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Deadly intruder : my fight against brain cancer

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Cayouette, Gilles, Cayouette, Toby. Quebec: Celestia Lwms Corp. Editions , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 C385 2008

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Cayouette, Gilles; Cayouette, Toby

Place of Publication: Quebec

Publisher: Celestia Lwms Corp. Editions

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 138 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Glioblastoma - psychology; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780981047515

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 C385 2008

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Wolf spirit : a story of healing, wolves and wonder

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Pfluger, Gudrun. [Canada]: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 P531 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Pfluger, Gudrun

Place of Publication: [Canada]

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 247 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Cancer Survivors; Wolves; Brain Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Mind Body Therapies; Autobiography; Personal Narratives

Notes: Translated from German by Tammi Reichel

ISBN: 9781771601276

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 P531 2015

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

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Annie Parker decoded : the story that inspired the film

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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.

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

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Die young with me : a memoir

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Rufus, Rob. New York, NY: Touchstone , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 R927 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rufus, Rob

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Touchstone

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: viii, 382 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - psychology; Cancer Survivors; Adolescent; Young Adult; Music; Autobiography; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781501142628

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 R927 2016

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Curveball : when life throws you a brain tumor

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Holzemer, Liz. Denver, CO: Ghost Road Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 H762 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Holzemer, Liz

Place of Publication: Denver, CO

Publisher: Ghost Road Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 157 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms; Meningioma; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780978945671; 0978945670

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 H762 2007

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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

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Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Gubar, Susan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Self Concept; Autobiography; Personal Narratives; United States; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780393345896

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

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Blogs for the brain : a collection of blogs from my first year with cancer

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Woloshyn, Alyson. [Toronto, ON]: Blurb Inc. , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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Author: Woloshyn, Alyson

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Blurb Inc.

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Blogging; Communications Media; Autobiography

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Website Notes: Excerpts of blogs.

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In cancerland : living well is the best revenge

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Znaimer, Libby. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 Z83 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Znaimer, Libby

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 214 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - complications; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781552639474

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 Z83 2007

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Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

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Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 E19 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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Making miracles happen

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Smith, Gregory White, Naifeh, Steven. [Toronto, ON]: Little, Brown and Company , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S648 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Smith, Gregory White; Naifeh, Steven

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: xi, 320 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0316597880

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S648 1997

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Together we will win : what happens when we don't talk about testicular cancer : a young man's story

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McWhirt, Karen A. Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, Inc. , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ858 M177 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: McWhirt, Karen A

Place of Publication: Denver, CO

Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 340 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Testicular Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Young Adult; Autobiography; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781432748678; 143274867X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ858 M177 2010

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Pandora's DNA : tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree

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Stark, Lizzie. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S795 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Stark, Lizzie

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 324 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - history; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Mastectomy - history; Genetic Screening; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781613748602; 1613748604

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 S795 2014

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When breath becomes air

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Kalanithi, Paul. New York, NY: Random House , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K14 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Kalanithi, Paul

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Attitude to Death; Lung Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Quality of Life; Family Relations; Terminally Ill; Neurosurgeons; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780812988406; 081298840X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 K14 2016

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Not the last goodbye : on life and death, healing and cancer

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Servan-Schreiber, David, Gauthier, Ursula. [Toronto, ON]: Collins , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S591n 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Servan-Schreiber, David; Gauthier, Ursula

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Collins

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 164 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - psychology; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781443410885; 1443410888

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S591n 2011

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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved

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Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B787 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Bowler, Kate

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xviii, 178 p. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Loss; Love; Uncertainty; Adaptation, Psychological; Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology; Family Relations; Christianity; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Popular Work

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ISBN: 9780399592065; 9780399592089

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 B787 2018

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One man's life-changing diagnosis : navigating the realities of prostate cancer

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Pynn, Craig T. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of Contents; PART I DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS; PART II RELATING TO CANCER; PART III THE OTHER REALITIES OF PROSTATE CANCER; PART IV A LIFETIME?S JOURNEY; EPILOGUE

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Author: Pynn, Craig T

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Health

Publication Date: 2012

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Popular Work; Social Support; Adaptation, Psychological

Abstract: Table of Contents; PART I DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS; PART II RELATING TO CANCER; PART III THE OTHER REALITIES OF PROSTATE CANCER; PART IV A LIFETIME?S JOURNEY; EPILOGUE

ISBN: 1936303256; 9781936303250; 9781617051012

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.

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When the world dropped in on me

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Weimer, Candace. Regina, SK: DriverWorks Ink , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 W422 2011

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Alternate Title: When the world dropped in on me : a personal and unusual guide to help cancer patients and their caregivers survive cancer

Author: Weimer, Candace

Place of Publication: Regina, SK

Publisher: DriverWorks Ink

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Primary Myelofibrosis - psychology; Stem Cell Transplantation; Survivors; Caregivers; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780981039480

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 W422 2011

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