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Legacy: a black physician reckons with racism in medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125113
Blackstock, Uche. New York: Viking , 2024.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 B631 2024
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Blackstock, Uche
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Viking
Publication Date
2024
Physical Description
294 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
African Americans
Physicians, Women
United States
Racism
Autobiography
ISBN
9780593491287
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WA300 B631 2024

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Shielding techniques for radiation oncology facilities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123826
Martin, Melissa, McGinley, Patton H. Madison, WI: Medical Physics Publishing , 2020. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Martin, Melissa
McGinley, Patton H.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Madison, WI
Publisher
Medical Physics Publishing
Publication Date
2020
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Radiation Protection - methods
Radiation Oncology - instrumentation
Health Physics
Safety - standards
Cancer Care Facilities
ISBN
1951134001
9781951134006
9781951134013
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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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/1951134001
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Guidebook for patients : BC Cancer - Vancouver

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21657
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Continues / Continued By
Guidebook for patients : Vancouver Centre (2016)
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
36 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Cancer Care Facilities
BC Cancer Agency
Patient Education Handout
Vancouver
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Pamphlet File
Internet
Read Online
http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/centre-vancouver-centre-site/Documents/Guidebook-for-Patients-Vancouver.pdf

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VC BC Cancer Agency VC Library Pamphlet File Available
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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120569
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xviii, 178 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Loss
Love
Uncertainty
Adaptation, Psychological
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Christianity
Life Change Events
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
Notes
Copies may differ by ISBN and pagination.
ISBN
9780399592065
9780399592089
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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2016 report to the community

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120143
BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
BC Cancer Agency care and research : 2016 report to the community
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
38 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Biomedical Research
Oncology Nursing
Clinical Trials
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - therapy
Patient-Centered Care
Research Report
BC Cancer Agency
Cancer Care Facilities
Delivery of Health Care
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library BCCA Pubs
Abbotsford Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
VC Library Archives
Read Online
http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2016-report-to-the-community
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Die young with me : a memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120446
Rufus, Rob. New York, NY: Touchstone , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R927 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Rufus, Rob
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Touchstone
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
viii, 382 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - psychology
Cancer Survivors
Adolescent
Young Adult
Music
Autobiography
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781501142628
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 R927 2016

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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When breath becomes air

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113896
Kalanithi, Paul. New York, NY: Random House , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K14 2016
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Wolf spirit : a story of healing, wolves and wonder

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121074
Pfluger, Gudrun. [Canada]: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P531 2015
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Pfluger, Gudrun
Place of Publication
[Canada]
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
247 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Cancer Survivors
Wolves
Brain Neoplasms
Neoplasms - psychology
Mind Body Therapies
Autobiography
Personal Narratives
Notes
Translated from German by Tammi Reichel
ISBN
9781771601276
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 P531 2015
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Missing Available
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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113763
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11.1 D496 2015
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.
DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Medical Oncology - history
Biomedical Research
Antineoplastic Agents - history
History of Medicine
United States
Autobiography
Notes
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Outrageous fortune
The chemotherapists
MOMP
MOPP
The war on cancer
Boots on the ground
Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute
Frances Kelsey syndrome
Where rubber meets the road
The death of cancer
Outrageous fortune part II.
ISBN
9780374135607
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
QZ11.1 D496 2015

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Annie Parker decoded : the story that inspired the film

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120955
Parker, Annie. Brampton, ON: Annie Parker Books , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P238 2014
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.
More Information
Author
Parker, Annie
Place of Publication
Brampton, ON
Publisher
Annie Parker Books
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Genes, BRCA1
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Abstract
This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780993830501
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 P238 2014

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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 Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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What to expect : a patient's guide to the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21523
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre | Cedarwood Productions Inc. , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ24 B863v 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Your first visit
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre
Cedarwood Productions Inc.
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
24 minutes
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre
Cancer Care Facilities
British Columbia
Patient Education Handout
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
VC Library Archives
Call Number
QZ24 B863v 2014

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Pandora's DNA : tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114187
Stark, Lizzie. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S795 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Stark, Lizzie
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
324 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - history
Breast Neoplasms - genetics
Mastectomy - history
Genetic Screening
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781613748602
1613748604
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S795 2014

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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What to expect : a patient's guide : Vancouver Island Centre

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21522
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre , 2014. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
Alternate Title
Vancouver Island Centre : what to expect : a patient's guide
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre
Edition
rev. ed.
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
19 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre
Cancer Care Facilities
British Columbia
Patient Education Handout
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
VC Library Archives
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Running from cancer : a tilted memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21109
Smith, DebiLyn. Houston, BC: Queen Bee Books , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S645 2013
Availability
4 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Smith, DebiLyn
Place of Publication
Houston, BC
Publisher
Queen Bee Books
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xi, 238 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Autobiography
British Columbia
Popular Work
ISBN
9780991909308
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S645 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr On Loan, due Thursday, April 11, 2024
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr On Shelf Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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How to get better value cancer care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21173
Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 G779 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Gray, J.A. Muir
Kerr, David J
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Offox Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - economics
Health Planning
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Cancer Care Facilities
Decision Making
Clinical Trials as Topic
Costs and Cost Analysis
Health Care Costs
Cost Savings
ISBN
9781904202158
1904202152
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 G779 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Still dancing : a memoir of cancer and caregiving

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21533
Martin, Kathleen M. Port Perry, ON: Stone's Throw Publications , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M381 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Martin, Kathleen M
Place of Publication
Port Perry, ON
Publisher
Stone's Throw Publications
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
ii, 245 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Tongue Neoplasms
Caregivers
Autobiography
ISBN
9780991810345
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 M381 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Malignant : medical ethicists confront cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20558
Dresser, Rebecca. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Rebecca
Editor
Dresser, Rebecca
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiv, 236 p. ; 25 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Autobiography
ISBN
9780199757848
9780199921102
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
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=1036309

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Guidebook for patients : Vancouver Centre

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20686
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
BC Cancer Agency guidebook for patients
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Centre
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
29 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Cancer Care Facilities
BC Cancer Agency
Patient Education Handout
Vancouver
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

Copies

VC BC Cancer Agency VC Library Pamphlet File Available
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Childhood cancer survivors : a practical guide to your future

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20745
Keene, Nancy, Hobbie, Wendy, Ruccione, Kathy. Bellingham, WA: Childhood Cancer Guides , 2012. 3rd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 K26c 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Keene, Nancy
Hobbie, Wendy
Ruccione, Kathy
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Bellingham, WA
Publisher
Childhood Cancer Guides
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xxiv, 452 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Continuity of Care
Follow-up Studies
Survivors
Family Relations
Adolescent
Adult
Adaptation, Psychological
Infant
Child
Secondary Prevention
Interpersonal Relations
Self Care
Popular Work
Autobiography
ISBN
9781457118678
9781941089132
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ200 K26c 2012
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=1643171

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Cancer with joy : how to transform fear into happiness and find the bright side effects

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20756
Huber, Joy. New York, NY: Morgan James Publishing , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H877 2012
Availability
4 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Huber, Joy
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
ix, 153 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781614481010
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 H877 2012

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr On Loan, due Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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 VAN Library Available
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