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Disrupting breast cancer narratives : stories of rage and repair

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Nielsen, Emilia. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Contents:

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Author: Nielsen, Emilia

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 2019

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

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

Abstract: Contents:

ISBN: 9781487530020

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.; 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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Twisting fate : my journey with BRCA --- from breast cancer doctor to patient and back

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Munster, Pamela N. New York, NY: The Experiment, LLC , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Munster, Pamela N.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: The Experiment, LLC

Publication Date: 2018

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; BRCA1 Protein; BRCA2 Protein; Personal Narratives; Popular Work; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Physicians

ISBN: 9781615194780; 9781615195145

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.; 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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Touch of cancer : unexpected gifts from an unplanned journey

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Weigler, Will. [Victoria, BC?]: Weigler, Will , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

A collection of messages or 'healing updates' which the author shared with a small circle of friends after cancer diagnosis and during cancer treatment.

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Author: Weigler, Will

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Weigler, Will

Publication Date: 2018

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Hope; Optimism; Storytelling; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: A collection of messages or 'healing updates' which the author shared with a small circle of friends after cancer diagnosis and during cancer treatment.

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: Free online book may be downloaded at link.

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Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124523

McLeod, Darrel J. Sechelt, BC: Douglas & McIntyre , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: McLeod, Darrel J

Place of Publication: Sechelt, BC

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: 2018

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Cree Indians; First Nations; Indigenous Canadians; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781771622004; 9781771622011

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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What to expect : a patient's guide

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BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre , 2010. rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Edition: rev. ed.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 19 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre; Cancer Care Facilities; British Columbia; Patient Education Handout; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Library

Vancouver Island Centre directory

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BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre; Cancer Care Facilities; British Columbia; Patient Education Handout; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Library

PHSA strategic plan 2010-2013

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19975

Provincial Health Services Authority. [Vancouver, BC?]: Provincial Health Services Authority , 2010.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Provincial Health Services Authority

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Provincial Health Services Authority

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Planning Techniques; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Cancer Care Facilities; Delivery of Health Care; Health Planning; BC Cancer Agency; Provincial Health Services Authority; PHSA; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Report

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.phsa.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E7E981A2-26A8-4EA8-9823-491BAF714543/0/PHSAStrategicPlanFINAL2010.pdf

What to expect : a patient's guide : Vancouver Island Centre

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21522

BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre , 2014. rev. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Alternate Title: Vancouver Island Centre : what to expect : a patient's guide

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Edition: rev. ed.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Centre

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 19 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Cancer Centre; Cancer Care Facilities; British Columbia; Patient Education Handout; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: VC Library Archives

Guidebook for patients : Centre for the North

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BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North. Prince George, BC: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: BC Cancer Agency guidebook for patients

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North

Place of Publication: Prince George, BC

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Centre for the North

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: Cancer Care Facilities; BC Cancer Agency; Patient Education Handout; Prince George; British Columbia; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/centre-for-the-north-site/Documents/CentrefortheNorth_Guidebook_for_Patientsforweb.pdf

Therapeutic revolution : the history of medical oncology from early days to the creation of the subspeciality

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21729

Band, Pierre R. Oak Park, IL: Bentham Science Publishers , 2014.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Band, Pierre R

Place of Publication: Oak Park, IL

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Publication Date: 2014

Subjects: Medical Oncology - history; Internal Medicine - history

ISSN: 9781608058143

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.eurekaselect.com/121241/volume/1

Planet cancer : the frequently bizarre yet always informative experiences and thoughts of your fellow natives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113672

Adams, Heidi Schultz, Schultz, Christopher. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Adams, Heidi Schultz; Schultz, Christopher

Place of Publication: Guilford, CT

Publisher: Lyons Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 275 p.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms; Adolescent; Young Adult; Social Support; Personal Narratives; Self Care; World Wide Web; Health Services; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780762766659

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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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 …

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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

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One man's life-changing diagnosis : navigating the realities of prostate cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119987

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

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2016 report to the community

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BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: BC Cancer Agency care and research : 2016 report to the community

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 38 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Biomedical Research; Oncology Nursing; Clinical Trials; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Neoplasms - therapy; Patient-Centered Care; Research Report; BC Cancer Agency; Cancer Care Facilities; Delivery of Health Care

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library BCCA Pubs; Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; VC Library Archives

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http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2016-report-to-the-community

Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120171

Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Author: Hesse-Biber, Sharlene

Place of Publication: Ann Arbor, MI

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Genetic Testing; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Decision Making; Women's Health; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780472052196; 9780472120352

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 to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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A two-spirit journey : the autobiography of a lesbian Ojibwa-Cree elder

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121379

Chacaby, Ma-Nee, Plummer, Mary Louisa. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of contents:; 1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage F…

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Author: Chacaby, Ma-Nee; Plummer, Mary Louisa

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date: 2016

Series: EBSCOhost eBook; Critical studies in Native history ; 18

Subjects: Elders (Native peoples); Transgender Persons; Sexual and Gender Minorities; First Nations; Ontario; Canada; Biography; Personal Narratives

Abstract: Table of contents:; 1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage Friendships, and Having Two Spirits (1960-1965) -- 5. Losing My Grandmother and Mother, Becoming a Parent, and Surviving an Abusive Marriage in Auden (1965-1970) -- 6. Living and Parenting in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Before Sobriety (1970-1975) -- 7. Sobriety and Single-Parenting in Thunder Bay (1975-1980) -- 8. Working with Addicted Mothers and Raising Foster Kids with Nate in Winnipeg (1980-1987) -- 9. Coming Out, Falling in Love, and Living with Leah in Thunder Bay and Boston (1987-1991) -- 10. Meeting Grace and Building a Life Together in Kaministiquia (1991-2004) -- 11. Recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Becoming an Elder in Thunder Bay (2004-2014).

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN: 9780887558122; 9780887555039

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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The remedy : queer and trans voices on health and health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121381

Sharman, Zena. [Vancouver, BC?]: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of contents:; Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender…

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Author: Sharman, Zena

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date: 2016

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Transgender Persons; Minority Health; Health Services for Transgender Persons; Healthcare Disparities; Personal Narratives

Abstract: Table of contents:; Introduction: Why Queer and Trans Health Stories Matter -- Appendix -- Call in Sick -- Name Game: Being Seen in My Entirety -- Unlearning: Improving Trans Care by Reorienting Medical and Nursing Discourse -- Navigating This Life as a Black Intersex Man -- Confessions of a Gender Specialist -- Read This Before Your Next Clinical Visit: Cheap Advice for Frequent Patients -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Q Card Project (Seattle, Washington) -- Using Medical Education to Advance Health of LGBT Individuals -- Health as a Spiritual Practice: Or, Please Don?t Call Me ?Lady? -- Our Caregiving, Ourselves -- Queer in Common Country -- NIRKwUSCIN -- A Journey Towards Safety -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services LGBTQ+ Newcomer Initiatives (Toronto, Ontario) -- Sex Work Solidarity as Healing: in four parts -- The Disclosure of Specialization: A QPOC Therapist?s Questions about Embodied Mirroring and Mentoring -- Trans Grit -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Trans Buddy Program (Nashville, Tennessee) -- Rivers of Our Lives: Stigma and Dislocations as Part of Life Course -- Sick of it: One patient?s adventures in heteronormativity -- Remedial Asexuality: Sexualnormativity in Health Care -- Five Things Providers Need to Know about Bisexual People -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Affirmations Deck (Toronto, Ontario) -- Breaking Down Barriers: A Journey to Increase Collaboration and Understanding Between LGBT2-SQ and Medical Communities -- Baby Escape Plan Two -- Mind Your Words -- Queer and Trans Health Innovation Profile: The Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre (Vancouver, BC) -- We Don?t Have to Numb Out to Be Out -- Depathologizing Trans -- Through the Body -- Healing Exchanges: The Necessity of Beloved Community for Queer Survivors of Colour -- Not a Liability: On Trauma-Informed Care and Community Acupuncture -- Listen -- Waiting on Information from Doctors.

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN: 9781551526584; 9781551526591

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 to obtain a username and password from the Library.