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Even the most positive person in the world gets cancer : love, laugh, live with cancer

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D'Junus, Mezwyn. Malaysia: H & H Publishing , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D626 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

A cancer survivor takes a unique spin on things and talks about all relatable aspects of cancer with a light, humorous and honest approach... written with a vision to reach all types of cancer survivors so that not one person should grieve alone. - Cover.

Author: D'Junus, Mezwyn

Place of Publication: Malaysia

Publisher: H & H Publishing

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 123 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Humor; Popular Work

Abstract: A cancer survivor takes a unique spin on things and talks about all relatable aspects of cancer with a light, humorous and honest approach... written with a vision to reach all types of cancer survivors so that not one person should grieve alone. - Cover.

ISBN: 9789671158104

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 D626 2013

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Book of (even more) awesome

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Pasricha, Neil. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Pasricha, Neil

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 390 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Happiness; Emotions; Humor; Anecdotes; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780399157509

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2011

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Book of awesome : snow days, bakery air, finding money in your pocket, and other simple, brilliant things

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Pasricha, Neil. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Pasricha, Neil

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 393 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Happiness; Emotions; Humor; Anecdotes; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780399156519

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2010

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Not now, I'm having a no hair day : humor and healing for people with cancer

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Clifford, Christine. Duluth, MN: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 C637 1996

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Clifford, Christine

Place of Publication: Duluth, MN

Publisher: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers

Publication Date: 1996

Physical Description: 110 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Wit and Humor; Mental Healing; Popular Work

ISBN: 1570251207

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 C637 1996

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I'm alive and the doctor's dead : surviving cancer with your sense of humor and your sexuality intact

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Buchanan, Sue. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B918 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Formerly titled "Love, laughter, and a high disregard for statistics"

Author: Buchanan, Sue

Place of Publication: Grand Rapids, MI

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Wit and Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: Formerly titled "Love, laughter, and a high disregard for statistics"

ISBN: 0310224551 (pbk.); 9780310224556

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B918 1998

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Head first : the biology of hope

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Cousins, Norman. New York, NY: E.P. Dutton , 1989.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WD375 C867h 1989

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Cousins, Norman

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: E.P. Dutton

Publication Date: 1989

Physical Description: xii, 368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Hope; Attitude to Health; Consumer Participation; Psychotherapy; Wit and Humor; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780525248057; 0525248056

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WD375 C867h 1989

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Dead mom walking : a memoir of miracle cures and other disasters

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Matlow, Rachel. [Toronto, ON]: Viking , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M433 2020

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when t…

Author: Matlow, Rachel

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Parent-Child Relations; Family Relations; Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when two people who've always written their own script go head to head with each other, and with life's least forgiving plot device." - Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780735236301

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 M433 2020

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

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Cancer vixen : a true story

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Marchetto, Marisa Acocella. New York ; Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf , 2006. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 M317 2006

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.

Author: Marchetto, Marisa Acocella

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York ; Toronto

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 211 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasms; Graphic Novels; Cartoons; Personal Narratives; Biography; Wit and Humor; Popular Work

Abstract: Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002623)

ISBN: 9780676978247 (Toronto); 0307263576 (alk. paper); 067697824X (Toronto)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 M317 2006

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Mom's cancer

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Fies, Brian. New York, NY: Abrams Image , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WF658 F466 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Graphic novel about one family's struggle with metastatic lung cancer

Author: Fies, Brian

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Abrams Image

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 114 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms; Family Relations; Neoplasm Metastasis; Cartoons; Wit and Humor; Social Support; Popular Work

Abstract: Graphic novel about one family's struggle with metastatic lung cancer

ISBN: 9780810958401; 0810958406

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WF658 F466 2006

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The funny thing about cancer

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Haddon, Josh. [Canada]: Joshua Haddon , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H127 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Haddon, Josh

Place of Publication: [Canada]

Publisher: Joshua Haddon

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Esophageal Neoplasms; Adaptation, Psychological; Humor; Personal Narratives; Young Adult; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781926599632

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 H127 2018

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Finger up the bum : a guide to my prostate cancer

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Izen, Michael Hart. [Vancouver, BC?]: Leola Productions , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 I98 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen wa…

Author: Izen, Michael Hart

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Leola Productions

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Men's Health; Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen warrior' to hot flashes, as well as touching thoughts on what really matters in the end - Cover

ISBN: 9780995278707

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WJ752 I98 2016

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Dr. Susan Love's breast book

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Love, Susan, Lindsey, Karen. Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press , 2010. 5th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP840 L897 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Love, Susan; Lindsey, Karen

Edition: 5th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xv, 736 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780738213590; 0738213594

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP840 L897 2010

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Dr. Susan Love's breast book

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Love, Susan M., Love, Elizabeth, Lindsey, Karen. New York: Hachette Go , 2023. 7th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP840 L897 2023

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Love, Susan M.; Love, Elizabeth; Lindsey, Karen

Edition: 7th ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Hachette Go

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: xiii, 686 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780306833250

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP840 L897 2023

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Dr. Susan Love's breast book

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Love, Susan M., Love, Elizabeth, Lindsey, Karen. Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press , 2015. 6th ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP840 L897 2015

Availability: 11 copies, 11 available

Author: Love, Susan M.; Love, Elizabeth; Lindsey, Karen

Edition: 6th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xiii, 690 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002249)

ISBN: 9780738218212

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP840 L897 2015

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For Michael, love Cynda

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Yeasting, Cynda. [Victoria, BC?]: Friesen Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 Y39 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

A unique love story between a terminally ill man and the woman who found him on a dating website. He put his heart out there and she was lucky enough to find him. This book is their love story, from a first date to dealing with challenges that Michael's terminal cancer diagnosis brought them. Livin…

Author: Yeasting, Cynda

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Friesen Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: x, 293 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms; Spouses; Love; Hope; Grief; Interpersonal Relations; Terminal Care; Terminally Ill - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: A unique love story between a terminally ill man and the woman who found him on a dating website. He put his heart out there and she was lucky enough to find him. This book is their love story, from a first date to dealing with challenges that Michael's terminal cancer diagnosis brought them. Living life to the fullest and hoping for a miracle - Cover

ISBN: 9781460267486; 9781460267479

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 Y39 2016

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God's love and care are like an orchid

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Shing, Ah. Hong Kong: Living Faith Society, Ltd. , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 S556 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Like the subtle fragrance of the orchid, a Catholic theologian and philosopher looks back and realizes God's grace and care have been constant in all aspects of her life. Told with short stories, similar to "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series.

Author: Shing, Ah

Place of Publication: Hong Kong

Publisher: Living Faith Society, Ltd.

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 332 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Spirituality; Christianity; Adaptation, Psychological; Interpersonal Relations; Resilience; Optimism; Popular Work

Abstract: Like the subtle fragrance of the orchid, a Catholic theologian and philosopher looks back and realizes God's grace and care have been constant in all aspects of her life. Told with short stories, similar to "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series.