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Ani's light

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Singh, Tanu Shree, Prabhat, Sandhya (ill.). Washington, DC: Magination Press | American Psychological Association , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 S617 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"Ani's stuck in a dark cloud because his mother hasn't been home. His friends and family try to brighten his mood, but nothing helps. When Mama finally comes back, but with her hair missing, Ani's light gets brighter and brighter, chasing away his darkness. The unconditional love between Ani and hi…

Alternate Title: Darkness

Author: Singh, Tanu Shree; Prabhat, Sandhya (ill.)

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Magination Press; American Psychological Association

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 34 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Mother-Child Relations; Depression; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Juvenile Literature; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Abstract: "Ani's stuck in a dark cloud because his mother hasn't been home. His friends and family try to brighten his mood, but nothing helps. When Mama finally comes back, but with her hair missing, Ani's light gets brighter and brighter, chasing away his darkness. The unconditional love between Ani and his mother shines through as the two enjoy their precious time together, whether it's forever, or just for now." - Provided by publisher; Includes a note to parents and caregivers.; Ages 4-8

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

ISBN: 9781433832772

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C5 S617 2020

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Annie Parker decoded : the story that inspired the film

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Parker, Annie. Brampton, ON: Annie Parker Books , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P238 2014

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.

Author: Parker, Annie

Place of Publication: Brampton, ON

Publisher: Annie Parker Books

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Genes, BRCA1; Personal Narratives; Autobiography

Abstract: This book follows Annie Parker and her cancer journey, loss of family members and being one of the first women in Canada to be tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation, confirming her beliefs that her cancer were hereditary.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780993830501

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; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 P238 2014

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Apron strings : inheriting courage, wisdom and...breast cancer

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Greene, Diane Tropea. Highland CIty, FL: Rainbow Books, Inc. , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 G799a 2007

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Greene, Diane Tropea

Place of Publication: Highland CIty, FL

Publisher: Rainbow Books, Inc.

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xii, 135 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Family Relations; Genetic Predisposition to Disease - psychology; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781568251080; 1568251084

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 G799a 2007

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AstraZeneca uro-oncology : pursuing improved outcomes in prostate cancer : understanding prostate cancer

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Bell, David G. Mississauga, ON: AstraZeneca , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 A859a 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Understanding prostate cancer

Author: Bell, David G

Corporate Author: AstraZeneca

Place of Publication: Mississauga, ON

Publisher: AstraZeneca

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Other

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ752 A859a 2001

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Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

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Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 E19 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Eckl, Cheryl

Place of Publication: Littletown, CO

Publisher: Flying Crane Press

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 295 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Neoplasms - psychology; Family Relations; Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Autobiography; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9780982810705; 0982810709

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 E19 2010

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Big D : explaining death and dying to young children

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Kelly, Kate M. Burnstown, ON: , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 K29 2016

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

Author: Kelly, Kate M.

Place of Publication: Burnstown, ON

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 39 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Elephant in the room series book

Subjects: Loss; Grief; Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotional Adjustment; Parent-Child Relations; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

ISBN: 9781772570878

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: BF575 C5 K29 2016

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Birdsong

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Flett, Julie. [Vancouver, BC?]: Greystone Kids , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 G7 F615 2019

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

When a young girl moves to her new home far away from the sea, she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love aof nature and art. As the season change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? -- Provided by publisher.

Author: Flett, Julie

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Greystone Kids

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: [48 unnumbered pages] : col. ill; 27 cm

Subjects: Loss; Friends; Intergenerational Relations; Bereavement; Grief; Child; Aged; First Nations; Popular Work; Pictorial Works

Abstract: When a young girl moves to her new home far away from the sea, she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love aof nature and art. As the season change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? -- Provided by publisher.

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

ISBN: 9781771644730

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 C5 G7 F615 2019

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Blogs for the brain : a collection of blogs from my first year with cancer

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Woloshyn, Alyson. [Toronto, ON]: Blurb Inc. , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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Author: Woloshyn, Alyson

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Blurb Inc.

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Blogging; Communications Media; Autobiography

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 W866 2010

Website Notes: Excerpts of blogs.

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Book of Rita's living

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Koerber, Rita. Robson, B.C.: Bear Grass Press , 1990.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Koerber, Rita

Editor: Templeton, Edith

Place of Publication: Robson, B.C.

Publisher: Bear Grass Press

Publication Date: 1990

Subjects: Neoplasms; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0921097247

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 K78 1990

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Brain cancer sucks : the story of me

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Johnson, Lee. [Greenwood, IN]: Lee Johnson , [2017].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 J66 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Johnson, Lee

Place of Publication: [Greenwood, IN]

Publisher: Lee Johnson

Publication Date: [2017]

Physical Description: 99 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781521527962

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 J66 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 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 made me a shallower person : a memoir in comics

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Engelberg, Miriam. New York, NY: Harper , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 E58c 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir

Author: Engelberg, Miriam

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xiii, 126 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasms; Cartoons; Wit and Humor; Social Support; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Biography

Abstract: A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir

ISBN: 9780060789732; 0060789735

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 E58c 2006

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Cancer with joy : how to transform fear into happiness and find the bright side effects

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Huber, Joy. New York, NY: Morgan James Publishing , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H877 2012

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Huber, Joy

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: ix, 153 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781614481010

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 H877 2012

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CaN'Tswer : how I couldn't...what I found

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Thanh, David. [Vancouver, BC?]: PocketBunny Productions , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 T367 2008

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Ten years after his leukemia diagnosis, Ryan is a survivor who is reluctant to take risks and move forward with his life. The opportunity to take a backpacking trip through the Andes Mountains changes him and his perception of his cancer experience from one of Survivor to Thriver.

Author: Thanh, David

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: PocketBunny Productions

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 16 minutes

Subjects: Leukemia; Leukemia - psychology; Survivors - psychology; Life Change Events; Young Adult; Autobiography

Abstract: Ten years after his leukemia diagnosis, Ryan is a survivor who is reluctant to take risks and move forward with his life. The opportunity to take a backpacking trip through the Andes Mountains changes him and his perception of his cancer experience from one of Survivor to Thriver.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 T367 2008

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Chemo and me : my hair loss experience

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Miller, Tani. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 M651 2009

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Miller, Tani

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 1 v. : ill ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Beauty; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Scarves; Hair; Alopecia; Personal Narratives; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781604430097; 1604430095

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ200 M651 2009

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Childhood cancer survivors : a practical guide to your future

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Keene, Nancy, Hobbie, Wendy, Ruccione, Kathy. Bellingham, WA: Childhood Cancer Guides , 2012. 3rd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 K26c 2012

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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Author: Keene, Nancy; Hobbie, Wendy; Ruccione, Kathy

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Bellingham, WA

Publisher: Childhood Cancer Guides

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xxiv, 452 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Continuity of Care; Follow-up Studies; Survivors; Family Relations; Adolescent; Adult; Adaptation, Psychological; Infant; Child; Secondary Prevention; Interpersonal Relations; Self Care; Popular Work; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781457118678; 9781941089132

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: QZ200 K26c 2012

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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