Author

Gregory, David Michael

Russell, Cynthia K.

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

McGill-Queen's University Press

Publication Date

1999

Physical Description

xi, 189 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - complications

Suffering

Pain - psychology

Caregivers - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"In Cancer Stories five people share their journeys, their stories and the suffering they faced before their deaths. These narratives chronicle the despair, hope and love they experienced while living and dying with cancer, giving the power of the human spirit full voice. Lessons learned are presented as 'gifts' at the conclusion of each of the five narratives." -- Back cover

ISBN

0886293545

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 G822c 1999

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Author

Soo, Sylvia

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Rethink Breast Cancer

Publication Date

2014

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Body Image

Adaptation, Psychological

Young Adult

Diaries

Personal Narratives

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP870 C215s 2014

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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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Author

Kuntz, Ted

Place of Publication

Coquitlam, BC

Publisher

Ted Kuntz

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

208 p. ; 19 cm.

Subjects

Self Concept

Happiness

Emotions

Awareness

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780973666908

0973666900

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WM425 K97 2005

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Author

Hong, Young Jae

Place of Publication

Taipei, Taiwan

Publisher

Han Shian Culture Publishing Co.

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9789862282595

Language

Chinese

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 H772 2013

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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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Alternate Title

Choosing to smile : inspirational life stories of three friends who happened to have cancer

Author

Houlker, Julie

Standeven, Glenda

Rickaby, Michelle

Place of Publication

Chilliwack, BC

Publisher

Choosing to Smile Publications

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xi, 415 p. : ill. : 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Bone Neoplasms - psychology

Hodgkin Disease - psychology

Survivors - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781986522703

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 H838 2009

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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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Author

Schmidt, Cary

Place of Publication

Lancaster, CA

Publisher

Striving Together Publications

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xxiii, 207p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Hodgkin Disease - psychology

Spiritual Therapies

Adaptation, Psychological

Life Change Events

Christianity

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781598941692

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 S349 2011

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Author

Abel, Emily K

Subramanian, Saskia Karen

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

New York University Press

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xi, 183 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - complications

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Survivors

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780814707258

0814707254

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 A139 2008

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Author

Azizi, Bayan

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Everywhere Now Press

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xi, 209 p.: ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Brain Stem Neoplasms - psychology

Brain Neoplasms

Survivors

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780993714764

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WL358 A995 2015

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Author

Marchiano, Melinda

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

San Luis Obispo, CA

Publisher

Happy Quail

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xiii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Child

Hodgkin Disease

Adaptation, Psychological

Life Change Events

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780984271207

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 M319 2010

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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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Author

Becker, Suzy

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Publication Date

2005

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms - psychology

Brain Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780761139799

0761139796 (pbk)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WL358 B396 2005

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Author

Becker, Suzy

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Workman Publishing

Publication Date

2004

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms - psychology

Brain Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

0761124780

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WL358 B396 2004

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Author

Boyer, Anne

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Picador

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

308 pages ; 19 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

Neoplasms - psychology

Patients - psychology

Attitude to Health

Attitude to Death

Politics

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Notes

Some copies were purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781250757982

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 B791 2019

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Author

Pickert, Kate

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

325 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - history

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today''s patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. - Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9780316470346

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 P596 2020

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Author

Williams, Mary Elizabeth

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Geographic Society

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

304 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Melanoma

Life Change Events

Neoplasms - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma--a 'rapidly fatal' form of cancer--journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own--with very different results" -- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781426216336

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WR500 W721s 2016

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Alternate Title

Eighty three courageous stories

Author

Kyoo, Hino

Place of Publication

[Taiwan]

Publisher

Harvest Culture

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

193 p. ; 20 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Chronically Ill - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Coping

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

Originally published in Japan by Gentosha, Inc., Tokyo. 2016.

ISBN

9869476775

9789869476775

Language

Chinese

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 K99s 2017

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Author

Rudnick, Joanna

Edition

closed captioned version

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

First Run Features

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

colour ; 83 minutes

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - genetics

Genes, BRCA1

Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics

Genetic Screening - psychology

Genetic Counseling

Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Fertility

Reproductive Behavior

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her vulnerable and confused, she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is risking her life by holding on to her fertility.

In the Family follows Joanna as she connects with other women trying to navigate the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing. Intensely personal and timely, this provocative film asks: How much do you sacrifice to survive?

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 R916 2008

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