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Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 stories of courage and inspiration from those who have survived cancer

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Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc. , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C533 1996
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Alternate Title
Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 healing stories of courage and inspiration
Chicken soup for the surviving soul : 101 healing stories about those who have survived cancer
Editor
Canfield, Jack
Place of Publication
Deerfield Beach, FL
Publisher
Health Communications, Inc.
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms
Survivors
Social Support
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781558744028
1558744029
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C533 1996

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Having children after cancer : how to make informed choices before and after treatment and build the family of your dreams

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Shaw, Gina M. Berkeley, CA: Celestial arts , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP570 S534 2011
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
This book addresses fertility and cancer in a comprehensive, prescriptive way, explaining which cancers and treatments affect fertility and presenting a wide range of family-building options.
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Author
Shaw, Gina M
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
Celestial arts
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xvi, 208 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - psychology
Infertility - complications
Fertility
Social Support
Reproductive Behavior
Men
Women
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Popular Work
Abstract
This book addresses fertility and cancer in a comprehensive, prescriptive way, explaining which cancers and treatments affect fertility and presenting a wide range of family-building options.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9781587610547
158761054X
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
WP570 S534 2011

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Confronting the red devil and other stories about cancer

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Chutter, Kerry. Burnaby, BC: Write Room Press , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C564 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Chutter, Kerry
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
Write Room Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
iv, 73 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Family
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780987797216
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 C564 2013

Copies

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Diary of a doctor to fight cancer

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Hong, Young Jae. Taipei, Taiwan: Han Shian Culture Publishing Co. , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H772 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Hong, Young Jae
Place of Publication
Taipei, Taiwan
Publisher
Han Shian Culture Publishing Co.
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9789862282595
Language
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 H772 2013

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Middle place

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Corrigan, Kelly. New York, NY: Voice Hyperion , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C825 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Corrigan, Kelly
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Voice Hyperion
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
272 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Family Relations
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781401340933
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C825 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Intimacy after cancer : a woman's guide

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Kydd, Sally, Rowett, Dana. Redmond, WA: Big Think Media, Inc. , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 K99 2006
Availability
15 copies, 14 available
Review published in "Abreast in the West" vol. 9, no.1 Winter 2008.
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Author
Kydd, Sally
Rowett, Dana
Place of Publication
Redmond, WA
Publisher
Big Think Media, Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Body Image
Sex Behavior
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Female
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Review published in "Abreast in the West" vol. 9, no.1 Winter 2008.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780978810801
0978810805
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 K99 2006

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c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.3 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Missing Available
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Cancer connections : images of hope and courage from across Canada

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Burns, James. Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
More Information
Author
Burns, James
Corporate Author
PhotoSensitive
Place of Publication
Mississauga, ON
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
191 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Photography
Exhibitions
Pictorial Works
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
Based on PhotoSensitive's Cancer connections exhibition.
ISBN
9780470964491
0470964499
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H967 2011

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Pink notes : a raw and honest account of a young woman's journey to find beauty, hope, and healing while peeling back the layers of cancer.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119966
Savi-Cannon, Jackie. [United States]: JSC Lifestyle Management , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S267 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Savi-Cannon, Jackie
Place of Publication
[United States]
Publisher
JSC Lifestyle Management
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xv, 173 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Life Change Events
Adaptation, Psychological
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780981109305
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S267 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Malignant : how cancer becomes us

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Jain, S. Lochlann. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 J25 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Jain, S. Lochlann
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
University of California Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Carcinogens
Health Policy
Medical Oncology - legislation & jurisprudence
Neoplasms - economics
Research Support as Topic
United States
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780520276574
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 J25 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Grace follows me : my story about kissing cancer in the face!

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Liu, Macy. [Charleston, SC]: Macy Liu , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 L783 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.
More Information
Author
Liu, Macy
Place of Publication
[Charleston, SC]
Publisher
Macy Liu
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
160 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
China - ethnology
Culture
Blogging
Personal Narratives
Abstract
This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.
ISBN
9780995237605
0995237603
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 L783 2016

Copies

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Cancer - I won! : a personal journal of grief, survival and triumph

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Ettenberg, Zosia. [Victoria, BC?]: Trafford Publishing , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 E85c 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Ettenberg, Zosia
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
viii, 65 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survival
Grief
Life Change Events
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781425174484
1425174485
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 E85c 2008

Copies

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C : because cowards get cancer too

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21198
Diamond, John. London: Vermilion , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D537 1999
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Diamond, John
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Vermilion
Publication Date
1999
Physical Description
256 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Great Britain
ISBN
9780091816650
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 D537 1999

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Cancer : my story

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Feist, Daniel, Shatenstein, Stan. [Toronto, ON]: CanWest Books Inc. , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F310 2006
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal
More Information
Author
Feist, Daniel
Shatenstein, Stan
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
CanWest Books Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lung Neoplasms
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal
ISBN
9781897229088
1897229089
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 F310 2006

Copies

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The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

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Boyer, Anne. New York, NY: Picador , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B791 2019
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
More Information
Author
Boyer, Anne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Picador
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
308 pages ; 19 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms - psychology
Patients - psychology
Attitude to Health
Attitude to Death
Politics
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Notes
Some copies were purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781250757982
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 B791 2019

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Live strong : inspirational stories from cancer survivors : from diagnosis to treatment and beyond

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Lance Armstrong Foundation. New York, NY: Broadway Books , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Corporate Author
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Broadway Books
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xi, 235 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780767921381
0767921380
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005

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Live strong : inspirational stories from cancer survivors : from diagnosis to treatment and beyond

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Lance Armstrong Foundation. New York, NY: Random House Large Print , 2005. 1st large print ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Corporate Author
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Edition
1st large print ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
xvi, 442 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780375728501
0375728503
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 L246 2005

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How to be a friend to a friend who's sick

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Pogrebin, Letty Cottin. Philadelphia, PA: PublicAffairs , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P746 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Pogrebin, Letty Cottin
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xiii, 283 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Interpersonal Relations
Friends
Social Support
Helping Behavior
Communication
Caregivers
Disease - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781610393744
9781610392839
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 P746 2013

Copies

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How can I help? : everyday ways to help your loved ones live with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19737
Spencer, Monique Doyle. Avon, MA: Adams Media , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S745 2008
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Spencer, Monique Doyle
Place of Publication
Avon, MA
Publisher
Adams Media
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xv, 223 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Caregivers
Interpersonal Relations
Friends
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781598696813
1598696815
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S745 2008

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How to win a tickle fight

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Lang, Mike, Bryant, Aaron. Common Language Storytelling | Hands On Films , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered …
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
How to win a tickle fight : a true story about what can go right, even when things have gone terribly wrong
Author
Lang, Mike
Bryant, Aaron
Corporate Author
Survive & Thrive Cancer Programs
Family Lines
Canadian Cancer Society
Publisher
Common Language Storytelling
Hands On Films
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
50 min.
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Young Adult
Personal Narratives
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered as more than a 'sick person'. Kristen, Brock's wife, wants to maintain a closeness with her husband even while he is dying. And their son Ben... he just wants to have fun with his mom and dad. Through their difficult journey, the family comes to realizes that many things can still go right even when things have gone terribly wrong.
Notes
The complete documentary can be viewed online.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://survivethrive.org/zodonations/tickle-fight-2016/
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Cancer under the radar : young adults tell their stories

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Cedars CanSupport. Montreal, QC: Cedars CanSupport , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C218c 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
Cedars CanSupport
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
Cedars CanSupport
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
95 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Young Adult
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C218c 2010

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