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I'm too young to have breast cancer! : regain control of your life, career, family, sexuality, and faith

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15347
Leibson-Hawkins, Beth. Washington, DC: Lifeline Press , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 L525 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Leibson-Hawkins, Beth
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Lifeline Press
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xvii, 280 p. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Life Change Events
Survivors - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9780895260550
0895260557
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 L525 2004

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Experience of cancer as a transition : a project exploring the lived experiences of breast cancer patients after completion of adjuvant therapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13179
Denduyf, Johanna. [Victoria, BC?]: Royal Roads University , 2002.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP870 D391 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Denduyf, Johanna
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Royal Roads University
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Patients - psychology
Life Change Events
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 D391 2002

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Naked imperfection : a memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119945
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."
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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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Taking charge of your recovery after cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18934
Scalzo, Kathy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B863 2008 v.15
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Scalzo, Kathy
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Breast Tumour Group
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
60 minutes
Series
BCCA video telehealth series "Closer to home" 15
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Decision Making
Life Change Events
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WP870 B863 2008 v.15
Read Online
http://learn.phsa.ca/bcca/breasttumour/btg3/btg3_flv_loader.html

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121211
Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 H497 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.
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Author
Hendler, Sue
Editor
Overall, Christine
Place of Publication
Kingston, ON
Publisher
Michael Grass House
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasm Metastasis
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Life Change Events
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.
ISBN
9780987972576
098797257X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 H497 2012

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120153
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…
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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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Back to work after breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16475
Nessim, Susan. Los Angeles, CA: Susan Nessim-Keeney/Cancervive , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B126 2006
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
This DVD tells the story of six vibrant women, each intent on making a contribution through their careers. The women work at different jobs, but are alike in one important way: they are balancing the demands of a breast cancer illness and work. It explores the challenges women face in the workplac…
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Author
Nessim, Susan
Corporate Author
Cancervive
Living With It
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, CA
Publisher
Susan Nessim-Keeney/Cancervive
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
27 minutes
Subjects
Occupational Health Services
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Social Support
Employment
Workplace
Personnel Management
Life Change Events
Survivors
Popular Work
Abstract
This DVD tells the story of six vibrant women, each intent on making a contribution through their careers. The women work at different jobs, but are alike in one important way: they are balancing the demands of a breast cancer illness and work. It explores the challenges women face in the workplace as they journey through treatment to recovery.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 B126 2006

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Breast cancer : daughters tell their stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15324
Oktay, Julianne S. New York, NY: Haworth Press, Inc. , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 O41b 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Oktay, Julianne S
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Haworth Press, Inc.
Publication Date
2005
Series
Gerontology and women
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Mother-Child Relations
Loss - psychology
Qualitative Research
Bereavement
Life Change Events
ISBN
0789014521
9780789014528
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 O41b 2005

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Stress management intervention for women with breast cancer : participant's notebook

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10796
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association , 2003.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP870 A635 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Antoni, Michael H
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Women - psychology
Stress, Psychological
ISBN
1557989427
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 A635 2003

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Understanding and coping with cancer stress

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16286
Rennie, Heather, Flood, Karen. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B863 2007 v.7
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
More Information
Author
Rennie, Heather
Flood, Karen
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Breast Tumour Group
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
60 minutes
Series
BCCA video telehealth series "Closer to home" 7
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Stress, Psychological
Adaptation, Psychological
Anxiety
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 B863 2007 v.7

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Live your best life now! : the cancer survivor's guide to creating a happy and meaningful life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16309
Santini, Kathy. [Victoria, BC?]: Kathy Santini , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S235 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Review published in "Abreast in the West" vol. 9, no.3 Summer 2008
More Information
Author
Santini, Kathy
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Kathy Santini
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
130 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
Anecdotes
Abstract
Review published in "Abreast in the West" vol. 9, no.3 Summer 2008
Notes
’
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 S235 2007

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Living well beyond breast cancer : a survivor's guide for when treatment ends and the rest of your life begins

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18363
Weiss, Marisa C, Weiss, Ellen. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 2010. fully updated 2nd. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 W431 2010
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
More Information
Author
Weiss, Marisa C
Weiss, Ellen
Edition
fully updated 2nd. ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiii, 511 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Breast Neoplasms - complications
Adaptation, Psychological
Women's Health
Survivors
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780307460226
03037460223
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 W431 2010

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It's not about the hair : and other certainties of life and cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18360
Jarvis, Debra. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 J38 2007
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Jarvis, Debra
Place of Publication
Seattle, WA
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
ix, 245 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781570615368
1570615365
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 J38 2007

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Ladies in waiting? : a play about life after breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18381
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Community Research Initiative, Ryerson University. Act II Studio. [Toronto, ON]: Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre. Psychosocial and Behavioural Research Unit , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 L155 2002
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Ladies in waiting? : life after breast cancer
Corporate Author
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Community Research Initiative
Ryerson University. Act II Studio
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre. Psychosocial and Behavioural Research Unit
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
46 minutes
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 L155 2002

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Called back : my reply to cancer, my reply to life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123316
Cappello, Mary. New York, NY: Fordham University Press , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C244 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Cappello, Mary
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
217 p. ; 21 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
Originally published in 2009 by Alyson Books.
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780823294053
9780823294046
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 C244 2021
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.
Read Online
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6640577

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After breast cancer : a common-sense guide to life after treatment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16097
Schnipper, Hester Hill, Schnipper, Lowell E. New York, NY: Bantam Books , 2006. updated ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S361 2006
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Schnipper, Hester Hill
Schnipper, Lowell E
Edition
updated ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Bantam Books
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xiii, 302 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Social Support
Popular Work
ISBN
9780553384253
0553384252
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S361 2006

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Investigating psychosocial adjustment in breast cancer : a discussion paper

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18398
Irvine, Diane, Lum, Lillie. [Ottawa, ON]: Health Canada , 1997.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WP870 I72i 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Irvine, Diane
Lum, Lillie
Corporate Author
Canada. Health Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Health Canada
Publication Date
1997
Physical Description
vi, 60 p., ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
ISBN
066224978X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 I72i 1997

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Cup of comfort for breast cancer survivors : inspiring stories of courage and triumph

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18327
Avon, MA: Adams Media , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C974s 2008
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
More Information
Editor
Sell, Colleen
Place of Publication
Avon, MA
Publisher
Adams Media
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
x, 324 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781605506449
1605506443
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C974s 2008

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Cancer : what I wish I had known when I was first diagnosed : tips and advice from a survivor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21753
Ryan, Michele. North Charleston, S.C: Create Space Independent Publishing Platform , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R989 2014
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Ryan, Michele
Place of Publication
North Charleston, S.C
Publisher
Create Space Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
73 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781494472313
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 R989 2014

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Five lessons I didn't learn from breast cancer (and one big one I did)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18264
Lewis, Shelley. New York, NY: New American Library , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 L676 2009
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Lewis, Shelley
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
New American Library
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
viii, 260 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Survivors
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780451223906
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 L676 2009

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