Author

Armstrong, Mike

Vohr, Eric A.

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 150 pages : map ; 22 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Hope

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Author Armstrong was the former chairman of the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine, former chairman of several large corporations, and a survivor of two types of cancer. This work is a memoir that stresses the therapeutic value of hope. The author's personal story is supplemented with interview data that round out the perspectives on surviving cancer. The book ends with listed resources for further information." -- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781421440187

1421440180

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 A735c 2021

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Alternate Title

Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 healing stories of courage and inspiration

Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 healing stories about those who have survived cancer

Editor

Canfield, Jack

Place of Publication

Deerfield Beach, FL

Publisher

Health Communications, Inc.

Publication Date

1996

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms

Survivors

Social Support

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781558744028

1558744029

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C533 1996

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Author

Maginley, David

Place of Publication

Halifax, NS

Publisher

Tristan Press

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xix, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Spirituality

Attitude to Death

Pastoral Care

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the hero within. You will learn how to :

-- Turn the mind into an ally as you grapple with uncertainty.

-- Explore spirituality through your love rather than your belief.

-- Not only go through cancer, but grow through cancer. - Cover

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9780995881112

0995881111

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 M194 2016

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Author

Weinblatt, Stuart G.

Place of Publication

Brooklyn, NY

Publisher

KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

96 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Emotional Adjustment

Life Change Events

Clergy

Judaism

Spirituality

Pastoral Care

Religion and Medicine

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9789655241709

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 W423 2015

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Editor

Silver, Julie K

Place of Publication

Atlanta, GA

Publisher

American Cancer Society/Health Promotions

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xvii, 362 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Survivors

Patients

Adaptation, Psychological

Self Care

Personal Narratives

Abstract

How I nurtured myself

How my family helped

How friends made a difference

Care and support from the health care team

What helped my children cope

Balancing work and family

How I changed my diet

How I changed my exercise routine

What I did to relieve stress

How being spiritual helped

What I wish I had known at diagnosis

What would have helped but was too hard to ask for

How my body and intimacy were affected

What helped me heal

How cancer changed my life

What it means to be a survivor

ISBN

9781604430042

1604430044

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

Call Number

QZ201 W555s 2009

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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

Kalanithi, Paul

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Random House

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Attitude to Death

Lung Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Autobiography

Quality of Life

Family Relations

Terminally Ill

Neurosurgeons

Popular Work

ISBN

9780812988406

081298840X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 K14 2016

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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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Author

Harpham, Wendy Schlessel

Corporate Author

American College of Physicians

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

ACP Press

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xvii, 195 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Physician-Patient Relations

Professional-Patient Relations

Empathy

Neoplasms - psychology

Communication

Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

Patients - psychology

Quality of Life

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781934465394

1934465399

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

W62 H295 2009

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Author

Taylor, Cory

Place of Publication

Portland, OR

Publisher

Tin House Books

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

141 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Dying

Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781941040706

1941040705

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF789 D4 T238 2017

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Author

Moorjani, Anita

Place of Publication

Carlsbad, CA

Publisher

Hay House

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

xv, 191 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Death

Spiritual Therapies

Mind-Body Therapies

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781401937515

9781401937539

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 M825 2012

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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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Editor

Miller, Karin B

Place of Publication

Minneapolis, MN

Publisher

Tasora Books

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

xxiv, 248 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Poetry

Survivors

Patients

Family

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780978994686

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 C218m 2001

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Author

Hong, Young Jae

Place of Publication

Taipei, Taiwan

Publisher

Han Shian Culture Publishing Co.

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9789862282595

Language

Chinese

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 H772 2013

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Author

Carr, Kris

Place of Publication

Guilford, CT

Publisher

Skirt!

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

245 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms

Female

Women's Health

Women

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Survivors - psychology

Mental Healing

Spiritual Healing

Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques

Diet

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781599213705

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 C312 2008

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Author

Hayes, Cynthia

Place of Publication

Austin, TX

Publisher

River Grove Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis. The Big Ordeal, written in collaboration with a psychologist and two oncologists, tackles the emotional side of the experience head-on, to help newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones anticipate, understand, and deal with the psychological turmoil ahead. Based on interviews with scores of patients and experts across a variety of fields, combining patient stories with medical insights and advice from those who have been there, and structured around the typical phases of the process, this book is an accessible resource for anyone who receive a cancer diagnosis" --Back cover

ISBN

9781632993359

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 H417b 2021

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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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Author

Diamond, John

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Vintage

Publication Date

2001

Subjects

Alternative Medicine

Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

ISBN

0099428334

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 D537s 2001

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Author

Martin, Chia

Place of Publication

Prescott, AZ

Publisher

Hohm Press

Publication Date

2000

Physical Description

165 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Narrative Therapy

Imagery (Psychotherapy)

Writing

Personal Narratives as Topic

Popular Work

ISBN

1890772003

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ266 M379w 2000

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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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