author

Aktipis, Athena

Place of Publication

Princeton, NJ

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - etiology

Biological Evolution

Carcinogenesis

Cell Transformation, Neoplastic

Popular Work

ISBN

9780691212197

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ202 A315c 2021

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