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Now what? : a patient's guide to recovery after mastectomy

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Curran Baker, Amy, Curran Brown, MaryBeth, Curran, Linda. New York, NY: Demos Medical Pub. , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B167 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Table of Contents; 1: MAKING THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS; 2: NOW WHAT?; 3: AFTER-CARE, RECOVERY, AND COMPLICATIONS; 4: VOICES; 5: POST-SURGICAL INSTRUCTIONS

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Author: Curran Baker, Amy; Curran Brown, MaryBeth; Curran, Linda

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Medical Pub.

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiv, 193 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Breast - surgery; Mastectomy - rehabilitation; Self-Care; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: Table of Contents; 1: MAKING THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS; 2: NOW WHAT?; 3: AFTER-CARE, RECOVERY, AND COMPLICATIONS; 4: VOICES; 5: POST-SURGICAL INSTRUCTIONS

ISBN: 1936303256; 9781936303250; 9781617051012

Material Type: Ebook; Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 B167 2012

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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My mother's breast : daughters face their mothers' cancer

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Tarkan, Laurie. Dallas, Tx.: Taylor Publishing Company , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 T87 1999

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.

Author: Tarkan, Laurie

Place of Publication: Dallas, Tx.

Publisher: Taylor Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works; Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works; Parent-Child Relations - popular works

Abstract: Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.

ISBN: 878332278

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 T87 1999

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Life in the balance : my journey with breast cancer

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Shapiro, Marla. [Toronto, ON]: HarperCollins , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S529L 2006

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Author: Shapiro, Marla

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 347 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Patients - psychology; Physicians - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780002008143; 9780002243841 (pbk.); 0002008149

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 S529L 2006

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In the arms of my beloved : a journey through breast cancer

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Crawford, Sandra. North Vancouver, BC: Sandra Crawford , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C899 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Crawford, Sandra

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, BC

Publisher: Sandra Crawford

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xvi, 189 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Spirituality; Christianity; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780981317809

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 C899 2009

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Five lessons I didn't learn from breast cancer (and one big one I did)

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Lewis, Shelley. New York, NY: New American Library , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 L676 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Lewis, Shelley

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: New American Library

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: viii, 260 p. ; 21 cm.

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

ISBN: 9780451223906

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 L676 2009

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Cancer - I won! : a personal journal of grief, survival and triumph

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Ettenberg, Zosia. [Victoria, BC?]: Trafford Publishing , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 E85c 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Ettenberg, Zosia

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: viii, 65 p. ; 22 cm.

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

ISBN: 9781425174484; 1425174485

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 E85c 2008

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Survivor's guide to breast cancer

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Chang, Alice F, Spruill, Karen Mang. Oakland, Ca.: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C456 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Chang, Alice F; Spruill, Karen Mang

Place of Publication: Oakland, Ca.

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2000

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

ISBN: 1572241853

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 C456 2000

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Dancing with fear : tips and wisdom from breast cancer survivors

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Peltosaari, Leila. Verdun, QC: Tikka Books , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P393 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Peltosaari, Leila

Place of Publication: Verdun, QC

Publisher: Tikka Books

Publication Date: 2005

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

ISBN: 9781896106052; 1896106056

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 P393 2005

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That's unacceptable! : surviving a brain tumor : my personal story

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Libutti, Rebecca. Martinsville, NJ.: Krystal Publishing , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 L697 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Libutti, Rebecca

Place of Publication: Martinsville, NJ.

Publisher: Krystal Publishing

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 L697 1997

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Healing images : reflections on a healing journey

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Barss, Karen Scott. Saskatoon, Sask.: Granny Ranch Publishing House , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B282 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Barss, Karen Scott

Place of Publication: Saskatoon, Sask.

Publisher: Granny Ranch Publishing House

Publication Date: 1999

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

ISBN: 1896971016

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B282 1999

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I had brain surgery, what's your excuse? : an illustrated memoir

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Becker, Suzy. New York, NY: Workman Publishing , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 B396 2005

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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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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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Living in the postmastectomy body : learning to live in and love your body again

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Zuckweiler, Becky. [Vancouver, BC?]: Hartley & Marks Publishers Inc. , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 Z94 1998

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Zuckweiler, Becky

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Hartley & Marks Publishers Inc.

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: xiii, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Mastectomy - rehabilitation; Mastectomy - psychology; Popular Work

ISBN: 0881791520

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 Z94 1998

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Thanks for the mammogram! : fighting cancer with faith, hope and a healthy dose of laughter

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Walker, Laura Jensen. Grand Rapids, Mi.: Fleming H. Revell , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 W182 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Walker, Laura Jensen

Place of Publication: Grand Rapids, Mi.

Publisher: Fleming H. Revell

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works; Hope - popular works; Wit and Humor - popular works

ISBN: 0800717783

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 W182 2000

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Grace follows me : my story about kissing cancer in the face!

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Liu, Macy. [Charleston, SC]: Macy Liu , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 L783 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.

Author: Liu, Macy

Place of Publication: [Charleston, SC]

Publisher: Macy Liu

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 160 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; China - ethnology; Culture; Blogging; Personal Narratives

Abstract: This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.

ISBN: 9780995237605; 0995237603

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 L783 2016

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How to ride a dragon : women with breast cancer tell their stories

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Tocher, Michelle. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 T631 2002

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

Author: Tocher, Michelle

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 1552633977

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 T631 2002

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