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Psychological impact of breast cancer : a psychologist’s insights as a patient

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Galgut, Cordelia. Oxford, UK: Radcliffe Publishing , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 G155 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Galgut, Cordelia

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xvi, 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Attitude to Health; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781846193033

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 G155 2010

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Across the void : through cancer and into life

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Bonello, Laurie. Saskatoon, SK: Laurie Bonello , 2009. large print ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B712 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bonello, Laurie

Edition: large print ed.

Place of Publication: Saskatoon, SK

Publisher: Laurie Bonello

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 162 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780981213606

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B712 2009

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Living with breast cancer : the step-by-step guide to minimizing side effects and maximizing quality of life

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Shin, Jennifer A., Ryan, David P., Jackson, Vicki A. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S556l 2022

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"This guidebook helps people who are diagnosed with breast cancer understand what is happening to them while they cope physically and emotionally with cancer treatment"-- Provided by publisher

Author: Shin, Jennifer A.; Ryan, David P.; Jackson, Vicki A.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: ix, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series: Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Popular Work

Abstract: "This guidebook helps people who are diagnosed with breast cancer understand what is happening to them while they cope physically and emotionally with cancer treatment"-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781421444437; 1421444437

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S556l 2022

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I'm too young to have breast cancer! : regain control of your life, career, family, sexuality, and faith

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Leibson-Hawkins, Beth. Washington, DC: Lifeline Press , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 L525 2004

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Leibson-Hawkins, Beth

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Lifeline Press

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xvii, 280 p. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Survivors - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780895260550; 0895260557

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 L525 2004

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Restoring body image in breast cancer (ReBIC) support group

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Esplen, Mary Jane, Toner, Brenda, Boquiren, Virginia, Trachenberg, Lianne, Wong, Jiahui. [Switzerland]: [de Souza Institute] , [2018].

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WP870 E77 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: ReBIC group manual

Author: Esplen, Mary Jane; Toner, Brenda; Boquiren, Virginia; Trachenberg, Lianne; Wong, Jiahui

Place of Publication: [Switzerland]

Publisher: [de Souza Institute]

Publication Date: [2018]

Physical Description: 107 p.: ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Body Image - psychology; Imagery (Psychotherapy); Quality of Life - psychology; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Psychotherapy, Group - education; Psychotherapy, Group - methods; Guideline

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Looseleaf

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WP870 E77 2018

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Live your best life now! : the cancer survivor's guide to creating a happy and meaningful life

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Santini, Kathy. [Victoria, BC?]: Kathy Santini , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S235 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Review published in "Abreast in the West" vol. 9, no.3 Summer 2008

Author: Santini, Kathy

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Kathy Santini

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 130 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Survivors - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work; Anecdotes

Abstract: Review published in "Abreast in the West" vol. 9, no.3 Summer 2008

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Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 S235 2007

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

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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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Pink notes : a raw and honest account of a young woman's journey to find beauty, hope, and healing while peeling back the layers of cancer.

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Savi-Cannon, Jackie. [United States]: JSC Lifestyle Management , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S267 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Savi-Cannon, Jackie

Place of Publication: [United States]

Publisher: JSC Lifestyle Management

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xv, 173 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Adaptation, Psychological; Survivors; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780981109305

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S267 2008

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

Author: Hendler, Sue

Editor: Overall, Christine

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Michael Grass House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

ISBN: 9780987972576; 098797257X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

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Living well beyond breast cancer : a survivor's guide for when treatment ends and the rest of your life begins

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Weiss, Marisa C, Weiss, Ellen. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 2010. fully updated 2nd. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 W431 2010

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Author: Weiss, Marisa C; Weiss, Ellen

Edition: fully updated 2nd. ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 511 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Breast Neoplasms - complications; Adaptation, Psychological; Women's Health; Survivors; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780307460226; 03037460223

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 W431 2010

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Naked imperfection : a memoir

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Deacon, Gillian. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

Author: Deacon, Gillian

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Perfectionism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

ISBN: 9780143188513

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

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Experience of cancer as a transition : a project exploring the lived experiences of breast cancer patients after completion of adjuvant therapy

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Denduyf, Johanna. [Victoria, BC?]: Royal Roads University , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WP870 D391 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Denduyf, Johanna

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Royal Roads University

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Patients - psychology; Life Change Events

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 D391 2002

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Hope is contagious : the breast cancer treatment survival handbook

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Porter, Margit Esser. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P868 1997

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Porter, Margit Esser

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 188 p. ; 16cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780684842189; 0684842181

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 P868 1997

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It's not about the hair : and other certainties of life and cancer

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Jarvis, Debra. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 J38 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Jarvis, Debra

Place of Publication: Seattle, WA

Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: ix, 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781570615368; 1570615365

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 J38 2007

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Now breathe : a journal of life after a cancer diagnosis

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Sternbach, Claudia. Seattle, WA: Whiteaker Press , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S839 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Sternbach, Claudia

Place of Publication: Seattle, WA

Publisher: Whiteaker Press

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: ix, 153 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Biography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0965380041

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 S839 1999

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Called back : my reply to cancer, my reply to life

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Cappello, Mary. New York, NY: Fordham University Press , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C244 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Cappello, Mary

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Fordham University Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 217 p. ; 21 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: Originally published in 2009 by Alyson Books.; This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9780823294053; 9780823294046

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook; Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 C244 2021

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.

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…

Author: Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Life; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN: 9781501169359; 1501169351

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

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

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