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Life not chosen : the story of Ethlyn Trapp and her father : a prominent daughter of a British Columbian pioneer and New Wesminster elder statesman

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18357
Jackson, Stewart M. [Victoria, BC?]: Trafford Publishing , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Life not chosen
Author
Jackson, Stewart M
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xiii, 115 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Physicians, Women - history
Radiotherapy - history
Radiation Oncology - history
Cancer Care Facilities - history
Biography
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia Cancer Institute
Canada
ISBN
9781425184599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Warrior of the people : how Susan La Flesche overcame racial and gender inequality to become America's first Indian doctor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124472
Starita, Joe. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomita…
Author
Starita, Joe
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xiv, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples - history
First Nations
Picotte, Susan LaFlesche, 1865-1915
Physicians, Women
United States
Biography
Popular Work
Abstract
"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Native woman acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. They were often desperately poor and sick with tuberculosis, small pox, measles, and influenza. She was their last hope and effectively became the chief of her entrenched patriarchal tribe, crashing through walls of ethnic, racial, and gender prejudice. A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte's inspirational life and dedication to public health, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments that improved the lot of her people."--Back Cover
ISBN
9781250181312
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ100 S73w 2018

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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A two-spirit journey : the autobiography of a lesbian Ojibwa-Cree elder

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121379
Chacaby, Ma-Nee, Plummer, Mary Louisa. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Table of contents:; 1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage F…
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Author
Chacaby, Ma-Nee
Plummer, Mary Louisa
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date
2016
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Critical studies in Native history ; 18
Subjects
Elders (Native peoples)
Transgender Persons
Sexual and Gender Minorities
First Nations
Ontario
Canada
Biography
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Table of contents:
1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage Friendships, and Having Two Spirits (1960-1965) -- 5. Losing My Grandmother and Mother, Becoming a Parent, and Surviving an Abusive Marriage in Auden (1965-1970) -- 6. Living and Parenting in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Before Sobriety (1970-1975) -- 7. Sobriety and Single-Parenting in Thunder Bay (1975-1980) -- 8. Working with Addicted Mothers and Raising Foster Kids with Nate in Winnipeg (1980-1987) -- 9. Coming Out, Falling in Love, and Living with Leah in Thunder Bay and Boston (1987-1991) -- 10. Meeting Grace and Building a Life Together in Kaministiquia (1991-2004) -- 11. Recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Becoming an Elder in Thunder Bay (2004-2014).
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780887558122
9780887555039
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
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What do you do if you don't die : the Stephen Fletcher story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16587
McIntosh, Linda. Winnipeg, MB: Heartland Associates , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 M152 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
McIntosh, Linda
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
Heartland Associates
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Quadriplegia
Politics
Steven Fletcher
Canada
Biography
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781896150499
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 M152 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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No ordinary Mike : Michael Smith, Nobel laureate

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13425
Damer, Eric, Astell, Caroline R. [Vancouver, BC?]: Ronsdale Press , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 D158 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Damer, Eric
Astell, Caroline R
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Ronsdale Press
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
vii, 264 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. : 23 cm.
Subjects
Michael Smith
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Nobel Prize
Canada
Biography
ISBN
1553800141
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ100 D158 2004

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Choice is yours : the life and philosophy of one of the world's greatest psychiatrists, Viktor Frankl

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14202
Drazen, Ruth Yorkin, Frankl, Viktor. Philadelphia, PA: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM Foundation) , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ201 C545 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Drazen, Ruth Yorkin
Frankl, Viktor
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM Foundation)
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Biography
Psychiatry
Palliative Care
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
QZ201 C545 2001

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library AV Room Available
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I'll carry the fork! : recovering a life after brain injury

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16093
Swanson, Kara L. Scotts Valley, CA: Rising Star Press , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL354 S974 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Swanson, Kara L
Place of Publication
Scotts Valley, CA
Publisher
Rising Star Press
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Brain Injuries - rehabilitation
Patients
Adaptation, Psychological
Biography
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780933670044
0933670044
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WL354 S974 2003

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Climb back from cancer : a survivor and caregiver's inspirational journey

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16143
Hobson, Alan, Hobson, Cecilia. Canmore, AB: Climb Back, Inc. , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH250 H684c 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Hobson, Alan
Hobson, Cecilia
Place of Publication
Canmore, AB
Publisher
Climb Back, Inc.
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xxxii, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Leukemia
Patients
Caregivers
Adaptation, Psychological
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Survivors
Biography
Personal Narratives
ISBN
0968526314
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WH250 H684c 2004

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Missing Available
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Dietitian's cancer story : information and inspiration for recovery and healing from a 3-time cancer survivor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10652
Dyer, Diana. Ann Arbor, Mi.: Swan Press , 2002. 8th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 D998d 2002
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Dyer, Diana
Edition
8th ed.
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, Mi.
Publisher
Swan Press
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Neoplasms - diet therapy
Nutrition
Survivors - psychology
Alternative Medicine
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Patients
Biography
Popular Work
ISBN
096672383X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 D998d 2002

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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