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Finger up the bum : a guide to my prostate cancer

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Izen, Michael Hart. [Vancouver, BC?]: Leola Productions , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 I98 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen wa…

Author: Izen, Michael Hart

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Leola Productions

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Men's Health; Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen warrior' to hot flashes, as well as touching thoughts on what really matters in the end - Cover

ISBN: 9780995278707

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WJ752 I98 2016

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Surviving prostate cancer : the strength I drew from my kayak adventures, daily life's humor and gifted doctors.

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Hansen, Clifford. San Bernadino, CA: Clifford Hansen , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 H249 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hansen, Clifford

Place of Publication: San Bernadino, CA

Publisher: Clifford Hansen

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 112 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer Survivors; Men's Health; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 1533182868; 9781533182869

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WJ762 H249 2016

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One man's life-changing diagnosis : navigating the realities of prostate cancer

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Pynn, Craig T. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of Contents; PART I DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS; PART II RELATING TO CANCER; PART III THE OTHER REALITIES OF PROSTATE CANCER; PART IV A LIFETIME?S JOURNEY; EPILOGUE

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Author: Pynn, Craig T

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Health

Publication Date: 2012

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Popular Work; Social Support; Adaptation, Psychological

Abstract: Table of Contents; PART I DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS; PART II RELATING TO CANCER; PART III THE OTHER REALITIES OF PROSTATE CANCER; PART IV A LIFETIME?S JOURNEY; EPILOGUE

ISBN: 1936303256; 9781936303250; 9781617051012

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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Prostate cancer strikes : navigating the storm

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Gagnon, Gogs. [Vancouver, BC?]: Granville Island Publishing Ltd. , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 G135 2019

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Gagnon, Gogs

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Granville Island Publishing Ltd.

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xiv, 166 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781926991948

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WJ762 G135 2019

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Invasion of the prostate snatchers : no more unnecessary biopsies, radical treatment or loss of sexual potency

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Blum, Ralph H, Scholz, Mark. New York, NY: Other Press , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 B658i 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Welcome to prostate country; All the decision makers are surgeons!; The quest for the enchanted shotgun; Commuting the death sentence; Band of brothers; Introducing active surveillance; Life in the libido-free zone; To biopsy or not to biopsy : opening Pandora's box; The return of the prodigal hard…

Author: Blum, Ralph H; Scholz, Mark

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Other Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 293 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Early Detection of Cancer; Erectile Dysfunction - prevention & control; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Unnecessary Procedures - adverse effects; Personal Narratives

Abstract: Welcome to prostate country; All the decision makers are surgeons!; The quest for the enchanted shotgun; Commuting the death sentence; Band of brothers; Introducing active surveillance; Life in the libido-free zone; To biopsy or not to biopsy : opening Pandora's box; The return of the prodigal hard-on; TIP : testosterone inactivating pharmaceuticals; Invitation to the "Ice ball"; A new look at radiation; Nikola Tesla?s magical mystery machine; Quality imaging : a doorway to less toxic treatment; Now playing for a limited time only : the Combidex Follies; Deciding treatment; Anatomy of assisted suicide; The insulin connection; Hexing : the modern sorcerer?s curse; Diet and supplements : an overview; Romancing the immune system; How prostate cancer can make you live longer : getting to the doctor?s office; By way of summing up; Genuine hope for men with relapsed disease.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781590513422; 1590513428

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ752 B658i 2010

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In my hands : compelling stories from a surgeon and his patients fighting cancer

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Curley, Steven A. New York, NY: Center Street , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C975 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Curley, Steven A.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Center Street

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xiii, 283 p. : 24 cm.

Subjects: Surgical Oncology; Physician-Patient Relations; Neoplasms - surgery; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781546082705

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C975 2018

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No quit in me : my wild ride with tongue cancer

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Kuby, John. Comox, BC: Shoreline Books , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI210 K95 2018

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Kuby, John

Place of Publication: Comox, BC

Publisher: Shoreline Books

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 355 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Tongue Neoplasms; Cancer Survivors; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781999380113

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WI210 K95 2018

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Saving Jack : a man's struggle with breast cancer

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Willis, Jack. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 W734 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Willis, Jack

Place of Publication: Norman

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xvii, 187 p. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms, Male - psychology; Men; Social Support; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780806138954

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 W734 2008

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Me, myself and my brain stem tumour : memoirs of a pediatric brain cancer survivor

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Azizi, Bayan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Everywhere Now Press , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 A995 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Azizi, Bayan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Everywhere Now Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xi, 209 p.: ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Brain Stem Neoplasms - psychology; Brain Neoplasms; Survivors; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780993714764

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 A995 2015

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Two steps forward : embracing life with a brain tumor

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Snyman, Claire. West Vancouver, BC: Two Steps Publishing , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 S675 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Snyman, Claire

Place of Publication: West Vancouver, BC

Publisher: Two Steps Publishing

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xix, 209 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms; Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis; Brain Neoplasms - surgery; Colloid Cysts - diagnosis; Colloid Cysts - surgery; Life Change Events; Emotional Adjustment; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780994759610

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 S675 2015

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

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What men won't talk about...and women need to know : a woman's perspective on prostate cancer

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Standeven, Glenda. Chilliwack, BC: Standeven Publications , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S785 2014

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Standeven, Glenda

Place of Publication: Chilliwack, BC

Publisher: Standeven Publications

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: ix, 82 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; Erectily Dysfunction; Sexual Behavior; Personal Narratives

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780981330716

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S785 2014

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Die young with me : a memoir

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Rufus, Rob. New York, NY: Touchstone , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 R927 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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Marrow me : one man's entrance in the merry world of multiple myeloma

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Roberts, Joshua. Altadena, CA: Bitingduck Press , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH540 R643 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

Author: Roberts, Joshua

Place of Publication: Altadena, CA

Publisher: Bitingduck Press

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 176 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Multiple Myeloma; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781938463730

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WH540 R643 2019

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

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Chemo and me : my hair loss experience

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Miller, Tani. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 M651 2009

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

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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This is not the end of me : lessons on living from a dying man

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Bascaramurty, Dakshana. [Toronto, ON]: McClelland & Stewart , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B298 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains…

Author: Bascaramurty, Dakshana

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Melanoma; Life Change Events; Death and dying; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Abstract: "The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains moments of great beauty and humour, and addresses the consequences of fearing death and what we can gain by accepting its inevitability, as well as reminding us of what it means to live."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780771009631

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 B298 2020

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Grace follows me : my story about kissing cancer in the face!

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Liu, Macy. [Charleston, SC]: Macy Liu , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 L783 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.

Author: Liu, Macy

Place of Publication: [Charleston, SC]

Publisher: Macy Liu

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 160 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; China - ethnology; Culture; Blogging; Personal Narratives

Abstract: This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.