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Patient from hell : how I worked with my doctors to get the best of modern medicine and how you can too

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Schneider, Stephen Henry, Lane, Janica. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press , 2005. 1st Da Capo Press ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WX150 S459p 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Schneider, Stephen Henry; Lane, Janica

Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Patient Participation - personal narratives; Physician-Patient Relations - personal narratives; Neoplasms - therapy - personal narratives; Delivery of Health Care - personal narratives; Patient Advocacy; Patient Compliance; Patient Satisfaction; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

ISBN: 9780738210254; 0738210250

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WX150 S459p 2005

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Taking charge of cancer : what you need to know to get the best treatment

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Palma, David. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 P171 2017

Availability: 12 copies, 12 available

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Author: Palma, David

Place of Publication: Oakland, CA

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: x, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms--therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Navigation; Patient Participation - methods; Health Services Accessibility; Decision Making; Quality of Health Care; Physician-Patient Relations; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002328)

ISBN: 9781626258624

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: QZ201 P171 2017

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.; Access to color figures and links relevant to each chapter.

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Living well with cancer conference II : proceedings and recommendations

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Living Well With Cancer Conference (2nd : 2002 February 15-16 : Kelowna, B.C.), BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 L787 2002

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Corporate Author: Living Well With Cancer Conference (2nd : 2002 February 15-16 : Kelowna, B.C.); BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the Southern Interior

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; BC Cancer Agency; Patient Participation

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ200 L787 2002

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Wants, wishes, and wills : a medical and legal guide to protecting yourself and your family in sickness and in health

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Whitman, Wynne A, Glisson, Shawn D. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 W579 2007

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Whitman, Wynne A; Glisson, Shawn D

Place of Publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ

Publisher: Financial Times Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xxviii, 302 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Patient Participation; Health Behavior; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Living Wills; Terminally Ill; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780131568933; 0131568981

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: W85.5 W579 2007

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Cancer : 50 essential things to do

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Anderson, Greg. New York, NY: Plume , 2009. 3rd ed., completely rev. and updated.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 A5461 2009

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: Cancer : fifty (50) essential things to do

Author: Anderson, Greg

Edition: 3rd ed., completely rev. and updated.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Plume

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xvii, 198 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Participation; Holistic Health; Complementary Therapies; Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; Self Care; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780452290105

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 A5461 2009

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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration

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Cousins, Norman. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books, Incorporated , 1981.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WD375 C867 1981

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Cousins, Norman

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Bantam Books, Incorporated

Publication Date: 1981

Subjects: Attitude to Health; Consumer Participation; Volition; Popular Work

ISBN: 0553014919; 0553012932; 0553343653

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WD375 C867 1981

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Share the care : how to organize a group to care for someone who is seriously ill

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Capossela, Cappy, Warnock, Sheila. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2004. rev. and updated ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WX28.61 C245 2004

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Outlines an approach for gathering a group of people who care about the ill person. The system divides up what is needed so that no one helper is overwhelmed, and people are allowed to do what they are good at. Includes scripts for meetings and suggestions of what has and hasn?t worked for other gr…

Author: Capossela, Cappy; Warnock, Sheila

Edition: rev. and updated ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xx, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Caregivers - psychology; Social Support; Home Nursing; Critical Care; Terminal Care; Community Networks

Abstract: Outlines an approach for gathering a group of people who care about the ill person. The system divides up what is needed so that no one helper is overwhelmed, and people are allowed to do what they are good at. Includes scripts for meetings and suggestions of what has and hasn?t worked for other groups.

ISBN: 0743262689 (pbk.); 9780743262682

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WX28.61 C245 2004

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Last lecture

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Pausch, Randy, Zaslow, Jeffrey. New York, NY: Hyperion , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 B4 P334 2008

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The last lecture; Really achieving your childhood dreams; Adventures ... and lessons learned; Enabling the dreams of others; It's about how to live your life; Final remarks; Acknowledgments

Author: Pausch, Randy; Zaslow, Jeffrey

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Hyperion

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: x, 206 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Family Relations; Terminally Ill; Philosophy; Interpersonal Relations; Teaching; Autobiography; Popular Work

Abstract: The last lecture; Really achieving your childhood dreams; Adventures ... and lessons learned; Enabling the dreams of others; It's about how to live your life; Final remarks; Acknowledgments

ISBN: 9781401323257; 1401323251

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF637 B4 P334 2008

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Mind over mood : change how you feel by changing the way you think

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Greenberger, Dennis, Padesky, Christine A. New York, NY: Guilford Press , 2016. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM171 G798 2016

Availability: 7 copies, 6 available

Author: Greenberger, Dennis; Padesky, Christine A.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Guilford Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xx, 341 p. ; 27 cm.

Subjects: Cognitive Therapy - methods; Mood disorders - prevention & control; Depression; Anxiety; Self Care; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781462520428

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WM171 G798 2016

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

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Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…

Author: Groopman, Jerome E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Hope; Attitude to Health; Physician-Patient Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.

ISBN: 0375506381

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

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American Cancer Society complete guide to family caregiving : the essential guide to cancer caregiving at home

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American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions , 2011. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 A512b 2011

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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Alternate Title: Complete guide to family caregiving

Corporate Author: American Cancer Society

Editor: Bucher, Julia A; Houts, Peter S; Ades, Terri

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xviii, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - complications; Home Nursing - methods; Caregivers; Patients; Palliative Care; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780944235003; 9781604431063

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: QZ201 A512b 2011

Website Notes: Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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Faith : trusting your own deepest experience

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Salzberg, Sharon. New York, NY: Riverhead Books , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 S186 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Salzberg, Sharon

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xv, 176 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Mind Body Relations (Metaphysics); Buddhism; Religion and Psychology; Popular Work

ISBN: 1573222283; 9781573222280

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 S186 2002

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Chemo and me : my hair loss experience

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Miller, Tani. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 M651 2009

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Miller, Tani

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 1 v. : ill ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Beauty; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Scarves; Hair; Alopecia; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781604430097; 1604430095

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ200 M651 2009

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Feeling good handbook

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Burns, David. New York, NY: Plume , 1999. rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM171 B967 1999

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Burns, David

Edition: rev. ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Plume

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Depression; Cognitive Therapy - methods; Mood Disorder

ISBN: 0452281326

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WM171 B967 1999

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Women's cancers : how to prevent them, how to treat them, how to beat them

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McGinn, Kerry Anne, Haylock, Pamela J. Alameda, Ca.: Hunter House Inc., Publishers , 2003. 3rd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP145 M145w 2003

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: McGinn, Kerry Anne; Haylock, Pamela J

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Alameda, Ca.

Publisher: Hunter House Inc., Publishers

Publication Date: 2003

Subjects: Genital Neoplasms, Female; Neoplasms - female; Women's Health; Popular Work

ISBN: 0897933877

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP145 M145w 2003

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Men's cancers : how to prevent them, how to treat them, how to beat them

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Alameda, CA: Hunter House Publishers , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M548 2001

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Haylock, Pamela J

Place of Publication: Alameda, CA

Publisher: Hunter House Publishers

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Men; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Popular Work

ISBN: 0897932676 (cloth); 0897932668 (paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M548 2001

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Learning to say good-bye : when a parent dies

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LeShan, Eda. New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Company , 1977.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 L629 1977

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Discusses the questions, fears and fantasies many children experience when a parent or someone close to them dies

Alternate Title: Learning to say good-by : when a child's parent dies

Author: LeShan, Eda

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1977

Subjects: Death; Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Parent-Child Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Discusses the questions, fears and fantasies many children experience when a parent or someone close to them dies

ISBN: 002756360X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 C5 L629 1977

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