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Healing images : reflections on a healing journey

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Barss, Karen Scott. Saskatoon, Sask.: Granny Ranch Publishing House , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B282 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Barss, Karen Scott

Place of Publication: Saskatoon, Sask.

Publisher: Granny Ranch Publishing House

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works; Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works; Poetry

ISBN: 1896971016

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B282 1999

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Reflections on the C-word : at the centre of the cancer labyrinth

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Matthews, Carol. Sidney, BC: Hedgerow Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 M429 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Matthews, Carol

Place of Publication: Sidney, BC

Publisher: Hedgerow Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xi, 67 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Patients; British Columbia; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780973688252

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 M429 2007

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Dancing with fear : tips and wisdom from breast cancer survivors

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Peltosaari, Leila. Verdun, QC: Tikka Books , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P393 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Peltosaari, Leila

Place of Publication: Verdun, QC

Publisher: Tikka Books

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works; Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works

ISBN: 9781896106052; 1896106056

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 P393 2005

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Facing death : conversations with cancer patients

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McLean, Gill L. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone , 1993.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: BF789 M163 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: McLean, Gill L

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Attitude to Death - personal narratives; Neoplasms - psychology- personal narratives; Patients - psychology - personal narratives

ISBN: 0443046670

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 M163 1993

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My mother's breast : daughters face their mothers' cancer

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Tarkan, Laurie. Dallas, Tx.: Taylor Publishing Company , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 T87 1999

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.

Author: Tarkan, Laurie

Place of Publication: Dallas, Tx.

Publisher: Taylor Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works; Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works; Parent-Child Relations - popular works

Abstract: Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.

ISBN: 878332278

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 T87 1999

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What we wish were true : reflecting on nurturing life and facing death

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Quinn, Tallu Schuyler. New York, NY: Convergent , 2022. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 Q7w 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Quinn, Tallu Schuyler

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Convergent

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Brain Neoplasms; Life Change Events; Spirituality; Clergy; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Notes: "Many of the essays in this work originally appeared in slightly different form on Tallu Schuyler Quinn's blog in 2020 and 2021"-- WorldCat

ISBN: 9780593442906

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 Q7w 2022

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At face value : my struggle with a disfiguring cancer

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Healey, Terry. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corporation , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H434a 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Healey, Terry

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Body Image - personal narratives - popular works; Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works; Fibrosarcoma - popular works; Adaptation, Psychological - popular works

ISBN: 073886658X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 H434a 2001

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Cancer with hope : facing illness, embracing life, and finding purpose

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Armstrong, Mike, Vohr, Eric A. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 A735c 2021

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

"Author Armstrong was the former chairman of the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine, former chairman of several large corporations, and a survivor of two types of cancer. This work is a memoir that stresses the therapeutic value of hope. The author's personal story is supplemented with int…

Author: Armstrong, Mike; Vohr, Eric A.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: x, 150 pages : map ; 22 cm

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

Abstract: "Author Armstrong was the former chairman of the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine, former chairman of several large corporations, and a survivor of two types of cancer. This work is a memoir that stresses the therapeutic value of hope. The author's personal story is supplemented with interview data that round out the perspectives on surviving cancer. The book ends with listed resources for further information." -- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781421440187; 1421440180

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 A735c 2021

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Life, on the line : a chef's story of chasing greatness, facing death, and redefining the way we eat

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Achatz, Grant, Kokonas, Nick. [New York, NY]: Avery , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 AC176 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Achatz, Grant; Kokonas, Nick

Place of Publication: [New York, NY]

Publisher: Avery

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xii, 419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; Cancer -- Patients -- Biography; Nutrition

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

ISBN: 9781592406975

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 AC176 2012

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Common bonds : reflections of a cancer doctor

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Berger, E. Roy, Mittiga, Linda A. Westbury, NY: Health Education Literary Publisher , 1995.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 B496 1995

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Berger, E. Roy; Mittiga, Linda A

Place of Publication: Westbury, NY

Publisher: Health Education Literary Publisher

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations - personal narratives; Neoplasms - therapy - case studies; Medical Ethics

ISBN: 1883257077

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 B496 1995

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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration

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Cousins, Norman. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 1979.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WD375 C867 1979

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Cousins, Norman

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 1979

Physical Description: 173 p. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Health; Consumer Participation; Volition; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780393038873; 0393038874

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WD375 C867 1979

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Annie Parker decoded : the story that inspired the film

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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

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