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Living room : a lung cancer community of courage

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Addario, Bonnie J. New York, NY: Post Hill Press , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WF658 A21 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

The Living Room, which draws its name from a virtual support group live-streamed internationally once a month by [author's] foundation, tells the stories of twenty lung cancer patients who have bravely fought the disease and found ways to thrive, not just to survive. The goal of Bonnie's efforts is…

Author: Addario, Bonnie J.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Post Hill Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xxxi, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Living Room, which draws its name from a virtual support group live-streamed internationally once a month by [author's] foundation, tells the stories of twenty lung cancer patients who have bravely fought the disease and found ways to thrive, not just to survive. The goal of Bonnie's efforts is to break down the barriers and stigmas associated with lung cancer and demonstrate how the new wave of treatment options are moving to make it a manageable disease. -- Provided by publisher.

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

ISBN: 9781642937367

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WF658 A21 2021

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Fighting cancer with knowledge and hope : a guide for patients, families, and health care providers

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Frank, Richard C. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press , 2013. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F828f 2013

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Author: Frank, Richard C

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New Haven, CT

Publisher: Yale University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xxii, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780300190618; 9780300190939

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Call Number: QZ201 F828f 2013

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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Fighting cancer with knowledge and hope : a guide for patients, families, and health care providers

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Frank, Richard C. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F828f 2009

Availability: 4 copies, 3 available

Author: Frank, Richard C

Place of Publication: New Haven, CT

Publisher: Yale University Press

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xviii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Patients; Caregivers; Survivors; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780300151022

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 F828f 2009

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What you really need to know about cancer : a comprehensive guide for patients and their families

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Buckman, Robert. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 2006. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B925 2006

Availability: 12 copies, 11 available

Author: Buckman, Robert

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 464 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002047)

ISBN: 1552637018

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 B925 2006

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There's no place like hope : a guide to beating cancer in mind-sized bites : a book of hope, help, and inspiration for cancer patients and their families

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Girard, Vickie, Zadra, Dan. Lynwood, WA: Compendium, Inc. , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 G518 2001

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Girard, Vickie; Zadra, Dan

Place of Publication: Lynwood, WA

Publisher: Compendium, Inc.

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: xx, 161 p. ; 17 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Hope; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781888387414; 1888387416; 9781932319705

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 G518 2001

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Complete cancer survival guide : the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide for patients and their families ; with advice from dozens of leading cancer specialists at more than 30 major cancer centers

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Teeley, Peter, Bashe, Philip. New York, NY: Doubleday , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 T258 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Teeley, Peter; Bashe, Philip

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Doubleday

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780385486057; 0385486057

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 T258 2000

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Colon cancer survivors' guide : living stronger, longer

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Pesmen, Curtis. Morristown, NJ | Boulder, CO: Tatra Press, LLC | BoCo Media, LLC , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI520 P474c 2005

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Author: Pesmen, Curtis

Place of Publication: Morristown, NJ; Boulder, CO

Publisher: Tatra Press, LLC; BoCo Media, LLC

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 219 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Colonic Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; Survivors; Complementary Therapies; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0001002)

ISBN: 0966184777; 9780966184778

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WI520 P474c 2005

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Life after cancer : an essential guide for patients and caregivers

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Kaushik, Mrinal, Wig, Aditya. New Delhi: Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd. , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Kaushik, Mrinal; Wig, Aditya

Place of Publication: New Delhi

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd.

Publication Date: 2021

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9789388630337

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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Voices of lung cancer : the healing companion ; stories for courage, comfort and strength

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New York, NY: LaChance Publishing , c2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WF658 V889 2007

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Editor: Healing Project

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: LaChance Publishing

Publication Date: c2007

Physical Description: xxi, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: "Voices of" series book 1

Subjects: Lung Neoplasms; Physician-Patient Relations; Social Support; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781934184004; 1934184004

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WF658 V889 2007

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Living with cancer : a report on the patient experience

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2018.

Audience: Professional

Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience, is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families living with and beyond cancer. This groundbreaking report includes data drawn from…

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Corporate Author: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 50 p.

Series: System performance reports

Subjects: Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Satisfaction; Patient Navigation; Cancer Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; Uncertainty; Integrative Oncology; Health Services Accessibility; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Continuity of Care; Quality of Health Care; Statistics; Canada

Abstract: Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience, is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families living with and beyond cancer. This groundbreaking report includes data drawn from multiple sources, including Patient Reported Outcomes partners, the Ambulatory Oncology Patient Satisfaction Survey, and initial results from the first Canada-wide study of cancer survivors on the experience of 13,000 Canadians with cancer. - website

Notes: January 2018

ISBN: 9781988000343; 9781988000350

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Understanding cancer : a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment

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Coleman, C. Norman. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2006. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C692 2006

Availability: 4 copies, 3 available

Author: Coleman, C. Norman

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xvii, 206 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780801884184; 0801884187

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C692 2006

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Living the good life : your guide to health and success

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Patchell-Evans, David. [Toronto, ON]: ECW Press , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QT256 P294 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Patchell-Evans, David

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: ECW Press

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xv, 229 p. : ill. ;21 cm

Subjects: Physical Fitness; Exercise; Healthy Lifestyle; Healthy Aging; Weight Loss; Diet; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781550226171

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QT256 P294 2012

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Healthier eating and living with cancer

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Jung, Karen. [Vancouver, BC?]: Granville Island Publishing , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 J95 2008

Availability: 9 copies, 8 available

Author: Jung, Karen

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Granville Island Publishing

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 240 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Cookery; Diet Therapy; Nutrition Therapy; Neoplasms; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781894694575

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 N9 J95 2008

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Storied companions : cancer, trauma, and discovering guides for living in Buddhist narratives

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Derris, Karen. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 D477 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by…

Author: Derris, Karen

Place of Publication: Somerville, MA

Publisher: Wisdom Publications

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 216 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Buddhism; Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Suffering; Uncertainty; Philosophy; Brain Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by publisher.

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

ISBN: 9781614295754

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 D477 2021

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Book of Rita's living

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Koerber, Rita. Robson, B.C.: Bear Grass Press , 1990.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Koerber, Rita

Editor: Templeton, Edith

Place of Publication: Robson, B.C.

Publisher: Bear Grass Press

Publication Date: 1990

Subjects: Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0921097247

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

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Borrowed time : living with cancer with someone you love

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Edge, Fred. Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan Books , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 E23 1995

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

A personal account of the author?s journey through his wife?s battle with cancer.

Author: Edge, Fred

Place of Publication: Lantzville, B.C.

Publisher: Oolichan Books

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 241 p. : ill. ; 21 cm,

Subjects: Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: A personal account of the author?s journey through his wife?s battle with cancer.

ISBN: 0889821488

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 E23 1995

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Living between cancer and a cure : seeking the light

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Davies, Anne Louise. [Victoria, BC?]: Anne Davies Duncan Holdings , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D255 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Davies, Anne Louise

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Anne Davies Duncan Holdings

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 71 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Poetry; Survivors; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

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Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 D255 2015

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

Author: Hendler, Sue

Editor: Overall, Christine

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Michael Grass House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.