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Helping couples cope with women's cancers : an evidence-based approach for practitioners

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18150
Kayser, Karen, Scott, Jennifer L. New York, NY: Springer , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP145 K23h 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Kayser, Karen
Scott, Jennifer L
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xv, 229 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Genital Neoplasms, Female - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Couples Therapy - methods
Counseling - methods
Adaptation, Psychological
Women's Health
Parent-Child Relations
ISBN
9780387748023
0387748024
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WP145 K23h 2008

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A Child is still a child : adult perceptions of children with a parent with advanced cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1808
Lindfield, Sheila. [Burnaby, BC]: Sheila Daykin Lindfield , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L745 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Lindfield, Sheila
Place of Publication
[Burnaby, BC]
Publisher
Sheila Daykin Lindfield
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Death - in infancy & childhood
Bereavement - in infancy & childhood
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 L745 1995

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Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20165
Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Eckl, Cheryl
Place of Publication
Littletown, CO
Publisher
Flying Crane Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
295 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Death - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Autobiography
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780982810705
0982810709
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010

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Healing our wounded hearts : a real life story about loss in the voice of a teenager

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124431
Hahn, Olivia. [Victoria, BC]: Self publishing , [2023].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 H148h 2023
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written …
Author
Hahn, Olivia
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC]
Publisher
Self publishing
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Description
[111 unnumbered pages] : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Grief
Loss
Love
Adolescent
Parental Death
Parent-Child Relations
Life Change Events
Neoplasms - psychology
Juvenile Literature
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written in the voice of a teenager as a teenager and is an account of finding my voice through all this loss" -- Back cover.
ISBN
9798385789801
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 H148h 2023
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Exploring the role of spirituality in the experience of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14781
Capozzi, Lori. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
LE3 1995 C246
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Capozzi, Lori
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1995
Physical Description
40 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Spirituality
Counseling - methods
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
LE3 1995 C246

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Dream new dreams : reimagining my life after loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20846
Pausch, Jai. New York, NY: Crown Archetype , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P334 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Pausch, Jai
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xi, 228 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Family Relations
Death - psychology
Autobiography
ISBN
9780307888501
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 P334 2012

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Dying and death in oncology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119749
Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 D996 2017
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Editor
Berk, Lawrence
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
v, 185 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Death
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Medical Oncology - methods
Thanatology
ISBN
9783319418599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ200 D996 2017

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Cancer care for the whole patient : meeting psychosocial health needs

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16091
National Institue of Medicine (U. S.) Committee on Psychosocial Services to Cancer Patients / Families in a Community Setting. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C2151a 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Corporate Author
National Institue of Medicine (U. S.) Committee on Psychosocial Services to Cancer Patients / Families in a Community Setting
Editor
Adler, Nancy E
Page, Ann E. K
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xxii, 429 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Stress, Psychological - complications
Needs Assessment
Counseling - methods
Psychology, Medical - methods
ISBN
9780309111072
0309111072
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
QZ200 C2151a 2008

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Meeting psychosocial needs of women with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14748
Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.), National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2004.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
National Research Council (U.S.)
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)
Editor
Hewitt, Maria Elizabeth
Herdman, Roger
Holland, Jimmie C
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
x, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Counseling - methods
Psychotherapy - methods
Social Support
Survivors - psychology
ISBN
0309091292 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
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Meeting psychosocial needs of women with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13306
Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.), National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , c2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP870 M496 2004
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
National Research Council (U.S.)
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)
Editor
Hewitt, Maria Elizabeth
Herdman, Roger
Holland, Jimmie C
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
x, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Counseling - methods
Psychotherapy - methods
Social Support
Survivors - psychology
ISBN
0309091292 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WP870 M496 2004
Read Online

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Communication in cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14297
Perry, Kathryn Nicholson, Burgess, Mary. Malden, MA: British Psychological Society and BPS Blackwell , c2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ266 P463 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Perry, Kathryn Nicholson
Burgess, Mary
Place of Publication
Malden, MA
Publisher
British Psychological Society and BPS Blackwell
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
xii, 160 p. ; 23 cm
Series
Communication and counselling in health care
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Counseling - methods
Professional-Patient Relations
Communication
ISBN
1405100273 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 P463 2002

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Perspectives from a psych-oncology team working with teenagers and young adults with cancer : thrown off course

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124972
Abingdon, UK: Routledge , 2023.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ260 P466p 2023
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Editor
Elfer, Jane
Place of Publication
Abingdon, UK
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xx, 169 p. ; 24 cm
Series
Tavistock Clinic series
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Psycho-Oncology - methods
Cancer Survivors - psychology
Stress, Psychological - therapy
Terminal Care - psychology
Adolescent
Young Adult
ISBN
9781032351360
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ260 P466p 2023

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Communication in cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15300
New York, NY: Springer , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 2006 v.168
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Stiefel, F
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2006
Series
Recent results in cancer research 168
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Communication
Neoplasms - psychology
Counseling - methods
Professional-Patient Relations
Education, Medical - methods
Medical Oncology - education
Physician-Patient Relations
Teaching - methods
ISBN
9783540307570
3540307575
ISSN
0080-0015
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 RE34 2006 v.168

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124446
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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Janet and me : an illustrated story of love and loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16307
Mack, Stan. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M153 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Mack, Stan
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xii, 157 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Loss
Love
Biography
Cartoons
Popular Work
ISBN
0684872781
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 M153 2004

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Malignant metaphor : confronting cancer myths

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114394
Mitchell, Alanna. [Toronto, ON]: ECW Press , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M681 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Mitchell, Alanna
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
ECW Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
207 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Health
Attitude to Death
Emotions
Metaphor
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781770412682
9781770413894
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 M681 2015
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Taylor, Cory. Portland, OR: Tin House Books , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 T238 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Taylor, Cory
Place of Publication
Portland, OR
Publisher
Tin House Books
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
141 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Dying
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781941040706
1941040705
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 T238 2017

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Communicating with cancer patients and their families

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Philadelphia, PA: Charles Press, Publishers , 1990.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 C734 1990
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Blitzer, Andrew
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Charles Press, Publishers
Publication Date
1990
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Counseling
Family
ISBN
0914783335
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 C734 1990

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17602
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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Counseling women with breast cancer : a guide for professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog7252
Keitel, Merle A, Kopala, Mary. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, Inc. , 2000.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP870 K27c 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Keitel, Merle A
Kopala, Mary
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Counseling
Patients
ISBN
076190834X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 K27c 2000

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