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Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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Skloot, Rebecca. New York, NY: Crown Publishers , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WO690 S629i 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
Skloot, Rebecca
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics
Confidentiality - ethics
HeLa Cells
Prejudice
Human Experimentation - ethics
African Americans
Cell Line
History, 20th Century
United States
Biography
ISBN
9781400052172
1400052173
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WO690 S629i 2010

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My own medicine : a doctor's life as a patient

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19799
Kurland, Geoffrey. New York, NY: Times Books , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH250 K96m 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Kurland, Geoffrey
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Times Books
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
251 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Leukemia, Hairy Cell
Physicians
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9780805071719
0805071717
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WH250 K96m 2002

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Warrior of the people : how Susan La Flesche overcame racial and gender inequality to become America's first Indian doctor

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Starita, Joe. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomita…
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Author
Starita, Joe
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xiv, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples - history
First Nations
Picotte, Susan LaFlesche, 1865-1915
Physicians, Women
United States
Biography
Popular Work
Abstract
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Native woman acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. They were often desperately poor and sick with tuberculosis, small pox, measles, and influenza. She was their last hope and effectively became the chief of her entrenched patriarchal tribe, crashing through walls of ethnic, racial, and gender prejudice. A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte's inspirational life and dedication to public health, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments that improved the lot of her people."--Back Cover
ISBN
9781250181312
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018

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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

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DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11.1 D496 2015
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.
DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Medical Oncology - history
Biomedical Research
Antineoplastic Agents - history
History of Medicine
United States
Autobiography
Notes
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Outrageous fortune
The chemotherapists
MOMP
MOPP
The war on cancer
Boots on the ground
Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute
Frances Kelsey syndrome
Where rubber meets the road
The death of cancer
Outrageous fortune part II.
ISBN
9780374135607
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
QZ11.1 D496 2015

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If it sounds like a quack...: a journey to the fringes of American medicine

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Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew. New York: PublicAffairs , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ310 H772 2023
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
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Author
Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew
Editor
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
vii, 323 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Quackery
Complementary Therapies
Social medicine - United States
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781541788879
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ310 H772 2023

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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
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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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Scalpel and the soul : encounters with surgery, the supernatural, and the healing power of hope

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Hamilton, Allan J, Weil, Andrew. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam | Penguin Group , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 H217 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Hamilton, Allan J
Weil, Andrew
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam
Penguin Group
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xii, 254 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neurosurgery
Spirituality
Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
United States
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781585426157
1585426156
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 H217 2008

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Original local: Indigenous foods, stories, and recipes from the Upper Midwest

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125118
Erdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen). St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N9 E66 2013
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Erdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen)
Place of Publication
St. Paul, MN
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples - United States - Northwest
First Nations
Cooking
Cookbook
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780873518949
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 N9 E66 2013

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Cancerland : a medical memoir

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Scadden, David, D'Antonio, Michael. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books | St. Martin's Press , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ21 S277 2018
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
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Author
Scadden, David
D'Antonio, Michael
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
St. Martin's Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
308 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill.(chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Oncologists
Neoplasms - therapy
Stem Cell Research
United States
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781250092755
9781250092779
1250092752
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ21 S277 2018

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My voice : a physician's personal experience with throat cancer

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Brook, Itzhak. Charleston, S.C.: BookSurge Publishing , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WV410 B871 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Brook, Itzhak
Place of Publication
Charleston, S.C.
Publisher
BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xi, 269 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Pharyngeal Neoplasms
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Laryngectomy - rehabilitation
Autobiography
ISBN
9781439263860
1439263868
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WV410 B871 2009

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We are all perfectly fine : a memoir of love, medicine and healing

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Horton, Jillian. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 H823 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Horton, Jillian
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
290 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Physicians - psychology
Burnout, Professional
Occupational Stress
Burnout, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781443461641
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 H823 2021

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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
3 copies, 3 available
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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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Survivorship guide for bone marrow / stem cell transplant : coping with late effects

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Stronach, Keren. Southfield, MI: National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (nbmtLink) , 2010. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH380 S963 2010
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Stronach, Keren
Corporate Author
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
Edition
rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Southfield, MI
Publisher
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (nbmtLink)
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
63 p. : 25 cm.
Subjects
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
United States
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WH380 S963 2010
Read Online
http://www.nbmtlink.org/documents/spg.pdf

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Pink ribbons : breast cancer and the politics of philanthropy

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King, Samantha. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 K54p 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
King, Samantha
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, MN
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xxxii, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - economics
Gift Giving
Fund Raising
Financial Support
Marketing
Politics
United States
ISBN
9780816648986
0816648980
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 K54p 2006

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Motherless daughters : the legacy of loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14819
Edelman, Hope. New York, NY: Dell Publishing , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 E34 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Edelman, Hope
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Dell Publishing
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Maternal Deprivation
Loss - psychology
Bereavement - psychology
Family - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
ISBN
0385314388
9780385314381
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 E34 1994

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Cancer clinical trials : a commonsense guide to experimental cancer therapies and clinical trials

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Beer, Tomasz M, Axmaker, Larry. New York, NY: DiaMedica Publishing , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 B415 2012
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
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Author
Beer, Tomasz M
Axmaker, Larry
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
DiaMedica Publishing
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xxvi, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Clinical Trials as Topic
Decision Making
Antineoplastic Protocols
Therapies, Investigational
Biomedical Research
United States
ISBN
9780982321973
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
QZ267 B415 2012

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From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

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Hewitt, Maria, Greenfield, Sheldon, Stovall, Ellen. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 F931 2005
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
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Author
Hewitt, Maria
Greenfield, Sheldon
Stovall, Ellen
Corporate Author
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Cancer Survivorship : Improving Care and Quality of Life
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xxv, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Continuity of Patient Care
Quality of Health Care
Survival Rate
Survivors
United States
ISBN
0309095956
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ266 F931 2005
Website Notes
Downloadable PDF available from website.
Read Online
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11468/from-cancer-patient-to-cancer-survivor-lost-in-transition

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Coming out of cancer : writings from the lesbian cancer epidemic

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Brownworth, Victoria A. Seattle, WA: Seal Press , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C733 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
Brownworth, Victoria A
Place of Publication
Seattle, WA
Publisher
Seal Press
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Neoplasms - psychology
Women's Health
Autobiography
Popular Work
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
1550050441
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C733 2000

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Legacy: trauma, story, and Indigenous healing

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Methot, Suzanne. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA300 M592 2019
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chilli…
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Author
Methot, Suzanne
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
360 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Indigenous Canadians - history
Indigenous Canadians - psychology
Historical Trauma - therapy
Psychological Trauma - therapy
Mental Health
First Nations
Colonization
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chillingly clear prose, author and educator Suzanne Methot uses history, human development, and her own and others? stories to trace the roots of Indigenous cultural dislocation and community breakdown in an original and provocative examination of the long-term effects of colonization. But all is not lost. Methot also shows how we can come back from this with Indigenous ways of knowing lighting the way."--Jacket.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781770414259
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA300 M592 2019

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Beyond slash, burn, and poison : transforming breast cancer stories into action

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Knopf-Newman, Marcy Jane. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 K72b 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Knopf-Newman, Marcy Jane
Place of Publication
New Brunswick, NJ
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Mastectomy - psychology - popular works
Drug Therapy - psychology
Social Change - United States
ISBN
0813534712
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 K72b 2004

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