Author

Callanan, Maggie

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Bantam Books

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

ix, 335 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Palliative Care

Terminally Ill - psychology

Attitude to Death

Family

Caregivers

Popular Work

ISBN

9780553382747

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 C156 2008

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Author

Feldman, David B

Lasher, S. Andrew

Place of Publication

Oakland, CA

Publisher

New Harbinger Publications

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

x, 186 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Palliative Care

Terminally Ill

Attitude to Death

Family

Caregivers

Popular Work

ISBN

9781572245112

1572245115

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 F312f 2007

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Author

Lynn, Joanne

Harrold, Joan

Corporate Author

Center to Improve Care of the Dying

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1999

Subjects

Death - psychology

Terminally Ill - psychology

Attitude to Death

Terminal Care

Abstract

Topics include finding meaning; controlling pain; managing symptoms; forgoing medical treatment; hastening death; and talking to your doctor. Includes patient stories and photos.

ISBN

0195146018

9780195146011

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 H236 1999

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Author

McQuellon, Richard P

Cowan, Michael A

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xv, 144 p. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Caregivers - psychology

Critical Illness

Empathy

Communication

Terminally Ill

Neoplasms -psychology

Popular Work

ISBN

9780195389227

0195389220

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

Call Number

BF789 D4 M377 2010

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Author

Janes, Karen

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency. Breast Tumour Group

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

60 minutes

Series

BCCA video telehealth series "Closer to home" 8

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Family Relations

Nurse-Patient Relations

Parent-Child Relations

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 B863 2007 v.8

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Corporate Author

Central Okanagan Hospice House

Central Okanagan Hospice Association

Interior Health

Place of Publication

Kelowna, BC

Publisher

Central Okanagan Hospice Association

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

18 minutes

Subjects

Hospice Care

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Family

British Columbia

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 C397 2012

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Corporate Author

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

1 videodisc (83 min.) + 1 USB flash drive (83 min.)

Series

LivingMyCulture.ca

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill

Palliative Care

Bereavement

Grief

Loss

Spirituality

Medicine, Traditional

Ceremonial Behavior

First Nations

Inuits

Metis

Personal Narratives

Abstract

First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.

1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41)

2. Caring for the patient and family (16:50)

3. Walking along side for a good death (21:21)

4. Honouring our loss and grief (23:11)

Notes

Contents available in DVD format or USB flash drive.

Language

English

Material Type

DVD

Video

Pre-loaded Media

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

BF575 C212 2016

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Alternate Title

Lap of honor

Author

Eirew, Gaby

Hawley, Pippa

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Gaby Eirew and Dr Pippa Hawley

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Quality of Life

Terminally Ill - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Advance Care Planning

Decision Making

Interpersonal Communication

Hospice Care

Guidebooks

ISBN

9781775181101

1775181103

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

BF789 D4 E35 2019

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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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Author

Dresser, Norine

Wasserman, Fredda

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Demos Health

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xix, 210 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Death - psychology

Grief

Bereavement

Terminally Ill

Attitude to Death

Adaptation, Psychological

Autobiography

Popular Work

ISBN

9781932603859

1932603859

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 D773 2010

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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Author

Stowe, Karyn

Thompson, Jason

Gordaneer, Chris

Place of Publication

Boomington, IN

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Family Relations

Infant

Child

Juvenile Literature

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0001959)

ISBN

9781463447168

1463447167

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 C5 S892 2011

Copies

Author

Silver, Marc

Place of Publication

Emmaus, PA

Publisher

Rodale

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

xv, 319 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Spouses

Family Relations

Caregivers - psychology

Popular Work

Abstract

A guide for men whose wives or girlfriends have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Helps readers deal with the diagnosis, addressing men's stereotypical reactions (usually saying little, followed by overbearing urges to fix the problem) and advises them how to behave (ask questions and, more importantly, listen). Also examines the various treatments and suggests ways for readers to find sexual intimacy after mastectomy.

ISBN

1579548334

9781579548339

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 S587 2004

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Author

Martel, Tina

Editor

Scott, Barbara

Place of Publication

Saskatoon, SK

Publisher

Houghton Boston

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

192 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Family Relations

Survivors

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780993954801

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 M376 2014

Copies

Author

Sliwerski, Jessica Reid

Song, Mika

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

34 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Family Relations

Child

Juvenile Literature

Popular Work

Abstract

"Parents are superheroes, especially when they're battling cancer. This empowering book follows a mother and her family through all the stages of her cancer -- diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation -- and provides an honest and encouraging tool for talking with kids about serious illness. Lovingly upbeat and straightforward, this book is a much-needed and welcome source of comfort for any cancer-fighting family." - Cover

ISBN

9780735227811

0735227810

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

QZ201 C5 S633 2017

Website Notes

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

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Author

Corsini, Linda J

Corporate Author

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario Chapter

Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre

Place of Publication

[Ottawa, ON]

Publisher

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario Chapter

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

xxiv, 148 p. : ill ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Social Support

Family Relations

Popular Work

Abstract

Introduction

Chapter 1: Diagnosis

Chapter 2: Treatment

Chapter 3: Financial concerns

Chapter 4: Survivorship

Chapter 5: Heredity and genetic testing

Chapter 6: Recurrence or metastases

Chapter 7: Legal concerns

Chapter 8: Advancing illness and dying

Chapter 9: Death and grieving

English Resource List / Liste de resources en français

Acknowledgements

ISBN

1896998283

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

WP870 C826 2006

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Author

Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Terminally Ill - psychology

Attitude to Death

Life

Life Change Events

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN

9781501169359

1501169351

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

BF789 D4 R569 2017

Website Notes

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

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Author

Sachedina, Shenin

Place of Publication

Winter Park, FL

Publisher

Dr. Shenin Sachedina Medical Educational Products

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

32 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Family - psychology

Child

Juvenile Literature

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

0977864804

9780977864805

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C5 S121 2006

Copies

Author

Callanan, Maggie

Kelley, Patricia

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Bantam Books

Publication Date

1992

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Terminal Care - psychology

Communication

Interpersonal Relations

Popular Work

Abstract

Written by two hospice nurses. Helps families understand and communicate with terminally ill patients.

ISBN

9781451667257

9780553378764

0553378767

0553561391

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

BF789 C156 1992

Copies

Corporate Author

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Cancer View Canada

Publication Date

2010

Series

Truth of it 4

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Social Support

Adaptation, Psychological

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Family Relations

Survivors

Patients

Body Image

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 T875c 2010 v.4

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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

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