Search Results - BC Cancer Agency Library

Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120171

Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

1 read online

Author: Hesse-Biber, Sharlene

Place of Publication: Ann Arbor, MI

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Genetic Testing; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Decision Making; Women's Health; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780472052196; 9780472120352

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 to obtain a username and password from the Library.

Read Online

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=832344

Understanding BRCA : living with the breast cancer gene

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120470

Foster, Clarissa. London, UK: Hammersmith Health Books , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 F754 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Foster, Clarissa

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Hammersmith Health Books

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xviii, 325 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - psychology; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Testing; Genetic Carrier Screening; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781781611203; 1781611203

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 F754 2017

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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr			Available

In the family

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17826

Rudnick, Joanna. New York, NY: First Run Features , 2008. closed captioned version.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 R916 2008

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her vulnerable and confused, she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is …

Author: Rudnick, Joanna

Edition: closed captioned version

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: First Run Features

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: colour ; 83 minutes

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Genes, BRCA1; Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics; Genetic Screening - psychology; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Fertility; Reproductive Behavior; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her vulnerable and confused, she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is risking her life by holding on to her fertility.; In the Family follows Joanna as she connects with other women trying to navigate the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing. Intensely personal and timely, this provocative film asks: How much do you sacrifice to survive?

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 R916 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr			Available

Cancer in the family : take control of your genetic inheritance

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114763

Ross, Theodora. New York, NY: Avery , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ210 R826 2016

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Ross, Theodora

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Avery

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xv, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genes, BRCA1; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Testing; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781101982839

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; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ210 R826 2016

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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr			Available

Daughter of family G : a memoir of cancer genes, love and fate

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123800

McKay, Ami. Toronto, ON: Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ210 M478 2019

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: McKay, Ami

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Canada

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xvii, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Lynch Syndrome II; Genetic Testing; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780345809469

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ210 M478 2019

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

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.

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

Radical : the science, culture, and history of breast cancer in America

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123369

Pickert, Kate. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P596 2020

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more th…

Author: Pickert, Kate

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 325 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - history; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today''s patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. - Provided by publisher.

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

ISBN: 9780316470346

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 P596 2020

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Up Ghost River : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124478

Metatawabin, Edmund, Shimo, Alexandra. [Toronto, ON]: Vintage Canada , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80.5 M587u 2015

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Metatawabin, Edmund; Shimo, Alexandra

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm

Subjects: Indigenous Canadians; Indigenous Canadians - history; First Nations; First Nations - residential schools; Political Activism; Canada; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780307399885

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ80.5 M587u 2015

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

Available

Twisting fate : my journey with BRCA --- from breast cancer doctor to patient and back

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123292

Munster, Pamela N. New York, NY: The Experiment, LLC , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

1 read online

Author: Munster, Pamela N.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: The Experiment, LLC

Publication Date: 2018

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; BRCA1 Protein; BRCA2 Protein; Personal Narratives; Popular Work; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Physicians

ISBN: 9781615194780; 9781615195145

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.; 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/detail.action?docID=5509960

Breast cancer legacy : your family history, your future

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15586

Murphy, Beth, Santos, Jody, Baxter, Meredith. New York, NY: Principle Pictures, Inc. , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2004

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Murphy, Beth; Santos, Jody; Baxter, Meredith

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Principle Pictures, Inc.

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: 50 minutes

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms; Patients; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 B828m 2004

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available

Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction : what's right for you

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122210

Anstett, Patricia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 A624 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book reframes the important discussion about lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction around the women who have had these operations. It offers women's unique viewpoints about the less discussed but essential part of breast cancer: the surgery nearly every woman has, regardless of whet…

Author: Anstett, Patricia

Place of Publication: Lanham, MD

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Mammaplasty; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Decision Making; Mastectomy, Segmental; Mastectomy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book reframes the important discussion about lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction around the women who have had these operations. It offers women's unique viewpoints about the less discussed but essential part of breast cancer: the surgery nearly every woman has, regardless of whether she has reconstruction or not. - Introduction, page ix

ISBN: 9780810895690

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 A624 2017

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

Woman redefined : dignity, beauty, and breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119958

Hunter, Kristina, Kenneth, ML. [Toronto, ON]: Second Story Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H945 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Hunter, Kristina; Kenneth, ML

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Second Story Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 volume unpaged, : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Body Image - psychology; Mastectomy; Mastectomy - rehabilitation; Beauty; Photographs; Pictorial Works; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781772600056; 1772600059

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 H945 2016

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr			Available

Seventeen short films about breasts

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17704

Robertson, Cathryn. Bowen Island, BC: Oystercatcher Film and Television Inc , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 R649 2008

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Topics Covered:chemotherapy; radiation; radiation burns; nursing; nursing mothers; sexuality; aging; invasive; stage 1, 2, 3 & 4; war on cancer; biopsy; ductal carcinoma; invasive breast cancer; prosthesis; radical mastectomy; partial mastectomy; breast cancer risk factors; hats and wigs; chemo bra…

1 read online

Alternate Title: Chemobrain

Author: Robertson, Cathryn

Place of Publication: Bowen Island, BC

Publisher: Oystercatcher Film and Television Inc

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 56 minutes

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; Mastectomy; Risk; Mammaplasty; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: Topics Covered:chemotherapy; radiation; radiation burns; nursing; nursing mothers; sexuality; aging; invasive; stage 1, 2, 3 & 4; war on cancer; biopsy; ductal carcinoma; invasive breast cancer; prosthesis; radical mastectomy; partial mastectomy; breast cancer risk factors; hats and wigs; chemo brain; nipple tattoo; fertility; working breasts; lumpectomy; triple negative; her-2 positive (pronounced hair); environment; not stress; radial mastectomy; breast tissue; chemo brain; fertility; eggs on ice; frozen fetus; egg harvesting; radiation burns; type 1, 2 & 3 cell; stage; node; margins; primary; tumor; metastasis; mammary node; auxiliary nodes; primary; secondary; distant

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 R649 2008

Website Notes: To view trailer of DVD

Read Online

http://breastcancermovie.com/

Copies

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 VAN Library			Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.3 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library			Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Missing			Available

Breast stories : cancer survivors speak out

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21537

Carpenter, Phil. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C296 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Breast cancer survivors who chose to undergo mastectomy talk about issues of beauty, identity, and femininity in this collection of portraits and frank personal essays

Author: Carpenter, Phil

Place of Publication: Markham, ON

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 109 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Mammaplasty; Mastectomy; Portraits; Family Relations; Survivors - psychology; Pictorial Works; Photographs; Body Image; Personal Narratives; Canada

Abstract: Breast cancer survivors who chose to undergo mastectomy talk about issues of beauty, identity, and femininity in this collection of portraits and frank personal essays