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Cancer vixen : a true story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14892
Marchetto, Marisa Acocella. New York ; Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf , 2006. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M317 2006
Availability
9 copies, 9 available
Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.
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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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Janet and me : an illustrated story of love and loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16307
Mack, Stan. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M153 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Mack, Stan
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xii, 157 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Loss
Love
Biography
Cartoons
Popular Work
ISBN
0684872781
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 M153 2004

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Profound healing : the power of acceptance on the path to wellness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13221
Canfield, Cheryl. Rochester, Vt.: Healing Arts Press , c2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C222 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Canfield, Cheryl
Place of Publication
Rochester, Vt.
Publisher
Healing Arts Press
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
xii, 242 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - popular works - biography
Spiritualism - popular works
Mental Healing - popular works
Cervical Neoplasms - biography - popular works
ISBN
0892810971 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C222 2003

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Dietitian's cancer story : information and inspiration for recovery and healing from a 3-time cancer survivor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10652
Dyer, Diana. Ann Arbor, Mi.: Swan Press , 2002. 8th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 D998d 2002
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Dyer, Diana
Edition
8th ed.
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, Mi.
Publisher
Swan Press
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Neoplasms - diet therapy
Nutrition
Survivors - psychology
Alternative Medicine
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Patients
Biography
Popular Work
ISBN
096672383X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 D998d 2002

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Here and now : inspiring stories of cancer survivors

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10393
Dorfman, Elena, Adams, Heidi Schultz. New York, NY: Marlowe & Company , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D695 2002
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Dorfman, Elena
Adams, Heidi Schultz
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Marlowe & Company
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Neoplasms - biography
Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
ISBN
1569246033
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 D695 2002

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What do you do if you don't die : the Stephen Fletcher story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16587
McIntosh, Linda. Winnipeg, MB: Heartland Associates , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 M152 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
McIntosh, Linda
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
Heartland Associates
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Quadriplegia
Politics
Steven Fletcher
Canada
Biography
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781896150499
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 M152 2008

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Lisa's story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124119
Batiuk, Tom. Berkeley, CA: A Perigree Book , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B333l 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Batiuk, Tom
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
A Perigree Book
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
xviii, 125 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Graphic Novels
Popular Work
ISBN
0399526668
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 B333l 2000

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Cancer made me a shallower person : a memoir in comics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18384
Engelberg, Miriam. New York, NY: Harper , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 E58c 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir
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Author
Engelberg, Miriam
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harper
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xiii, 126 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Cartoons
Wit and Humor
Social Support
Personal Narratives
Pictorial Works
Biography
Abstract
A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir
ISBN
9780060789732
0060789735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 E58c 2006

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Bearing up with cancer : life and living with...

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10922
Smith, Annie. [Toronto, ON]: Second Story Press , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S642 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Smith, Annie
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Second Story Press
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Neoplasms - biography - popular works
ISBN
1896764800
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S642 2004

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Heart of the sea : Kapolioka'ehukai : a film portrait of Hawaiian legend Rell Sunn

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15968
Denker, Lisa, Lagarde, Charlotte. San Francisco, CA: Swell Cinema, Inc. , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D396 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Denker, Lisa
Lagarde, Charlotte
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Swell Cinema, Inc.
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
colour ; 57 minutes
Subjects
Women - psychology
Breast Neoplasms
Hawaii
Sports
Biography
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 D396 2002

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Honoring tradition, accepting new ways : hepatitis B video

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19861
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harborview Medical Center. Seattle, WA: University of Washington , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WC536 H774 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Phuong Moi Van Hoa Hop Voi Truyen Thong
Corporate Author
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Harborview Medical Center
Place of Publication
Seattle, WA
Publisher
University of Washington
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
19 minutes
Subjects
Hepatitis B - diagnosis
Hepatitis B - prevention & control
Health Education
Liver Neoplasms - prevention & control
Emigrants and Immigrants
Popular Work
Notes
Flash video is in Vietnamese with English subtitles
Language
Vietnamese
English
Material Type
Video
Online
VHS
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library AV Room
Call Number
WC536 H774 2002
Read Online
http://ethnomed.org/patient-education/hepatitis/HepBwSubs-quicktime.flv/view

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Life not chosen : the story of Ethlyn Trapp and her father : a prominent daughter of a British Columbian pioneer and New Wesminster elder statesman

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18357
Jackson, Stewart M. [Victoria, BC?]: Trafford Publishing , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Life not chosen
Author
Jackson, Stewart M
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xiii, 115 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Physicians, Women - history
Radiotherapy - history
Radiation Oncology - history
Cancer Care Facilities - history
Biography
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia Cancer Institute
Canada
ISBN
9781425184599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 J14 2009

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Menya : an end of life story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11023
Wolfe, Morris. [Toronto, ON]: Grubstreet Books , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 W856 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Wolfe, Morris
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Grubstreet Books
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
ISBN
0968973728
9780968973721
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 W856 2003

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Kitchen table wisdom : stories that heal

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15590
Remen, Rachel Naomi. New York, NY: Riverhead Books , 2006. special 10th Anniv. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172 R386 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Remen, Rachel Naomi
Edition
special 10th Anniv. ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Physicians - biography
Physicians - personal narratives
Interpersonal Relations
Meditation - popular works
ISBN
1594482098
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM172 R386 2006

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Ice bound : a doctor's incredible battle for survival at the South Pole

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9728
Nielsen, Jerri, Vollers, Maryanne. New York, NY: Hyperion , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 N669 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Nielsen, Jerri
Vollers, Maryanne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Hyperion
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - biography - popular works
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
0786886994
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 N669 2001

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Remembering Trev Deeley

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10906
[Victoria, BC?]: , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R386 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
1/2 inch : colour ; 92 minutes
Subjects
Deeley, Trev - biography
Biography
Language
English
Material Type
Video
VHS
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
QZ201 R386 2003

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Love Kristen : one young woman's courageous battle against cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19427
Forbes, Kirk A. New York, NY: iUniverse, Inc. , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F693 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Forbes, Kirk A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
iUniverse, Inc.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xvi, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Biography
Poetry
ISBN
9781440113840
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 F693 2009

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Cancer schmancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13142
Drescher, Fran. New York, NY: Warner Books, Inc. , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D773 2002
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
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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Cancer : my story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21576
Feist, Daniel, Shatenstein, Stan. [Toronto, ON]: CanWest Books Inc. , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F310 2006
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal
More Information
Author
Feist, Daniel
Shatenstein, Stan
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
CanWest Books Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lung Neoplasms
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal
ISBN
9781897229088
1897229089
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 F310 2006

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It's not about the bike : my journey back to life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2262
Armstrong, Lance, Jenkins, Sally. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons | Yellow Jersey Press , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 A736 2000
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
More Information
Author
Armstrong, Lance
Jenkins, Sally
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Yellow Jersey Press
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
289 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Testicular Neoplasms
Biography
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
0399146113
0224060872
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 A736 2000

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