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Taking charge of breast cancer

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Ericksen, Julia A. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 E68t 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Ericksen, Julia A

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiv, 319 p. ; 23 cm.

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

ISBN: 9780520252912 (cloth : alk. paper); 0520252918 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780520252929 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0520252926 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 E68t 2008

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Six months to live : learning from a young man with cancer

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Hallock, D. Farmington, PA.: Plough Pub. House , c2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH525 H192 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hallock, D

Place of Publication: Farmington, PA.

Publisher: Plough Pub. House

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: xviii, 136 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

Subjects: Lymphoma - personal narratives - popular works

ISBN: 087486903X (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WH525 H192 2001

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Cancer made me a shallower person : a memoir in comics

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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

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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In-between days : a memoir about living with cancer

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Harrison, Teva. [Toronto, ON]: House of Anansi Press Inc. , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H322 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Harrison, Teva

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc.

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 163 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Biography; Graphic Novels; Cartoons; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781487001087

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 H322 2016

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Naked imperfection : a memoir

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Deacon, Gillian. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

Author: Deacon, Gillian

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Perfectionism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

ISBN: 9780143188513

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

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Kimiko does cancer : a graphic memoir

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Tobimatsu, Kimiko, Geniza, Keet [ill.]. Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 T629k 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast canc…

Author: Tobimatsu, Kimiko; Geniza, Keet [ill.]

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Young Adult; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Graphic Novels; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781551528199

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 T629k 2020

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Fine black lines : reflections on facing cancer, fear, and loneliness

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Hjelmstad, Lois Tschetter. Denver, CO: Mulberry Hill Press , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H677 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hjelmstad, Lois Tschetter

Place of Publication: Denver, CO

Publisher: Mulberry Hill Press

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works; Breast Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic

ISBN: 0963713957

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 H677 1998

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Dying : a memoir

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Taylor, Cory. Portland, OR: Tin House Books , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 T238 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Taylor, Cory

Place of Publication: Portland, OR

Publisher: Tin House Books

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 141 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Dying; Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781941040706; 1941040705

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 T238 2017

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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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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…

Author: Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Life; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN: 9781501169359; 1501169351

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

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

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Before I say goodbye

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Picardie, Ruth, Seaton, Matt, Picardie, Justine. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Books , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P586 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Picardie, Ruth; Seaton, Matt; Picardie, Justine

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Books

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works

ISBN: 0140276300

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 P586 1998

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No mountain too high : a triumph over breast cancer : the story of the women of expedition inspiration

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Gabbard, Andrea. Seattle, Wa.: Seal Press , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 G112 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gabbard, Andrea

Place of Publication: Seattle, Wa.

Publisher: Seal Press

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works

ISBN: 1580050085

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 G112 1998

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Nordie's at noon : the personal stories of four women "too young" for breast cancer

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Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press | Da Capo Life Long Books , 2006. 1st Da Capo Press ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 N832 2006

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Balwanz, Patti

Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Da Capo Press; Da Capo Life Long Books

Publication Date: 2006

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works

ISBN: 9780738210865; 0738210862

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 N832 2006

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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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I had brain surgery, what's your excuse? : an illustrated memoir

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Becker, Suzy. New York, NY: Workman Publishing , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 B396 2005

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Becker, Suzy

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Publication Date: 2005

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

ISBN: 9780761139799; 0761139796 (pbk)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WL358 B396 2005

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