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

Copies

Author

Burns, James

Corporate Author

PhotoSensitive

Place of Publication

Mississauga, ON

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

191 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Survivors

Personal Narratives

Photography

Exhibitions

Pictorial Works

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.

ISBN

9780470964491

0470964499

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 H967 2011

Copies

Editor

Shwydky, Lori

Place of Publication

Nanoose Bay, BC

Publisher

Rebel Mountain Press

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Sexual and Gender Minorities

Personal Narratives

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN

9780994730275

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA300 B828 2017

Copies

Alternate Title

Lost eye

Author

Adkisson, Jay D

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

iUniverse, Inc.

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

viii, 372 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Eye Enucleation

Vision, Monocular

Eye, Artificial

Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures

Eye Neoplasms - surgery

Eye Diseases - rehabilitation

Adaptation, Psychological

Social Support

Blindness

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780595392643

0595392644

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WW149 A236 2006

Copies

Author

Thomas, Gai

Place of Publication

Halifax, N.S.

Publisher

Austral-Nova Publications

Publication Date

1997

Physical Description

xv, 60 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Hodgkin Disease

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

0968217605

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 T455 1997

Copies

Author

Carpenter, Phil

Place of Publication

Markham, ON

Publisher

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

109 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Mammaplasty

Mastectomy

Portraits

Family Relations

Survivors - psychology

Pictorial Works

Photographs

Body Image

Personal Narratives

Canada

Abstract

Breast cancer survivors who chose to undergo mastectomy talk about issues of beauty, identity, and femininity in this collection of portraits and frank personal essays

ISBN

9781554552726

1554552729

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 C296 2012

Copies

Alternate Title

How to win a tickle fight : a true story about what can go right, even when things have gone terribly wrong

Author

Lang, Mike

Bryant, Aaron

Corporate Author

Survive & Thrive Cancer Programs

Family Lines

Canadian Cancer Society

Publisher

Common Language Storytelling

Hands On Films

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

50 min.

Subjects

Terminally Ill - psychology

Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Family Relations

Adaptation, Psychological

Young Adult

Personal Narratives

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered as more than a 'sick person'. Kristen, Brock's wife, wants to maintain a closeness with her husband even while he is dying. And their son Ben... he just wants to have fun with his mom and dad. Through their difficult journey, the family comes to realizes that many things can still go right even when things have gone terribly wrong.

Notes

The complete documentary can be viewed online.

Language

English

Material Type

Video

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Author

Dallaire, Deny

Place of Publication

Moncton, N.B.

Publisher

Deny Dallaire

Transcontinental Printing

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xviii, 177 p ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Hodgkin Disease

Survivors

Christianity

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780986540806

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 D144 2010

Copies

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

Copies

Author

McIntosh, Linda

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Heartland Associates

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Quadriplegia

Politics

Steven Fletcher

Canada

Biography

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781896150499

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ100 M152 2008

Copies

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

Copies

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

Copies

Author

McKay, Ami

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Canada

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xvii, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - genetics

Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Lynch Syndrome II

Genetic Testing

Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780345809469

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ210 M478 2019

Copies

Author

Pogrebin, Letty Cottin

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

xiii, 283 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Interpersonal Relations

Friends

Social Support

Helping Behavior

Communication

Caregivers

Disease - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781610393744

9781610392839

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 P746 2013

Copies

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

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 R916 2008

Copies

Author

Chacaby, Ma-Nee

Plummer, Mary Louisa

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date

2016

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Critical studies in Native history ; 18

Subjects

Elders (Native peoples)

Transgender Persons

Sexual and Gender Minorities

First Nations

Ontario

Canada

Biography

Personal Narratives

Abstract

Table of contents:

1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage Friendships, and Having Two Spirits (1960-1965) -- 5. Losing My Grandmother and Mother, Becoming a Parent, and Surviving an Abusive Marriage in Auden (1965-1970) -- 6. Living and Parenting in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Before Sobriety (1970-1975) -- 7. Sobriety and Single-Parenting in Thunder Bay (1975-1980) -- 8. Working with Addicted Mothers and Raising Foster Kids with Nate in Winnipeg (1980-1987) -- 9. Coming Out, Falling in Love, and Living with Leah in Thunder Bay and Boston (1987-1991) -- 10. Meeting Grace and Building a Life Together in Kaministiquia (1991-2004) -- 11. Recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Becoming an Elder in Thunder Bay (2004-2014).

Notes

SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN

9780887558122

9780887555039

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 to obtain a username and password from the Library.

Author

Ross, Theodora

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Avery

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xv, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - genetics

Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Genes, BRCA1

Genetic Counseling

Genetic Testing

Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781101982839

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

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ210 R826 2016

Website Notes

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

Copies

Author

Metatawabin, Edmund

Shimo, Alexandra

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Vintage Canada

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians

Indigenous Canadians - history

First Nations

First Nations - residential schools

Political Activism

Canada

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780307399885

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ80.5 M587u 2015

Copies

Author

Thernstrom, Melanie

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Picador

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xiv, 418 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects

Pain - etiology

Pain - psychology

Pain - therapy

Chronic Disease - psychology

Chronic Disease - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780312573072

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WL704 T411p 2010

Copies

Author

Hesse-Biber, Sharlene

Place of Publication

Ann Arbor, MI

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Publication Date

2014

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Genetic Testing

Genes, BRCA1

Genes, BRCA2

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome

Decision Making

Women's Health

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology

Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780472052196

9780472120352

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 to obtain a username and password from the Library.