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Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Author Dr. Jason Fung returns with a biography of cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding cancer and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving forward"--
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Sixth edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 690 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An authoritative guide to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment discusses such topics as common breast problems, screening and diagnostic techniques, cancer treatment and research, genetics and diet, implants, and hormone use.
45) Life with cancer
Author
Series
Publisher
Childs World
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gives readers a look into the lives and abilities of people who have cancer, as well as the challenges they face. Learn how doctors, medications, and therapy help people fight cancer. Additional features include a table of contents, an informative infographic, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, sources for further research, and information about the author.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
419 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From an award-winning storyteller comes a stunning debut novel following a New Mexican family's extraordinary year of love and sacrifice. It's Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and thirty-three-year-old unemployed Amadeo Padilla has been given the part of Jesus in the Good Friday procession. He is preparing feverishly for this role when his fifteen-year-old daughter Angel shows up pregnant on his doorstep and disrupts his plans....
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Center Point large print edition.
Physical Desc
391 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Since the age of twelve, McKenzie Arnold has spent every summer at Albany Beach, Delaware, with her best friends Aurora, Janine, and Lilly. The seaside house teems with thirty years of memories--some wonderful, others painful--and secrets never divulged beyond its walls. This summer may be the last they spend together"--
51) Show Me
Publisher
Wheatstone Productio
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
65p with photos
Language
English
Description
a photo collection of breast cancer survivors'lumpectomies, mast---ectomies, breast reconstructions and thoughts on body image
52) Hope was here
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
186 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the diner owner's political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor.
Author
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
viii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
O'Reilly and Kelvin (both gastrointestinal oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City) offer a guide for patients, families, and friends to the scary disease and the treatment for it. The questions are unevenly distributed across sections on the basics of the disease, diagnosis and staging, treatment, managing the treatment, changes cancer brings, and emotional and social concerns. A sampling of specific questions shows Does pancreatic...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dorothea Benton Frank once again takes us deep into the heart of the magical Lowcountry where three amazing middle aged women are bonded by another amazing woman's death. Through their shared loss they forge a deep friendship, asking critical questions. Who was their friend and what did her life mean? Are they living the lives they imagined for themselves? Will they ever be able to afford to retire? How will they maximize their happiness? Security?...
56) Letters to God
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, and is searching for meaning. Brady is at first is confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 257 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love is for the women and men who love and support a man with prostate cancer. Each chapter tells the story of a man and his partner dealing with this cancer, from diagnosis through survivorship. Fully updated and comprehensive, this book educates and informs partners on the latest studies and findings"--
58) Wish me tomorrow
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
[Larger print edition].
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
"For years nurse and grief counselor Christie Bates has been teaching her patients to confront their fears, express themselves and trust in hope. But as her feelings for cancer survivor Eli Roberts and his two children grow, can she overcome her own fear and love a man who lives every day with the possibility of recurring illness? Tackling cancer and single parenthood simultaneously has turned Eli into a devout realist. Which is why he finds Christie's...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
399 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An intelligent and dynamic woman who enjoys life with her husband and newborn daughter is astounded by her cancer diagnosis, which pits her family against a difficult healthcare system, well-meant intentions, and other stressors that threaten her marriage.