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

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Cousins, Norman. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books, Incorporated , 1981.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WD375 C867 1981

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Cousins, Norman

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Bantam Books, Incorporated

Publication Date: 1981

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

ISBN: 0553014919; 0553012932; 0553343653

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WD375 C867 1981

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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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Hoping, coping and moping : handling life when illness make it tough

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Jevne, Ronna Fay. Los Angeles, Ca.: Health Information Press , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 J58h 2000

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Offers practical, sometimes humorous, suggestions for moving beyond self-pity and towards feeling better. Discusses the effects physical suffering and illness have on your body, mood, energy, emotions, spirit, loved ones and overall quality of life.

Author: Jevne, Ronna Fay

Place of Publication: Los Angeles, Ca.

Publisher: Health Information Press

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Hope - popular works; Attitude to Health - popular works; Sick Role; Psychotherapy

Abstract: Offers practical, sometimes humorous, suggestions for moving beyond self-pity and towards feeling better. Discusses the effects physical suffering and illness have on your body, mood, energy, emotions, spirit, loved ones and overall quality of life.

ISBN: 188598720X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 J58h 2000

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Thanks for the mammogram! : fighting cancer with faith, hope and a healthy dose of laughter

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Walker, Laura Jensen. Grand Rapids, Mi.: Fleming H. Revell , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 W182 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Walker, Laura Jensen

Place of Publication: Grand Rapids, Mi.

Publisher: Fleming H. Revell

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works; Hope - popular works; Wit and Humor - popular works

ISBN: 0800717783

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 W182 2000

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

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Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…

Author: Groopman, Jerome E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Hope; Attitude to Health; Physician-Patient Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.

ISBN: 0375506381

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

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Finding hope : ways to see life in a brighter light

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Jevne, Ronna Fay, Miller, James E. Fort Wayne, In.: Willowgreen Publishing , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 J58 1999

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

After describing what hope is and how it works this book offers twenty-two specific ideas about how to find, keep and build hope in your life.

Author: Jevne, Ronna Fay; Miller, James E

Place of Publication: Fort Wayne, In.

Publisher: Willowgreen Publishing

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Hope - popular works; Psychotherapy

Abstract: After describing what hope is and how it works this book offers twenty-two specific ideas about how to find, keep and build hope in your life.

ISBN: 1885933304

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 J58 1999

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Premier's consultation for improved cancer care in Northern BC : final report, July 2006

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Jago, Charles, Burghardt, Jeff. Nelson, BC: Withinsight Services , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 P925 2006

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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Author: Jago, Charles; Burghardt, Jeff

Corporate Author: Withinsight Services (B.C.)

Place of Publication: Nelson, BC

Publisher: Withinsight Services

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: iii, 65 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Cancer Care Facilities - organization & administration; Neoplasms - therapy; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Policy; Delivery of Health Care; Consumer Participation; Community Health Services; British Columbia

ISBN: 9780772658500

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; VC Library Archives; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 P925 2006

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Meaning-centered psychotherapy in the cancer setting : finding meaning and hope in the face of suffering

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2017.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ266 M483 2017

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

Editor: Breitbart, William

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xxvii, 391 p. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Psychotherapy - methods; Quality of Life; Hope; Stress, Psychological - therapy; Culturally Competent Care

ISBN: 9780199837229

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ266 M483 2017

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Cancer care for all Canadians : improving access and minimizing disparities for vulnerable populations in Canada

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Barroetavena, Maria C, Palaty, Chrystal. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 C214n 2007

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Pt.1: Meeting proceedings; Section 1: Forum summary; Section 2: Forum outcomes and recommendations; Pt.2: Resources and programs : themes; Communities; Cultural competency; Language access; Navigation; Research; Rural and remote; Additional resources and programs

Alternate Title: National Forum on Cancer Care for All Canadians : Improving Access and Minimizing Disparities for Vulnerable Populations (2007 November 1-3 : Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Author: Barroetavena, Maria C; Palaty, Chrystal

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Neoplasms - epidemiology; Health Policy; Health Services Needs and Demand; Delivery of Health Care; Cultural Diversity; Health Services Accessibility; Cancer Care Facilities; Consumer Participation; Community Health Services; Canada

Abstract: Pt.1: Meeting proceedings; Section 1: Forum summary; Section 2: Forum outcomes and recommendations; Pt.2: Resources and programs : themes; Communities; Cultural competency; Language access; Navigation; Research; Rural and remote; Additional resources and programs

ISBN: 9781896624198; 1896624197

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 C214n 2007

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Not now, I'm having a no hair day : humor and healing for people with cancer

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Clifford, Christine. Duluth, MN: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 C637 1996

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Clifford, Christine

Place of Publication: Duluth, MN

Publisher: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers

Publication Date: 1996

Physical Description: 110 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Wit and Humor; Mental Healing; Popular Work

ISBN: 1570251207

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 C637 1996

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Staring at the sun : overcoming the terror of death

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Yalom, Irvin D. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: BF789 D4 Y19 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Yalom, Irvin D

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: viii, 306 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Attitude to Death; Fear; Anxiety; Psychotherapy; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780470401811; 0470401818

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 Y19 2009

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I'm alive and the doctor's dead : surviving cancer with your sense of humor and your sexuality intact

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Buchanan, Sue. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B918 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Formerly titled "Love, laughter, and a high disregard for statistics"

Author: Buchanan, Sue

Place of Publication: Grand Rapids, MI

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Wit and Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: Formerly titled "Love, laughter, and a high disregard for statistics"

ISBN: 0310224551 (pbk.); 9780310224556

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 B918 1998

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Surgery sourcebook

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Detroit. MI: Omnigraphics , 2008. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WO39 S9597 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Surgery sourcebook : basic consumer health information about common inpatient and outpatient surgeries, including critical care and trauma, gastrointestinal, gynecologic and obstetric, cardiac and vascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, orthopedic, reconstructive and cosmetic, and other major and min…

Editor: Sutton, Amy L

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Detroit. MI

Publisher: Omnigraphics

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xx, 673 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Health reference series

Subjects: Surgical Procedures, Operative; Consumer Health Information; Popular Work

Abstract: Surgery sourcebook : basic consumer health information about common inpatient and outpatient surgeries, including critical care and trauma, gastrointestinal, gynecologic and obstetric, cardiac and vascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, orthopedic, reconstructive and cosmetic, and other major and minor surgeries along with information about anesthesia and pain relief options, risks and complications, postoperative recovery concerns, and innovative surgical techniques and tools, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of additional resources

ISBN: 9780780810044; 078081004X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WO39 S9597 2008

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Positive coping with health conditions : a self-care workbook

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Bilsker, Dan, Samra, Joti, Goldner, Elliot. Richmond, BC: COMH Publications , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 B649 2009

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

This manual is designed for individuals who deal with health conditions, including patients, physicians, psychologists, nurses, rehabilitation professionals and researchers; Relaxation method audio: http://www.comh.ca/pchc/resources/audio/index.cfm links to the audiofile; For handouts and excerpts:…

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Author: Bilsker, Dan; Samra, Joti; Goldner, Elliot

Corporate Author: Consortium for Organizational Mental Healthcare

Place of Publication: Richmond, BC

Publisher: COMH Publications

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 108 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Health; Adaptation, Psychological; Psychotherapy; Self Care - psychology; Emotions; Life Style; Stress, Psychological; Relaxation; Popular Work

Abstract: This manual is designed for individuals who deal with health conditions, including patients, physicians, psychologists, nurses, rehabilitation professionals and researchers; Relaxation method audio: http://www.comh.ca/pchc/resources/audio/index.cfm links to the audiofile; For handouts and excerpts: http://www.comh.ca/pchc/index.cfm; http://www.comh.ca/pchc/resources/

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WM172 B649 2009

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