Author

Schilstra, Clarissa

Place of Publication

[San Bernadino, CA]

Publisher

Create Space Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

iv, 67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Leukemia

Emotional Adjustment

Adolescent

Young Adult

Survivors

Personal Narratives

Guidebooks

Abstract

"A diagnosis of cancer is devastating at any age. For teenagers and young adults, it presents a unique challenge both socially and emotionally ... In the pages of this book, I share those stories and strategies, in an effort to provide a guide through the emotional roller coaster that is cancer treatment and life as a cancer survivor." - Author

ISBN

978514208083

1514208083

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

QZ200 S334 2015

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Author

Rubenstein, Carolyn

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Tom Doherty Associates, LLC

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

382 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Survivors - psychology

Life Change Events

Social Support

Adolescent

Young Adult

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

"How young people turn fear into hope - and how they can teach us to do the same" - Cover

ISBN

9780765317780

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 R895 2009

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Author

Rufus, Rob

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Touchstone

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

viii, 382 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - diagnosis

Neoplasms - psychology

Cancer Survivors

Adolescent

Young Adult

Music

Autobiography

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781501142628

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 R927 2016

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Author

Keene, Nancy

Hobbie, Wendy

Ruccione, Kathy

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Sebastopol, CA

Publisher

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xxiv, 436 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - complications

Follow-up Studies

Survivors

Parents

Adolescent

Adult

Adaptation, Psychological

Infant

Child

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780596528515

0596528515

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ200 K26c 2007

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Author

Tobimatsu, Kimiko

Geniza, Keet [ill.]

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

94 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Young Adult

Sexual and Gender Minorities

Graphic Novels

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9781551528199

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 T629k 2020

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Author

Carr, Kris

Crow, Sheryl

Place of Publication

Guilford, CT

Publisher

Skirt!

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

203 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms

Female

Women's Health

Women

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Survivors - psychology

Mental Healing

Spiritual Healing

Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques

Young Adult

Diet

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781599212319

1599212315

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

QZ201 C311 2007

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Author

Soo, Sylvia

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Rethink Breast Cancer

Publication Date

2014

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Body Image

Adaptation, Psychological

Young Adult

Diaries

Personal Narratives

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP870 C215s 2014

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Alternate Title

Between 2 kingdoms

Between two kingdoms : what almost dying taught me about living

Author

Jaouad, Suleika

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Random House

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 348 pages : map ; 21 cm

Subjects

Leukemia

Young Adult

Life Change Events

Journalism

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780593236994

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WH250 J35b 2021

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Author

Drescher, Fran

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Warner Books, Inc.

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

xv, 236 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms

Uterine Neoplasms

Biography

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780446530194

0446530190

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 D773 2002

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Alternate Title

Breast cancer : landscape of an illness

Author

Williams, Penelope

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

BPS Books

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xxiii, 274 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

Branch copies may vary by title, publisher. First published as "Breast cancer : landscape of an illness" in 2004 by Penguin Group (Canada)

ISBN

978098923155

014301369

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 P726b 2008

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Author

Pike, Jennifer

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Raincoast Books

Chronical Books

Publication Date

1997

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

1551921081

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 P635 1997

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Author

Scowcroft, Henry

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Green Tree

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

When Henry Scowcroft's partner Zarah was diagnosed with stage IV bladder cancer in her mid-thirties, their world fell apart. In order to cope with the upheaval as they endured scans, aggressive chemotherapy and hospital stays, Henry began writing down and sharing their experiences with friends and family. His day job as a writer for the charity Cancer Research UK helped him to explain everything he was learning from the coalface of cancer treatment - including Zarah's diagnosis and their rollercoaster journey through the health system. After Zarah's untimely death Henry found some closure and comfort by trying to learn more about her cancer from scientific analysis of the test results and biopsies taken during her treatment and enlisted a team of doctors and researchers to help him. Could he have done more? How did Zarah's tumour develop? Could there be a legacy from her death that would help others diagnosed with cancer? This heart-wrenching memoir of love and loss is interspersed with Henry's mission to understand the cancer that took his partner too soon. -- Page 2 of cover

ISBN

9781472975126

9781472975133

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 W432 2021

Website Notes

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

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

Gagnon, Gogs

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Granville Island Publishing Ltd.

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xiv, 166 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781926991948

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WJ762 G135 2019

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Alternate Title

My breast

Author

Wadler, Joyce

Place of Publication

Taiwan

Publisher

Advance Wisdom Business Co. Ltd.

Publication Date

1995

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9789578909335

9578909330

Language

Chinese

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 W123c 1995

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Author

Addario, Bonnie J.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Post Hill Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxxi, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Lung Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

The Living Room, which draws its name from a virtual support group live-streamed internationally once a month by [author's] foundation, tells the stories of twenty lung cancer patients who have bravely fought the disease and found ways to thrive, not just to survive. The goal of Bonnie's efforts is to break down the barriers and stigmas associated with lung cancer and demonstrate how the new wave of treatment options are moving to make it a manageable disease. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781642937367

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WF658 A21 2021

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Author

Pickert, Kate

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

325 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - history

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today''s patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. - Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9780316470346

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 P596 2020

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Author

Ericksen, Julia A

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

xiv, 319 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780520252912 (cloth : alk. paper)

0520252918 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780520252929 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0520252926 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 E68t 2008

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Author

Hayter, Charles

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xix, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Physician-Patient Relations

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781487528157

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 H426c 2022

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Author

Marshall, John L

Marshall, Liza

Place of Publication

[United States]

Publisher

Ideapress Publishing

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

335 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781646870486

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 M367 2021

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Author

Pesmen, Curtis

Place of Publication

Morristown, NJ

Boulder, CO

Publisher

Tatra Press, LLC

BoCo Media, LLC

Publication Date

2005

Physical Description

219 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Colonic Neoplasms

Colorectal Neoplasms

Survivors

Complementary Therapies

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0001002)

ISBN

0966184777

9780966184778

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WI520 P474c 2005

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