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Radiation therapy for breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4418
French, John, Yu, Mackenzie. Surrey, BC: BC Cancer Agency. Fraser Valley Cancer Centre | BCCA , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 F874 1997
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Author
French, John
Yu, Mackenzie
Place of Publication
Surrey, BC
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Fraser Valley Cancer Centre
BCCA
Publication Date
1997
Physical Description
1/2 inch : colour ; 30 minutes
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
VHS
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
VC Library Archives
Call Number
WP870 F874 1997
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Disrupting breast cancer narratives : stories of rage and repair

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122844
Nielsen, Emilia. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Contents:
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Author
Nielsen, Emilia
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2019
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Abstract
Contents:
ISBN
9781487530020
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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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Bodies unbound : gender-specific cancer and biolegitimacy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123477
Sledge, Piper. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
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  1 read online  
Author
Sledge, Piper
Place of Publication
New Brunswick, NJ
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms, Male - psychology
Transgender Persons
Gender Identity
Social Perception
ISBN
9781978815797
9781978815827
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.
Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Trans bodies, trans selves : a resource for the transgender community

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124275
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2022. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Editor
Erickson-Schroth, Laura
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Transgender Persons
Gender Identity
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Popular Work
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780190092726
9780190092740
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 or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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Transgender health issues

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124286
Boslaugh, Sarah. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood , 2018.
Audience
Professional
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  1 read online  
Author
Boslaugh, Sarah
Place of Publication
Santa Barbara, CA
Publisher
Greenwood
Publication Date
2018
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Health and medical issues today
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons
Culturally Competent Care
Gender Identity
Health Equity
Health Services for Transgender Persons
ISBN
9781440858871
9781440858888.
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Hormone treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14555
WomenStories, Woman to Woman. Madison, WI: Medical Media Associates, Inc. , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
WomenStories
Woman to Woman
Place of Publication
Madison, WI
Publisher
Medical Media Associates, Inc.
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
18 minutes
Series
WomenStories : a video series for breast cancer patients 6
Woman to Woman : a video series for breast cancer patients 6
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal - diagnostic use
Tamoxifen - therapeutic use
Popular Work
Notes
Video content is part of WomenStories Breast Cancer Survivor video series 2006 DVD 2 disc set.
ISBN
193056807X
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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http://www.womenstories.org/product.asp.78.html
http://www.womenstories.org/imagelist-tcg.asp.26.html
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Meeting psychosocial needs of women with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14748
Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.), National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2004.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
National Research Council (U.S.)
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)
Editor
Hewitt, Maria Elizabeth
Herdman, Roger
Holland, Jimmie C
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
x, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Counseling - methods
Psychotherapy - methods
Social Support
Survivors - psychology
ISBN
0309091292 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://www.nap.edu/books/0309091292/html
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Intimacy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10866
WomenStories, Woman to Woman. Madison, WI: Medical Media Associates, Inc. , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Discusses how to reclaim and regain intimacy after a cancer diagnosis. Includes stories of cancer survivors; self-questionnaires, checklists, facts you should know.
More Information
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
WomenStories
Woman to Woman
Place of Publication
Madison, WI
Publisher
Medical Media Associates, Inc.
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
16 minutes
Series
WomenStories : a video series for breast cancer patients 3
Woman to Woman : a video series for breast cancer patients 3
Subjects
Family Relations
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Abstract
Discusses how to reclaim and regain intimacy after a cancer diagnosis. Includes stories of cancer survivors; self-questionnaires, checklists, facts you should know.
Notes
Video content is part of WomenStories Breast Cancer Survivor video series 2006 DVD 2 disc set.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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http://www.womenstories.org/product.asp.70.html
http://www.womenstories.org/imagelist-tcg.asp.26.html
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Chemotherapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10867
WomenStories, Woman to Woman. Madison, WI: Medical Media Associates, Inc. , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
WomenStories
Woman to Woman
Place of Publication
Madison, WI
Publisher
Medical Media Associates, Inc.
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
21 minutes
Series
WomenStories : a video series for breast cancer patients 4
Woman to Woman : a video series for breast cancer patients 4
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Notes
Video content is part of DVD WomenStories Breast Cancer Survivor video series 2006 DVD 2 disc set.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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http://www.womenstories.org/product.asp.68.html
http://www.womenstories.org/imagelist-tcg.asp.26.html
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Best practices in creating and delivering LGBTQ cultural competency trainings for health and social service agencies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21708
Margolies, Liz, Joo, Rej, McDavid, Jenna. , [2014].
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
LGBTQ cultural competency trainings
Author
Margolies, Liz
Joo, Rej
McDavid, Jenna
Corporate Author
National LGBT Cancer Network
Publication Date
[2014]
Subjects
Cultural Competency - education
Delivery of health Care - standards
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Gender Identity
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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http://cancer-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/best_practices.pdf
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Husband's guide to breast cancer : a complete and concise plan for every stage

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120170
Outcalt, Todd. Indianapolis: Blue River Press , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Outcalt, Todd
Place of Publication
Indianapolis
Publisher
Blue River Press
Publication Date
2013
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Spouses
Family Relations
Caregivers - psychology
Social Support
Popular Work
ISBN
9781935628323
9781935628811
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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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=634881
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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120171
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Genetic Testing
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Decision Making
Women's Health
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780472052196
9780472120352
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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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=832344
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LGBTQ cultures : what health care professionals need to know about sexual and gender diversity

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120535
Eliason, Michele J., Chinn, Peggy L. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer , 2018. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; Overview and theoretical framework -- What's in a word? Concepts related to sex/gender and sexuality -- The deadly effects of stigma -- Myths and facts about sexual orientation and gender identity -- Developmental transitions -- Cultures within cultures : diversity and LGBTQ co…
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Eliason, Michele J.
Chinn, Peggy L.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
2018
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons
Attitude of Health Personnel
Culturally Competent Care
Gender Identity
Social Stigma
Health Equity
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Abstract
Table of Contents:
Overview and theoretical framework -- What's in a word? Concepts related to sex/gender and sexuality -- The deadly effects of stigma -- Myths and facts about sexual orientation and gender identity -- Developmental transitions -- Cultures within cultures : diversity and LGBTQ communities -- The effects of stigma on health -- Substance abuse and mental health -- Physical health disorders -- Provider attitudes and knowledge -- LGBTQ healthcare professionals -- Structural barriers to quality care -- Conclusions and a call to action.
ISBN
1496394607
9781496394606
9781496394613
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Trans bodies, trans selves : a resource for the transgender community

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121376
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Editor
Erickson-Schroth, Laura
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Transgender Persons
Gender Identity
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Popular Work
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9780199325351
9780199325368
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.
Read Online
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=772837
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The gender quest workbook : a guide for teens and young adults exploring gender identity

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121377
Testa, Rylan Jay, Coolhart, Deborah, Peta, Jayme,. Oakland, CA: Instant Help Books | New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Table of contents:; 1. Gender Identity-- Explores definitions of gender and helps you better understand how your sense of gender developed.; 2. Gender Expression -- Looks at the wide diversity of genders worldwide and helps you think about the different ways you may choose to express your gender.; …
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  1 read online  
Author
Testa, Rylan Jay
Coolhart, Deborah
Peta, Jayme,
Place of Publication
Oakland, CA
Publisher
Instant Help Books
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Instant help book for teens
Subjects
Transgender Persons
Gender Identity
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sex Characteristics
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
Table of contents:
1. Gender Identity-- Explores definitions of gender and helps you better understand how your sense of gender developed.
2. Gender Expression -- Looks at the wide diversity of genders worldwide and helps you think about the different ways you may choose to express your gender.
3. Family -- Explores how to navigate your gender in your family.
4. School and Work -- Discusses how to advocate for yourself, find support, and tackle some common gender-related challenges at school and work.
5. Friends and Other Peers -- Explores how you might communicate with friends, classmates, and coworkers about gender.
6. Dating and Sex -- Talks about sexual and romantic identities, dating, and sex.
7. Balancing Multiple Identities -- Explores how our multiple identities (ethnic, socioeconomic, religious, and so on) combine to form who we are as unique and whole people.
8. Dealing with the Hard Stuff -- Describes how to deal with any stressful challenges that come up on your Gender Quest.
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9781626252974
9781626252981
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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Working with transgender young people and their families : a critical developmental approach

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121380
Riggs, Damien W. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan | Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2019.
Audience
Professional
Table of contents:; 1. Introduction -- 2. Children and Gender Development -- 3. Challenges and Joys in Adolescence -- 4. Parent Journeys Through Cisgenderism -- 5. Siblings, Grandparents, and Animal Companions -- 6. Conclusion
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Riggs, Damien W.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2019
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Critical and applied approaches in sexuality, gender and identity
Subjects
Transgender Persons - psychology
Gender Identity
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Interpersonal Relations
Abstract
Table of contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Children and Gender Development -- 3. Challenges and Joys in Adolescence -- 4. Parent Journeys Through Cisgenderism -- 5. Siblings, Grandparents, and Animal Companions -- 6. Conclusion
Notes
SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection
ISBN
9783030142308
9783030142315
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Hope tree : kids talk about breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9678
Numeroff, Laura, Harpham, Wendy Schlessel. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 N971 1999
Availability
11 copies, 11 available
A picture book written to help children cope with a mother's breast cancer. Includes "testimonials" by animal characters in an imaginary support group, allowing each of them to talk about issues they are facing. The "narrators" describe how the family reacted to the diagnosis, meeting the doctors a…
More Information
Author
Numeroff, Laura
Harpham, Wendy Schlessel
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Infant
Child
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
A picture book written to help children cope with a mother's breast cancer. Includes "testimonials" by animal characters in an imaginary support group, allowing each of them to talk about issues they are facing. The "narrators" describe how the family reacted to the diagnosis, meeting the doctors and nurses, trying to look for good things among the bad, and dealing with scary emotions, and they offer hints for helping Mom feel better.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC
ISBN
9780689845260
068984526X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 N971 1999

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr Surrey PFC Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.3 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Victoria's secret catalog never stops coming : and other lessons I learned from breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9731
Nash, Jennie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 N248 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Nash, Jennie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
156 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
0743219791
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 N248 2001

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Five stages of getting well

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9770
Allen, Judy Edwards. Portland, Or.: LifeTime Publishing , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 A427 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Five stages of (death and dying) getting well
Author
Allen, Judy Edwards
Place of Publication
Portland, Or.
Publisher
LifeTime Publishing
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives
ISBN
0962795402
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 A427 1992

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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How to ride a dragon : women with breast cancer tell their stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9789
Tocher, Michelle. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 T631 2002
Availability
9 copies, 9 available
More Information
Author
Tocher, Michelle
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
1552633977
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
WP870 T631 2002

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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