topic:"Biography" found 53 records - BC Cancer Agency Library

Warrior of the people : how Susan La Flesche overcame racial and gender inequality to become America's first Indian doctor

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Starita, Joe. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ100 S73w 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomita…

Author: Starita, Joe

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xiv, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Indigenous Peoples - history; First Nations; Picotte, Susan LaFlesche, 1865-1915; Physicians, Women; United States; Biography; Popular Work

Abstract: "On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Native woman acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. They were often desperately poor and sick with tuberculosis, small pox, measles, and influenza. She was their last hope and effectively became the chief of her entrenched patriarchal tribe, crashing through walls of ethnic, racial, and gender prejudice. A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte's inspirational life and dedication to public health, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments that improved the lot of her people."--Back Cover

ISBN: 9781250181312

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WZ100 S73w 2018

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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

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In-between days : a memoir about living with cancer

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Harrison, Teva. [Toronto, ON]: House of Anansi Press Inc. , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H322 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Harrison, Teva

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc.

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 163 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Biography; Graphic Novels; Cartoons; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781487001087

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 H322 2016

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Life, on the line : a chef's story of chasing greatness, facing death, and redefining the way we eat

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Achatz, Grant, Kokonas, Nick. [New York, NY]: Avery , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 AC176 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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

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Journaling cancer in words and images : caught in the clutch of the crab

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Wadeson, Harriet Claire. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 W121 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Title on CD: Altered book images

Author: Wadeson, Harriet Claire

Place of Publication: Springfield, IL

Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: ix, 208 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Survivors - psychology; Psychotherapy; Adaptation, Psychological; Art Therapy; Biography

Abstract: Title on CD: Altered book images

ISBN: 9780398086725

Language: English

Material Type: Book; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 W121 2011

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Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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Skloot, Rebecca. New York, NY: Crown Publishers , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WO690 S629i 2010

Availability: 4 copies, 3 available

Author: Skloot, Rebecca

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Crown Publishers

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Tissue Donors; Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics; Confidentiality - ethics; HeLa Cells; Prejudice; Human Experimentation - ethics; African Americans; Cell Line; History, 20th Century; United States; Biography

ISBN: 9781400052172; 1400052173

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WO690 S629i 2010

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Life not chosen : the story of Ethlyn Trapp and her father : a prominent daughter of a British Columbian pioneer and New Wesminster elder statesman

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Jackson, Stewart M. [Victoria, BC?]: Trafford Publishing , 2009.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WZ100 J14 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Life not chosen

Author: Jackson, Stewart M

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xiii, 115 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Physicians, Women - history; Radiotherapy - history; Radiation Oncology - history; Cancer Care Facilities - history; Biography; BC Cancer Agency; British Columbia Cancer Institute; Canada

ISBN: 9781425184599

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ100 J14 2009

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Love Kristen : one young woman's courageous battle against cancer

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Forbes, Kirk A. New York, NY: iUniverse, Inc. , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 F693 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Forbes, Kirk A

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xvi, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Biography; Poetry

ISBN: 9781440113840

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 F693 2009

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Chasing daylight : how my forthcoming death transformed my life : a final account

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O'Kelly, Eugene, Postman, Andrew. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 O41 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Chasing daylight is the inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, written in the three-and -a-half months between his terminal diagnosis with a brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Interweaving details of his illness with reflections on life, death and success, this passiona…

Author: O'Kelly, Eugene; Postman, Andrew

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 201 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Terminally Ill - psychology; Brain Neoplasms; Emotional Adjustment; Life Change Events; Quality of Life; Attitude to Death; Personal Narratives; Biography; Popular Work

Abstract: Chasing daylight is the inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, written in the three-and -a-half months between his terminal diagnosis with a brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Interweaving details of his illness with reflections on life, death and success, this passionate, deeply insightful book provides an unforgettable account of O'Kelly's final journey, and is a compelling reminder of the importance of living a balanced and meaningful life.

ISBN: 9780071499934; 0071499938

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 O41 2008

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What do you do if you don't die : the Stephen Fletcher story

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McIntosh, Linda. Winnipeg, MB: Heartland Associates , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ100 M152 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: McIntosh, Linda

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: Heartland Associates

Publication Date: 2008

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

Subjects: Quadriplegia; Politics; Steven Fletcher; Canada; Biography; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781896150499

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ100 M152 2008

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Kitchen table wisdom : stories that heal

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Remen, Rachel Naomi. New York, NY: Riverhead Books , 2006. special 10th Anniv. ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 R386 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Remen, Rachel Naomi

Edition: special 10th Anniv. ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Publication Date: 2006

Subjects: Physicians - biography; Physicians - personal narratives; Interpersonal Relations; Meditation - popular works

ISBN: 1594482098

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 R386 2006

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Cancer vixen : a true story

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Marchetto, Marisa Acocella. New York ; Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf , 2006. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 M317 2006

Availability: 10 copies, 10 available

Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.

Author: Marchetto, Marisa Acocella

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York ; Toronto

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 211 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasms; Graphic Novels; Cartoons; Personal Narratives; Biography; Wit and Humor; Popular Work

Abstract: Comic book memoir of author's experience with breast cancer.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002623)

ISBN: 9780676978247 (Toronto); 0307263576 (alk. paper); 067697824X (Toronto)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 M317 2006

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