Author

Hayes, Cynthia

Place of Publication

Austin, TX

Publisher

River Grove Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis. The Big Ordeal, written in collaboration with a psychologist and two oncologists, tackles the emotional side of the experience head-on, to help newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones anticipate, understand, and deal with the psychological turmoil ahead. Based on interviews with scores of patients and experts across a variety of fields, combining patient stories with medical insights and advice from those who have been there, and structured around the typical phases of the process, this book is an accessible resource for anyone who receive a cancer diagnosis" --Back cover

ISBN

9781632993359

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 H417b 2021

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Author

Ross, Theodora

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Avery

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xv, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - genetics

Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Genes, BRCA1

Genetic Counseling

Genetic Testing

Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781101982839

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

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ210 R826 2016

Website Notes

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

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Author

Scadden, David

D'Antonio, Michael

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

St. Martin's Press

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

308 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill.(chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Oncologists

Neoplasms - therapy

Stem Cell Research

United States

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781250092755

9781250092779

1250092752

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ21 S277 2018

Copies

Editor

Miller, Karin B

Place of Publication

Minneapolis, MN

Publisher

Tasora Books

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

xxiv, 248 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Poetry

Survivors

Patients

Family

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780978994686

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 C218m 2001

Copies

Editor

Sharman, Zena

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date

2021

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Sexual and Gender Minorities

Minority Health

Healthcare Disparities

Physician-Patient Relations

Personal Narratives

Notes

SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN

9781551528618

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.

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

Copies

Author

Waldman, Jackie

Dworkis, Janis Leibs

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

Conari Press

Publication Date

2000

Physical Description

xxiv, 262 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

Adaptation, Psychological

Survivors

Courage

Optimism

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

157324175X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM172.4 W164 2000

Copies

Author

Raza, Azra

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Basic Books

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xii, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Medical Oncology

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781541699526

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ21 R278 2018

Copies

Editor

Truthwaite, Rob

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Children's Programs

Publication Date

2000

Subjects

Adaptation, Psychological - popular works

Social Adjustment - psychology

Disabled Persons

Chronic Disease - popular works

Child

Emotions

Motivation

Juvenile Literature

Personal Narratives

ISBN

1550567837

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM171 H436 2000

Copies

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

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

Copies

Author

Bowler, Kate

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Random House

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xvi, 224 p. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Courage

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill - psychology

Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible.In facing down cancer, Kate, -- a Christian Joan Didion -- (Glennon Doyle), searches for hope without cheap optimism, and truth with room for mystery. We are as fragile as the day we were born, and we will need each other if we're going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between, but there's no cure for being human. -- Author's website

Notes

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

ISBN

9780593230770

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 B787 2021

Copies

Author

Thernstrom, Melanie

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Picador

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xiv, 418 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects

Pain - etiology

Pain - psychology

Pain - therapy

Chronic Disease - psychology

Chronic Disease - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780312573072

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WL704 T411p 2010

Copies

Author

Stark, Lizzie

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

Chicago Review Press

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

324 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - history

Breast Neoplasms - genetics

Mastectomy - history

Genetic Screening

Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Genes, BRCA1

Genes, BRCA2

Personal Narratives

Autobiography

Popular Work

ISBN

9781613748602

1613748604

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 S795 2014

Copies

Author

Brown, Janie

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Doubleday Canada

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xxii, 282 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Philosophy

Terminally Ill

Attitude to Death

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780385694735

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 B877 2020

Website Notes

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

Copies

Author

Pickert, Kate

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

325 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - history

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today''s patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. - Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9780316470346

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 P596 2020

Copies

Author

Williams, Mary Elizabeth

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Geographic Society

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

304 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Melanoma

Life Change Events

Neoplasms - therapy

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma--a 'rapidly fatal' form of cancer--journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own--with very different results" -- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781426216336

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WR500 W721s 2016

Copies

Author

Alsarraf, Renee

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

HarperOne

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

248 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - diagnosis

Neoplasms - psychology

Human-Animal Bond

Veterinarians

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. For Dr. Renee, it was her patients -- those furry, four-legged, slobbering animals -- who seemed to uniquely understand her difficult journey and who showed her the true power of positivity and unconditional love" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780063215221

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 A461s 2022

Copies

Author

Foster, Clarissa

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Hammersmith Health Books

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

xviii, 325 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - genetics

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome

Genes, BRCA1

Genes, BRCA2

Neoplasms - etiology

Neoplasms - psychology

Genetic Counseling

Genetic Testing

Genetic Carrier Screening

Risk Factors

Risk Reduction Behavior

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9781781611203

1781611203

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 F754 2017

Website Notes

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

Copies

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.