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Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction : what's right for you

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Anstett, Patricia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 A624 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book reframes the important discussion about lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction around the women who have had these operations. It offers women's unique viewpoints about the less discussed but essential part of breast cancer: the surgery nearly every woman has, regardless of whet…

Author: Anstett, Patricia

Place of Publication: Lanham, MD

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Mammaplasty; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Decision Making; Mastectomy, Segmental; Mastectomy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book reframes the important discussion about lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction around the women who have had these operations. It offers women's unique viewpoints about the less discussed but essential part of breast cancer: the surgery nearly every woman has, regardless of whether she has reconstruction or not. - Introduction, page ix

ISBN: 9780810895690

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 A624 2017

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

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The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

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Boyer, Anne. New York, NY: Picador , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B791 2019

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

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

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Reconstructing Aphrodite

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Burlington, VT: Verve Editions , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 R311 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Lorant, Terry; Eskenazi, Loren; Hayse, Helga

Place of Publication: Burlington, VT

Publisher: Verve Editions

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Breast Neoplasms; Mammaplasty; Mastectomy - photographs; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Body Image; Pictorial Works; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 0966035232

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 R311 2001

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Breast stories : cancer survivors speak out

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Carpenter, Phil. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C296 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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

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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Spinning straw into gold : your emotional recovery from breast cancer

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Kaye, Ronnie. [Toronto, ON]: Simon & Schuster Inc. , 1991.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 K23 1991

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Looks at emotional responses to breast cancer treatments, reconstruction, body image and sexuality, and life after treatment. Includes exercises in relaxation, imagery, and inner child work.

Author: Kaye, Ronnie

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Inc.

Publication Date: 1991

Physical Description: 218 p. ; 22 cm.

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

Abstract: Looks at emotional responses to breast cancer treatments, reconstruction, body image and sexuality, and life after treatment. Includes exercises in relaxation, imagery, and inner child work.

ISBN: 9780671701642; 0671701649

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 K23 1991

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Show me : a photo collection of breast cancer survivors' lumpectomies, mastectomies, breast reconstructions and thoughts on body image

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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, Pa.: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center , 2001. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S559 2001

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Corporate Author: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Hershey, Pa.

Publisher: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Mastectomy - psychology; Mastectomy - photographs; Body Image; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Mammaplasty; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 S559 2001

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Woman redefined : dignity, beauty, and breast cancer

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Hunter, Kristina, Kenneth, ML. [Toronto, ON]: Second Story Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H945 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Hunter, Kristina; Kenneth, ML

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Second Story Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 volume unpaged, : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Body Image - psychology; Mastectomy; Mastectomy - rehabilitation; Beauty; Photographs; Pictorial Works; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781772600056; 1772600059

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 H945 2016

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Understanding breast reconstruction

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Denton, Sylvia, Coats, Debbie. London: CancerBACUP , 2005. 8th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 D415 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Denton, Sylvia; Coats, Debbie

Corporate Author: CancerBACUP

Edition: 8th ed.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: CancerBACUP

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 56 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Mastectomy; Mammaplasty; Great Britain; Popular Work

ISBN: 190538405X

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 D415 2005

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Confronting the red devil and other stories about cancer

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Chutter, Kerry. Burnaby, BC: Write Room Press , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C564 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Chutter, Kerry

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: Write Room Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: iv, 73 p. ; 23 cm.

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

ISBN: 9780987797216

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 C564 2013

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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : breast cancer

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 T875c 2010 v.4

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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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Silver lining : a supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer

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Jacobs, Hollye, Messina, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Atria Paperback , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 J17 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Jacobs, Hollye; Messina, Elizabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Atria Paperback

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xiii, 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

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

ISBN: 9781476743714; 1476743711

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 J17 2014

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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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Where love grows : a journey through the experience of illness and grief of metastatic breast cancer

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Clancy, Georgia Anne. Bloomington, IN: Balboa Press , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C587 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Clancy, Georgia Anne

Place of Publication: Bloomington, IN

Publisher: Balboa Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: v, 85 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Grief; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781504384612; 150438461X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 C587 2017

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It's not about the hair : and other certainties of life and cancer

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Jarvis, Debra. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 J38 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Jarvis, Debra

Place of Publication: Seattle, WA

Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: ix, 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781570615368; 1570615365

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 J38 2007

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Cup of comfort for breast cancer survivors : inspiring stories of courage and triumph

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Avon, MA: Adams Media , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C974s 2008

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

Editor: Sell, Colleen

Place of Publication: Avon, MA

Publisher: Adams Media

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: x, 324 p. ; 19 cm.

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

ISBN: 9781605506449; 1605506443

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 C974s 2008

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Portraits of hope : conquering breast cancer : 52 inspirational stories of strength

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Sherrill, Marcia Stevens. New York: Wonderland Press , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S552 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Sherrill, Marcia Stevens

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Wonderland Press

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Social Support; Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Portraits; Popular Work

ISBN: 1556708556; 9781556708558

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 S552 1998

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Naked imperfection : a memoir

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Deacon, Gillian. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

Author: Deacon, Gillian

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 245 p. ; 23 cm.

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

Abstract: "What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."