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Breaking boundaries : LGBTQ2 writers on coming out and into Canada

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Nanoose Bay, BC: Rebel Mountain Press , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 B828 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Shwydky, Lori

Place of Publication: Nanoose Bay, BC

Publisher: Rebel Mountain Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Personal Narratives; Canada; Popular Work

Notes: SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN: 9780994730275

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA300 B828 2017

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Breast stories : cancer survivors speak out

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Carpenter, Phil. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 C296 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Breast cancer survivors who chose to undergo mastectomy talk about issues of beauty, identity, and femininity in this collection of portraits and frank personal essays

Author: Carpenter, Phil

Place of Publication: Markham, ON

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 109 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Mammaplasty; Mastectomy; Portraits; Family Relations; Survivors - psychology; Pictorial Works; Photographs; Body Image; Personal Narratives; Canada

Abstract: Breast cancer survivors who chose to undergo mastectomy talk about issues of beauty, identity, and femininity in this collection of portraits and frank personal essays

ISBN: 9781554552726; 1554552729

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 C296 2012

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Cancer confidential : backstage dramas in the radiation clinic

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Hayter, Charles. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H426c 2022

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

Author: Hayter, Charles

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xix, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781487528157

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 H426c 2022

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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.

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

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Cancer treatment revolution : how smart drugs and other new therapies are renewing our hope and changing the face of medicine

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Nathan, David G. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ267 N274c 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Nathan, David G

Place of Publication: Hoboken, NJ

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: x, 262 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Drug Therapy - trends; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Survivors; Patients; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780471946540; 0471946540

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ267 N274c 2007

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Cross of a different kind : cancer & Christian spirituality

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Maranise, Anthony. [United States of America]: Eternal Insight Press , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 M311 2017

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Maranise, Anthony

Place of Publication: [United States of America]

Publisher: Eternal Insight Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 185 p. : Ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Christianity; Cancer Survivors; Spirituality; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780692107225

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 M311 2017

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

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The education of Augie Merasty : a residential school memoir

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Merasty, Joseph Auguste, Carpenter, David. Regina, SK: University of Regina Press , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80.5 M552e 2022

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Merasty, Joseph Auguste; Carpenter, David

Place of Publication: Regina, SK

Publisher: University of Regina Press

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xxix, 84 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Series: Regina collection

Subjects: First Nations - residential schools; First Nations; Indigenous Canadians - history; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780889778825

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ80.5 M552e 2022

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From shadows to life : a biography of the cancer survivorship movement

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Pearson, Judith L. New York, NY: Lincoln Square Books , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 P361 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship mo…

Author: Pearson, Judith L.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Lincoln Square Books

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xxii, 305 p. : ill ; 23 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Neoplasms - psychology; Survivorship; Advocacy; Social Change; Policy Making; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship movement, and forever changed the definition of what it means to be a ?survivor.? Twelve years later it led to a march on Washington, D.C., of more than 200,000 people. Part medical history, part inspirational biography, From Shadows to Life is the story of a social movement that continues to improve life for millions.--Back cover.

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

ISBN: 9781947187122

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 P361 2021

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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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New beginnings : the triumphs of 120 cancer survivors

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Aron, Bill, Kavanagh, Bill, Carrier, Susan. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 A769 2015

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: New beginnings : the triumphs of one hundred and twenty cancer survivors

Author: Aron, Bill; Kavanagh, Bill; Carrier, Susan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xv, 255 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Cancer Survivors; Survivorship; Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Portraits; Photographs; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

ISBN: 1632206641; 9781632206640

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 A769 2015

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Pain chronicles : cures, myths, mysteries, prayers, diaries, brain scans, healing and the science of suffering

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Thernstrom, Melanie. New York, NY: Picador , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL704 T411p 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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Pandora's DNA : tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree

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Stark, Lizzie. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S795 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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Radical : the science, culture, and history of breast cancer in America

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Pickert, Kate. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P596 2020

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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 th…

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

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Series of catastrophes & miracles : a true story of love, science, and cancer

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Williams, Mary Elizabeth. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WR500 W721s 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"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 dru…

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

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

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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

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.