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Cancer in the family : take control of your genetic inheritance

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Ross, Theodora. New York, NY: Avery , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ210 R826 2016

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

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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Choosing to smile

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19159

Houlker, Julie, Standeven, Glenda, Rickaby, Michelle. Chilliwack, BC: Choosing to Smile Publications , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H838 2009

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Alternate Title: Choosing to smile : inspirational life stories of three friends who happened to have cancer

Author: Houlker, Julie; Standeven, Glenda; Rickaby, Michelle

Place of Publication: Chilliwack, BC

Publisher: Choosing to Smile Publications

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xi, 415 p. : ill. : 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Bone Neoplasms - psychology; Hodgkin Disease - psychology; Survivors - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781986522703

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: QZ201 H838 2009

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Daughter of family G : a memoir of cancer genes, love and fate

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McKay, Ami. Toronto, ON: Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ210 M478 2019

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: McKay, Ami

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Canada

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xvii, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Lynch Syndrome II; Genetic Testing; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780345809469

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ210 M478 2019

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Grace : a memoir : a child's intimate journey through cancer and recovery

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114682

Marchiano, Melinda. San Luis Obispo, CA: Happy Quail , 2010. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M319 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Marchiano, Melinda

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: San Luis Obispo, CA

Publisher: Happy Quail

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Child; Hodgkin Disease; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780984271207

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 M319 2010

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Heart of a champion : inspirational stories of people who have overcome many of life's challenging adversities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14808

Winnipeg, MB: Children's Programs , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM171 H436 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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How to be a friend to a friend who's sick

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114393

Pogrebin, Letty Cottin. Philadelphia, PA: PublicAffairs , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 P746 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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Lost eye : coping with monocular vision after enucleation or eye loss from cancer, accident or disease

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16342

Adkisson, Jay D. New York, NY: iUniverse, Inc. , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WW149 A236 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Lost eye

Author: Adkisson, Jay D

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: viii, 372 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Eye Enucleation; Vision, Monocular; Eye, Artificial; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; Eye Neoplasms - surgery; Eye Diseases - rehabilitation; Adaptation, Psychological; Social Support; Blindness; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780595392643; 0595392644

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WW149 A236 2006

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Many shades of green : running toward the finish line, one cancer at a time

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18653

Dallaire, Deny. Moncton, N.B.: Deny Dallaire | Transcontinental Printing , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D144 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Dallaire, Deny

Place of Publication: Moncton, N.B.

Publisher: Deny Dallaire; Transcontinental Printing

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xviii, 177 p ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Hodgkin Disease; Survivors; Christianity; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780986540806

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 D144 2010

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Off script : what to do when God rewrites your life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21298

Schmidt, Cary. Lancaster, CA: Striving Together Publications , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 S349 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Schmidt, Cary

Place of Publication: Lancaster, CA

Publisher: Striving Together Publications

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xxiii, 207p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Hodgkin Disease - psychology; Spiritual Therapies; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Christianity; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781598941692

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 S349 2011

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Oh, please! not another cancer hero! : stories of cancer journeys

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3070

Thomas, Gai. Halifax, N.S.: Austral-Nova Publications , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 T455 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Thomas, Gai

Place of Publication: Halifax, N.S.

Publisher: Austral-Nova Publications

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: xv, 60 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Hodgkin Disease; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 0968217605

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 T455 1997

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124160

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114187

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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