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Beauty and cancer : looking and feeling your best

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5733
Noyes, Diane Doan, Mellody, Peggy. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 N953 1992
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Noyes, Diane Doan
Mellody, Peggy
Place of Publication
Dallas, TX
Publisher
Taylor Publishing Company
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Beauty
Neoplasms - complications
Cosmetics
Alopecia
Popular Work
ISBN
0878338098
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 N953 1992

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Changes, choices, and challenges : a guide to coping with hair loss and skin changes from cancer and its treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog5142
Noyes, Diane. Mississauga, Ont.: Adria Laboratories of Canada Ltd. , 1990.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 C457 1990
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Material presented is based in part on the book "Beauty and cancer" written by Diane Noyes and Peggy Mellody
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Author
Noyes, Diane
Corporate Author
Adria Laboratories of Canada Ltd.
Place of Publication
Mississauga, Ont.
Publisher
Adria Laboratories of Canada Ltd.
Publication Date
1990
Subjects
Beauty
Neoplasms - complications
Cosmetics
Alopecia
Abstract
Material presented is based in part on the book "Beauty and cancer" written by Diane Noyes and Peggy Mellody
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 C457 1990

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Chemo and me : my hair loss experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18644
Miller, Tani. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 M651 2009
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
Miller, Tani
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society/Health Promotions
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
1 v. : ill ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Beauty
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Scarves
Hair
Alopecia
Personal Narratives
Pictorial Works
Popular Work
ISBN
9781604430097
1604430095
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 M651 2009

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Where's mom's hair? : a family's journey through cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18095
Watters, Debbie, Watters, Haydn, Watters, Emmett, Hogan, Sophie. [Toronto, ON]: Second Story Press , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 W346 2005
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
Watters, Debbie
Watters, Haydn
Watters, Emmett
Hogan, Sophie
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Second Story Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Family
Parent-Child Relations
Neoplasms - complications
Alopecia
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Pictorial Works
Juvenile Literature
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC
ISBN
9781896764948
1896764940
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 W346 2005

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You can fight for your life : emotional factors in the treatment of cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6407
LeShan, Lawrence. New York, NY: M. Evans and Company, Inc. , 1980.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201.5 L629 1980
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
LeShan, Lawrence
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
M. Evans and Company, Inc.
Publication Date
1980
Physical Description
xix, 192 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Stress, Psychological
Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
ISBN
0871312344
0871314940 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201.5 L629 1980

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Big fall : living with hair loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2653
Jacobs, Sheila. [Burnaby, BC]: New Century Books , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR460 J17 1992
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Jacobs, Sheila
Place of Publication
[Burnaby, BC]
Publisher
New Century Books
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Alopecia
ISBN
0969473419
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WR460 J17 1992

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Alopecia areata : understanding and coping with hair loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6983
Thompson, Wendy, Shapiro, Jerry. Baltimore, md.: Johns Hopkins University Press , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR460 T478 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Thompson, Wendy
Shapiro, Jerry
Place of Publication
Baltimore, md.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Alopecia Areata
ISBN
801853524
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WR460 T478 1996

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Can I still kiss you? : answering your children's questions about cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13277
Russell, Neil. Deerfield Beach, Fl.: Health Communications, Inc. , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R965 2001
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
A series of questions and answers dealing with diagnosis, surgery, radiation and chemotherapy during and after treatment.
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Author
Russell, Neil
Place of Publication
Deerfield Beach, Fl.
Publisher
Health Communications, Inc.
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - popular works - biography
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
Abstract
A series of questions and answers dealing with diagnosis, surgery, radiation and chemotherapy during and after treatment.
ISBN
1558749284
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 R965 2001

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I am not my breast cancer : women talk openly about love and sex, hair loss and weight gain, mothers and daughters, and being a woman with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21410
Peltason, Ruth. New York, NY: William Morrow , 2008. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P394 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book is based on an online dialogue created by Marc N. Weiss and Ruth Peltason and hosted by Web Lab (verso of title page).
More Information
Author
Peltason, Ruth
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
William Morrow
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xix, 379 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Sexual Behavior
Alopecia
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
Abstract
This book is based on an online dialogue created by Marc N. Weiss and Ruth Peltason and hosted by Web Lab (verso of title page).
ISBN
9780061174100
0061174106
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 P394 2008

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Nowhere hair

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Glader, Sue, Buenen, Edith. Mill Valley, CA: Thousand Words Press , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 G542 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Having hunted for her mother's missing hair, a young girl learns the truth about cancer while experiencing life (with hats, scarves, baldness and love) during chemotherapy.; For "Ages 3-7"
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Author
Glader, Sue
Buenen, Edith
Place of Publication
Mill Valley, CA
Publisher
Thousand Words Press
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - psychology
Mother-Child Relations
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Family
Child
Child, Preschool
Alopecia
Beauty
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
Having hunted for her mother's missing hair, a young girl learns the truth about cancer while experiencing life (with hats, scarves, baldness and love) during chemotherapy.
For "Ages 3-7"
ISBN
9780984359103
0984359109
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 G542 2010

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Radiation therapy and breast cancer : the most common questions asked by patients

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog7816
Yewchuk, Jennifer, Rathgaber, Kelly. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. School of Radiation Therapy , 2000.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP870 Y48 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Yewchuk, Jennifer
Rathgaber, Kelly
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. School of Radiation Therapy
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy - popular works - pamphlets
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works - pamphlets
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WP870 Y48 2000

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When cancer recurs : meeting the challenge again

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1198
Canadian Cancer Society. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 1991?.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 C212w 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Adapted from a publication by US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20205.; May 31, 2007 - As per "Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon" there is no current edition of this publication (15-3…
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Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Society
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Society
Publication Date
1991?
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - popular works - pamphlets
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - psychology - popular works - pamphlets
Abstract
Adapted from a publication by US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20205.
May 31, 2007 - As per "Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon" there is no current edition of this publication (15-311872).
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 C212w 1991

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Best news about radiation therapy : everything you need to know about your treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13454
Kornmehl, Carol L. New York, NY: M. Evans and Company, Inc. , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ269 K84 2004
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Kornmehl, Carol L
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
M. Evans and Company, Inc.
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xviii, 185 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Popular Work
ISBN
159077051X (pbk.)
9781461733843
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ269 K84 2004
Website Notes
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.
Read Online
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=1124528

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Facing cancer with confidence : you've just been told you have cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13274
CancerSource, Oncology Nursing Society. [Boston, MA]: CancerSource , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F771m 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Provides information and tools to help patients and caregivers learn about cancer and manage the entire treatment process.
More Information
Corporate Author
CancerSource
Oncology Nursing Society
Editor
Mayer, Deborah
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
CancerSource
Publication Date
2004
Series
Facing cancer with confidence
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - popular works
Neoplasms - complications
Abstract
Provides information and tools to help patients and caregivers learn about cancer and manage the entire treatment process.
ISBN
1593900023
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 F771m 2004

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What women want to know about breast implants

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3710
Berger, Karen, Bostwick, John. [St. Louis, MO]: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc. , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP910 B496 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Berger, Karen
Bostwick, John
Place of Publication
[St. Louis, MO]
Publisher
Quality Medical Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Mammaplasty - popular works - pamphlets
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works - pamphlets
Silicones - adverse effects - popular works - pamphlets
ISBN
942219619
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP910 B496 1995

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Cancer care : closer to home

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4707
BC Cancer Agency. Fraser Valley Cancer Centre. Surrey, BC: BC Cancer Agency. Fraser Valley Cancer Centre , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Fraser Valley Cancer Centre
Place of Publication
Surrey, BC
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Fraser Valley Cancer Centre
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Cancer Care Facilities - popular works - pamphlets
Quality of Health Care - pamphlets
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

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Facing cancer with confidence : you've just been told you have cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13629
CancerSource, Oncology Nursing Society. [Boston, MA]: CancerSource , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F771m 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
CancerSource
Oncology Nursing Society
Editor
Mayer, Deborah
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
CancerSource
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
CD with guidebook
Series
Facing cancer with confidence
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - popular works - CD-ROM
Neoplasms - complications - CD-ROM
ISBN
159390004X
Language
English
Material Type
CD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 F771m 2003

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Risks of tobacco use : a message to parents and teens

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9229
American Academy of Pediatrics. Elk Grove Village, Ill.: American Academy of Pediatrics , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
American Academy of Pediatrics
Place of Publication
Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Tobacco - in adolescence - popular works - pamphlets
Smoking - in adolescence - popular works - pamphlets
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

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Halley's hoodie

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Folk, Judy, Ballinger, Bryan (illustrator). [United States]: NP Publishing , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 F666 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Halley is a beautiful show poodle who suddenly faces an illness and loses her hair (cancer). Halley's friends rally and create a beautiful hoodie for her to wear. The power of friendship restores Halley's confidence in herself and the world around her. This picture book with large color illustratio…
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Alternate Title
Nosey parkers club : Halley's hoodie
Author
Folk, Judy
Ballinger, Bryan (illustrator)
Place of Publication
[United States]
Publisher
NP Publishing
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
38 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Nosey Parkers Club
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Alopecia
Friends
Child
Juvenile Literature
Pictorial Works
Popular Work
Abstract
Halley is a beautiful show poodle who suddenly faces an illness and loses her hair (cancer). Halley's friends rally and create a beautiful hoodie for her to wear. The power of friendship restores Halley's confidence in herself and the world around her. This picture book with large color illustrations is suitable for children ages 4-8.
ISBN
9780982052662
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 F666 2014

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Chemobrain : how cancer therapies can affect your mind : what patients, families, and doctors need to know

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18348
Clegg, Ellen. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ267 C624 2009
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Chemo brain
Author
Clegg, Ellen
Place of Publication
Amherst, NY
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
243 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Cognition Disorders
Mental Health
Memory Disorders
Survivors
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0000129)
ISBN
9781591026693
1591026695
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ267 C624 2009

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