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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21683
Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 G921 2012
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Gubar, Susan
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Self Concept
Autobiography
Personal Narratives
United States
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780393345896
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP322 G921 2012

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Running from cancer : a tilted memoir

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Smith, DebiLyn. Houston, BC: Queen Bee Books , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S645 2013
Availability
4 copies, 3 available
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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

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Once a priest : chapter twenty-four : cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20215
Griffin, Ed. [Surrey, BC]: Cordillera North Publications , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 G851 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Griffin, Ed
Place of Publication
[Surrey, BC]
Publisher
Cordillera North Publications
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology
Autobiography
British Columbia
Popular Work
ISBN
9780978447236
Language
English
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 G851 2011

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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
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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

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When my world was very small : a memoir of family, food, cancer and my couch

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19976
Rakoff, Ruth. [Toronto, ON]: Random House Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 R162 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Rakoff, Ruth
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Random House Canada
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
215 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Autobiography
ISBN
9780307358172
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 R162 2010

Copies

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Cost of hope : a memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20766
Bennett, Amanda. New York, NY: Random House , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B471 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Bennett, Amanda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
228 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Kidney Neoplasms
Cost of Illness
Health Care Costs
Family Relations
Autobiography
ISBN
9781400069842
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 B471 2012

Copies

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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
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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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My wonderful nightmare : spiritual journals inspired by cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19814
Higgins, Erin, Lightbody, Alma. Bloomington, IN: Trafford Publishing , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 H636 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Higgins, Erin
Lightbody, Alma
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xii, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Spiritual Healing
Adaptation, Psychological
Social Support
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781425187255
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP322 H636 2010

Copies

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Mindful self-compassion workbook : a proven way to accept yourself, build inner strength, and thrive

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124413
Neff, Kristin, Germer, Christopher K. New York, NY: Guilford Press , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM425 N383m 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Mindful path to self-compassion
Author
Neff, Kristin
Germer, Christopher K
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Guilford Press
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
viii, 206 pages ; 27 cm
Subjects
Self-Compassion
Mindfulness - methods
Self Care
Popular Work
ISBN
9781462526789
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM425 N383m 2018

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Not the last goodbye : on life and death, healing and cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20751
Servan-Schreiber, David, Gauthier, Ursula. [Toronto, ON]: Collins , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S591n 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Servan-Schreiber, David
Gauthier, Ursula
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Collins
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Autobiography
ISBN
9781443410885
1443410888
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S591n 2011

Copies

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Saying goodbye to someone you love : your emotional journey through end of life and grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20200
Dresser, Norine, Wasserman, Fredda. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Norine
Wasserman, Fredda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Health
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xix, 210 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Death - psychology
Grief
Bereavement
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781932603859
1932603859
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
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
http://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/1932603859

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Knock, knock, it's cancer : finding the silver linings

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20776
Farrance, Michelle. Lexington, KY: Create Space , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F241 2012
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Farrance, Michelle
Place of Publication
Lexington, KY
Publisher
Create Space
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
210 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Autobiography
ISBN
9781467935531
1467935530
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 F241 2012

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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

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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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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, 4 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

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I get to keep my vagina, don't I? : pregnant with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20553
Farmer-Shave, Christa L. , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F234 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Farmer-Shave, Christa L
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Pregnancy
Breast Neoplasms
Survivors
Autobiography
ISBN
9781257791736
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 F234 2011

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Dream new dreams : reimagining my life after loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20846
Pausch, Jai. New York, NY: Crown Archetype , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P334 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Pausch, Jai
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xi, 228 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Family Relations
Death - psychology
Autobiography
ISBN
9780307888501
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 P334 2012

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Monster calls

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20664
Ness, Patrick, Dowd, Siobhan, Kay, Jim. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 N463 2011
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill - an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
More Information
Author
Ness, Patrick
Dowd, Siobhan
Kay, Jim
Place of Publication
Somerville, MA
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
204 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Grief - psychology
Self Concept
Adolescent
Parent-Child Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Emotions
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Fictional Works
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill - an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC
ISBN
9780763655594
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 N463 2011

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Blogs for the brain : a collection of blogs from my first year with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20552
Woloshyn, Alyson. [Toronto, ON]: Blurb Inc. , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL358 W866 2010
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Woloshyn, Alyson
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Blurb Inc.
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Blogging
Communications Media
Autobiography
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WL358 W866 2010
Website Notes
Excerpts of blogs.
Read Online
http://alysonwoloshyn.com/treatment-updates/

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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

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