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Planet cancer : the frequently bizarre yet always informative experiences and thoughts of your fellow natives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113672
Adams, Heidi Schultz, Schultz, Christopher. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Adams, Heidi Schultz
Schultz, Christopher
Place of Publication
Guilford, CT
Publisher
Lyons Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
275 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms
Adolescent
Young Adult
Social Support
Personal Narratives
Self Care
World Wide Web
Health Services
Popular Work
ISBN
9780762766659
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Exploring equitably high quality cancer survivorship care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121193
Truant, Tracy L. O. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2018.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Truant, Tracy L. O.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Cancer Survivors
Healthcare Disparities
Canada
Language
English
Material Type
Thesis
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Older survivors of cancer : feeling understood by sharing experiences

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122860
Kornblith, Alice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
"Improved cancer treatment and survival rates have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors who live years, and even decades, after their cancer diagnosis. Insights into what the experience of cancer survivorship looks like and how it can be navigated are much sought after by cancer survivo…
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Author
Kornblith, Alice
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Cancer Survivors
Geriatric Oncology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"Improved cancer treatment and survival rates have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors who live years, and even decades, after their cancer diagnosis. Insights into what the experience of cancer survivorship looks like and how it can be navigated are much sought after by cancer survivors and their families, loved ones, and communities as they chart this unfamiliar and often lonely territory. Approximately 53% of cancer patients are diagnosed when 65 years or older, yet no attempt to explore the experience of older cancer survivors has been made. Dr. Alice. Kornblith, an esteemed social psychologist with extensive experience working with cancer patients, aims to address this need in Older Survivors of Cancer: Feeling Understood by Sharing Experiences. This thoughtful, respectful book seeks to reduce older cancer patients' and survivors' feeling of aloneness and of not being understood by sharing narratives of other older cancer survivors' experiences. Narratives were gathered specifically for this book and relate experiences across different cancer diagnostic groups, phases of cancer, gender, and ethnicity. Throughout, the reader learns how cancer affected their lives-physically, psychologically, spiritually, and socially--during each phase of their cancer journey. Commentary by Dr. Kornblith provides content and lessons learned from the narratives"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780190902049
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
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Flat : reclaiming my body from breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121704
Guthrie, Catherine. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 G984 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"As a young queer woman, Catherine Guthrie worked hard to feel at home in her body. However, after years writing about women's health and breast cancer, Guthrie is thrust into the role of the patient after a devastating diagnosis at age thirty-eight. At least, she thinks, I know what I'm up against…
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Author
Guthrie, Catherine
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
255 p. ; 24 cm
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Body Image - psychology
Feminism
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"As a young queer woman, Catherine Guthrie worked hard to feel at home in her body. However, after years writing about women's health and breast cancer, Guthrie is thrust into the role of the patient after a devastating diagnosis at age thirty-eight. At least, she thinks, I know what I'm up against. She is wrong ... Filled with candor, vulnerability, and resilience, Guthrie upends the "pink ribbon" narrative and offers a unique perspective on womanhood, what it means to be "whole," and the importance of women advocating for their desires. This book is the story of how she found the strength to forge an unconventional path - one of listening to her body - that she'd been on all along." - Cover
ISBN
1510732918
9781510732919
9781510732940
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WP870 G984 2018
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Now what? : a patient's guide to recovery after mastectomy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119986
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
  1 read online  
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
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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120171
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
  1 read online  
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
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Population health approach to health disparities for nurses : care of vulnerable populations

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125147
Gary, Faye. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. , 2022. 1st ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Gary, Faye
Editor
Lotas, Marilyn
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Social Determinants of Health
Healthcare Disparities
Health Inequities
Vulnerable Populations
Population health
Health Services Accessibility
Nursing Care - nurses' instruction
ISBN
9780826185044
9780826185037
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Cancer health equity research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123006
Cambridge, MA: Academic Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Advances in cancer research
Editor
Ford, Marvella E.
Esnaola, Nestor F.
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
Academic Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Advances in cancer research, vol. 146
Subjects
Neoplasms
Healthcare Disparities
Delivery of Health Care
Minority Health
ISBN
9780128201763
9780128201770
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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LGBT populations and cancer in the global context

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124179
Cham, Switzerland: Springer , 2022.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Editor
Boehmer, Ulrike
Dennert, Gabriele
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Healthcare Disparities
Health Services Accessibility
Global Health
ISBN
9783031065842
9783031065859
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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The remedy : queer and trans voices on health and health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121381
Sharman, Zena. [Vancouver, BC?]: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Table of contents:; Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender…
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Author
Sharman, Zena
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Date
2016
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons
Minority Health
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Healthcare Disparities
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Table of contents:
Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender Specialist -- Read This Before Your Next Clinical Visit: Cheap Advice for Frequent Patients -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Q Card Project (Seattle, Washington) -- Using Medical Education to Advance Health of LGBT Individuals -- Health as a Spiritual Practice: Or, Please Don?t Call Me ?Lady? -- Our Caregiving, Ourselves -- Queer in Common Country -- NIRKwUSCIN -- A Journey Towards Safety -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services LGBTQ+ Newcomer Initiatives (Toronto, Ontario) -- Sex Work Solidarity as Healing: in four parts -- The Disclosure of Specialization: A QPOC Therapist?s Questions about Embodied Mirroring and Mentoring -- Trans Grit -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Trans Buddy Program (Nashville, Tennessee) -- Rivers of Our Lives: Stigma and Dislocations as Part of Life Course -- Sick of it: One patient?s adventures in heteronormativity -- Remedial Asexuality: Sexualnormativity in Health Care -- Five Things Providers Need to Know about Bisexual People -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Affirmations Deck (Toronto, Ontario) -- Breaking Down Barriers: A Journey to Increase Collaboration and Understanding Between LGBT2-SQ and Medical Communities -- Baby Escape Plan Two -- Mind Your Words -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre (Vancouver, BC) -- We Don?t Have to Numb Out to Be Out -- Depathologizing Trans -- Through the Body -- Healing Exchanges: The Necessity of Beloved Community for Queer Survivors of Colour -- Not a Liability: On Trauma-Informed Care and Community Acupuncture -- Listen -- Waiting on Information from Doctors.
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9781551526584
9781551526591
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Implementing curricular and institutional climate changes to improve health care for individuals who are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming or born with DSD : a resource for medical educators.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114375
Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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Editor
Hollenbach, Andrew D.
Eckstrand, Kristen L.
Dreger, Alice
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Association of American Medical Colleges
Publication Date
2014
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Education, Medical
Minority Health - education
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Healthcare Disparities
Clinical Competence
Sexual and Gender Minorities
ISBN
9780000901026
0000901024
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Health equity : a solutions-focused approach

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123716
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2021.
Audience
Professional
"It feels as though the field of health equity has finally come into its time. Conversations about the presence of health disparities have evolved into discussions of how to eliminate them, which have in turn evolved into a broader movement to truly achieve equity in health predictors, statuses, an…
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Editor
Smalley, K. Bryant
Warren, Jacob C.
Fernández, María Isabel
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Health Equity
Healthcare Disparities
United States
Abstract
"It feels as though the field of health equity has finally come into its time. Conversations about the presence of health disparities have evolved into discussions of how to eliminate them, which have in turn evolved into a broader movement to truly achieve equity in health predictors, statuses, and outcomes. The field of health equity is at its core a branch of social justice, and the movement has clearly begun. The road is long, however, and the issues that drive the underlying presence of health disparities remain firmly in place. The field also remains very new, particularly in investigating the unique health and healthcare needs of groups that are not only marginalized in society, but also largely neglected in the scientific literature. -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780826177247
9780826177230
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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The care we dream of : liberatory & transformative approaches to LGBTQ+ health

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124550
Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Editor
Sharman, Zena
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Date
2021
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Minority Health
Healthcare Disparities
Physician-Patient Relations
Personal Narratives
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9781551528618
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Essentials of health, culture and diversity : understanding people, reducing disparities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124178
Edberg, Mark. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning , 2023. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA 395 E327 2023
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Author
Edberg, Mark
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
2023
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Essential public health
Subjects
Social Support
Healthcare Disparities
Health Services Accessibility
Social Medicine
Cultural Diversity
Developing Countries
ISBN
9781284226256
9781284226263
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WA 395 E327 2023
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