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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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Kimiko does cancer : a graphic memoir

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Tobimatsu, Kimiko, Geniza, Keet [ill.]. Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 T629k 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast canc…

Author: Tobimatsu, Kimiko; Geniza, Keet [ill.]

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Young Adult; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Graphic Novels; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781551528199

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 T629k 2020

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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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Embroidered cancer comic

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Shefrin, Sima Elizabeth. London, UK: Singing Dragon , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 S542 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Includes content by Bob Bossin and surgeon Dr. Peter Black, Vancouver Prostate Centre.

Author: Shefrin, Sima Elizabeth

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Singing Dragon

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - complications; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Sexual Partners; Sexual Behavior; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Cartoons; Graphic Novels; Pictorial Works; Popular Work; Humor

Abstract: Includes content by Bob Bossin and surgeon Dr. Peter Black, Vancouver Prostate Centre.

ISBN: 9781848192898

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ762 S542 2016

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

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Our cancer year

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Brabner, Joyce, Pekar, Harvey, Stack, Frank. New York, NY: Four Walls Eight Windows , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B795 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Comic book memoir of author's experience.

Author: Brabner, Joyce; Pekar, Harvey; Stack, Frank

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Neoplasms - popular works; Personal Narratives; Biography; Cartoons

Abstract: Comic book memoir of author's experience.

ISBN: 1568580118

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 B795 1994

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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

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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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…

Author: Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Life; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN: 9781501169359; 1501169351

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: BF789 D4 R569 2017

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

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Lisa's story

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Batiuk, Tom. Berkeley, CA: A Perigree Book , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B333l 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Batiuk, Tom

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: A Perigree Book

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: xviii, 125 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Graphic Novels; Popular Work

ISBN: 0399526668

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 B333l 2000

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10 days in April-- : a detour through breast cancer

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Deckert, Eleanor. [Victoria, BC?]: Friesen Press , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 D295 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Ten days in April

Author: Deckert, Eleanor

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Friesen Press

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xi, 185 p. : ill. ;22 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Spirituality; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: A memoir by Eleanor Deckert Book 5 - Cover

ISBN: 9781525536427

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 D295 2018

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Janet and me : an illustrated story of love and loss

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Mack, Stan. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M153 2004

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Mack, Stan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xii, 157 p. : ill. : 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Loss; Love; Biography; Cartoons; Popular Work

ISBN: 0684872781

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M153 2004

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Wheel of life : a memoir of living and dying

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Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 K96 1997

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Attitude to Death - biography; Death - psychology - biography; Life Style - biography; Psychiatry - United States - biography

ISBN: 0684846314

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 K96 1997

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Chicken soup for the soul : healthy living : breast cancer

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Canfield, Jack, Hansen, Mark Victor, Kelly, Mary Olsen, Creagen, Edward. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc. , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C223 2005

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor; Kelly, Mary Olsen; Creagen, Edward

Place of Publication: Deerfield Beach, FL

Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: xi, 130 p. ; 18 cm.

Series: Chicken soup for the soul healthy living series

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms; Survivors - psychology; Social Support; Personal Narratives; Anecdotes; Popular Work

ISBN: 0757302742; 075730270X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 C223 2005

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Survivor : taking control of your fight against cancer

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Landro, Laura. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH250 L262 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Landro, Laura

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic - biography; Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works

ISBN: 0684856786

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WH250 L262 1998

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Ice bound : a doctor's incredible battle for survival at the South Pole

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Nielsen, Jerri, Vollers, Maryanne. New York, NY: Hyperion , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 N669 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Nielsen, Jerri; Vollers, Maryanne

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Hyperion

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - biography - popular works; Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works; Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works

ISBN: 0786886994

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 N669 2001

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Between two kingdoms : a memoir of a life interrupted

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Jaouad, Suleika. New York, NY: Random House , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH250 J35b 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Between 2 kingdoms; Between two kingdoms : what almost dying taught me about living

Author: Jaouad, Suleika

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: x, 348 pages : map ; 21 cm

Subjects: Leukemia; Young Adult; Life Change Events; Journalism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780593236994

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WH250 J35b 2021

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Naked imperfection : a memoir

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Deacon, Gillian. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

Author: Deacon, Gillian

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Perfectionism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

ISBN: 9780143188513

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

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Sit, stay, heal : what dogs teach us about living well

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Alsarraf, Renee. New York, NY: HarperOne , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 A461s 2022

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"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 un…

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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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

Author: Hendler, Sue

Editor: Overall, Christine

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Michael Grass House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.