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General health

Medical and health textbooks, women’s health, menopause, cancer prevention, health promotion

Title

Author

Be your own best friend Proto, Lonis
Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery Hall, Lindsay and Cohn, Leigh
Feel Fantastic Musk, May
Guide to Women's Health McTaggart, Lynne
Live Right for (4) Your Type D'Adomo, Peter J
Natural Alternative to HRT Glenville, Marilyn
Natural Health Natural Medicine Weil, Andrew
Say No to Cancer Holford, Patrick
The Change Women, Aging and the Menopause Greer, Germaine
The Cure Within Harrington, Anne
Understanding, preventing & overcoming Osteoporosis Plant, Jane and Tidey, Gill


Breast Cancer   > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

100 Questions and Answers about Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer Shockney, Lillie D. & shapitro, Gary
Advanced Breast Cancer Mayer, Musa
After Breast Cancer    Mayer, Musa
After Breast Cancer Surgery Looking Ahead Australian Cancer Society
B.O.O.B.S.  Fisher, Ann, Kempner,
Breast Cancer American Cancer society
Breast Cancer Vogel, Carole Garbury
Breast Cancer? Breast Health! Weed, Susan S.
Breast Lumps Smith, Jane and Leaper, David J.
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book Love, Susan
Eating Pomegranates Garbriel, Sarah
Five Lessons I didn't Learn from Breast Cancer Lewis, Shelley
I am Not My Breast Cancer  Peltason, Ruth
I've got cancer but it hasn't got me Dooher, Kate
Just a Lump Leifert, Debbie et al
Just Get Me Through This! Cohen, Debrorah A. and Gelfand, Robert M.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer Weiss, Marisa, Weiss, Ellen
Living in the Postmastectomy Body Suckweiler, Becky
Lymphedema Burt, Jeannie and White, Gwen
Men With Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Care
Mom and the Polka-Dot Boo-Boo Sutherland, Eileen
No Family History McCormick, Sabrina
No Less A Woman Kahane, Deborah Hobler
Saving Jack Willis, Jack
Straight Talk about Breast Cancer Braddock, Suzanne W. et al.
The Breast Cancer Book Sampson, Val & Fenion, Debbie
The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet Arnot, Bob
The Breast Cancer Survival Manual Link, John and Forsthoff, Cynthia and Waisman, James
Understanding Breast Cancer Ogden, Joy
Understanding the Mammography controversy Finkel, Madelon
Uplift Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors Delinsky, Barbara
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer Lee, John R and Hopkinds, Virginia and Zava, David T.

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Cancer General  > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

Cancer Anderson, Greg
Cancer 50 Essential Things to Do Anderson, Greg
Cancer is a word, not a sentence Buckman, Robert
Cancer Related Bone Pain Davies, Andrew
Cancer The Healthy Option Moule, Terry
Cancer: What Causes It, What Doesn't American Cancer Society
Everything Changes Rosethal, Kairol
Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention UICC International Union Against Cancer
Fighting Cancer from Within Rossman, Martin L
Opiods in Cancer Pain Forbes, Karen
Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster Huddleston, Peggy
Quick Reference for Oncology Clinicians Holland, Jimmie C.  
Radiation Therapy and You National Institutes of Health
Singing the Life Bryman, Elizabeth
The Cancer Atlas Mackay, Judith et al.
The Cancer Handbook American Society of Clinical Oncology
The Cancer Handbook McTaggart, Lynne
The Chemotherapy & Radiation Therapy Survival Guide McKay, Judith and Hirano, Nancee
The Frontier Cancer Medicine Guide Sikora, Karol
The Year My Mother was Bald Speltz, Ann
There but for the Grace of God Franz, Carol J
What Doctors Don't Tell You McTaggart, Lynne
What You Really Need to Know about Cancer Buckman, Robert

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Childrens Cancer > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

Childhook Leukemia Keene, Nancy
Extreme Parenting Dempsey, Sharon
Hope for families of Children with Cancer Young, Linda & Ward, C.J.
Living With Childhood Cancer Woznick, Leigh A., and Goodheart, Carol D.
Side Effects Koss, Amy Goldman

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Childrens Books

Title

Author

A Volcano in My Tummy Pudney, Warwick & Whitehouse, Elaine
Because someone I love has Cancer American Cancer Society
Can I still kiss you? Russell, Neil

Chemo Girl

Richmond, Christina
Double-Dip feelings Cain, Barbara
Gentle Willows Miles, Joyce
Harry goes to Hospital Bennett, Howard J.
Heaven Allan, Nicholas
I feel Angry Moses, Brian
I feel frightened Moses, Brian
I feel jealous Moses, Brian
I feel sad Moses, Brian
I have feelings Hunter, Novotney
I'm a Superhero Wilde, Daxton
Imagine a rainbow Miles, Brenda
Introducing Marlon your Cancer fighting friend Adams, Karen
Josh's smiley faces Ditta-Donahue, Gina
Keep your hair on Vercoe, Elizabeth
Little Tree Miles, Joyce
Mom and the Polka-dot Boo Boo Sutherland, Eileen
Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine Crossley, Diana
Mummy's Lump Forrest, Gillian
No Matter What Gliori, Debi
Our family has Cancer too Clifford, Christine
Out of the Blue Stokes, Julie & Oxley, Paul
Peppermint Ward Halahmy, Miriam
Samantha Jane's missing smile Kaplow, Julie
Side Effects Koss Goldman, Amy
Teenie Weenie in a Too Big World Sunderland, Margot
The Famous Hat Gaynor, Kate
The Grieving Teen Fitzgerald, Helen
The Hope Tree Numeroff, Laura
The huge book of worries Ironside, Virginia
The Jester has lost his jingle Saltzman, David
The rainbow feelings of Cancer Martin, Carrie and Martin
The secret C Stokes, Julie
The Wishing Star Wyldbore-Smith
The year my mother was bald Speltz, Ann
What about Me? Peterkin, Alan
What Happens when someone dies Yarbrough, Tammy
What to do when you worry too much Huebner, Dawn
What to do when you're scared and worried Crist, James
What's it like Cancer? Royston, Angela
When I miss you Spelman, Cornelia Maude
When Mum or Dad has Cancer Couldrick, Ann
When someone dies Cusick, Tracey
When someone has a a very serious illness Heergaard, Marge
When someone special dies Heergaard, Marge
When something terrible happens Heergaard, Marge
When Uncle Bob Died Althea
When your brother or sister has Cancer National Cancer Institute

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Gastric / Colorectal > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

100 Questions and Answers about Colorectal Cancer Bub, David S. Rose, S & Wong, W.D
100 Questions and Answers about Gastric Cancer Shah, Manish, Pinheiro, Natasha &Shah, Brinda
Living with Colon Cancer Livingston Wood, Eliza


Gynaecological Cancer > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

100 Questions and Answers about Cervical Cancer Dizon, Don, Krychman, M & DiSilvestro
A Guide to survivorship for Women with Ovarian Cancer Montz, F.J.
Abnormal Pap Smears Rushing, Lynda & Joste, N.
Beating Ovarian Cancer Bledy, Chris
Planning and implementing cervical cancer programs Allience for cervical cancer protection
The Gynaecological Cancer Guide Heffernan, Margaret
The Patient Active Guide to Living with Ovarian Cancer Wellness Community

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Leukemia / Lymphoma / Myeloma > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

100 Questions and Answers about Myeloma Bashey, Asad, Abonour, Rafat & Huston, James
Cancer and Leukaemia Vries de, Jan
Frankly Speaking about Lymphoma Wellness Community
The Breuss Cancer Cure Breuss, Rudolf


Lung Cancer > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

Breathing Deep Eini
How to Survive Lung Cancer Lloyd, Michael
Lung Cancer  American Cancer Society
Lung Cancer  Johnston, Lorraine

 

Other Cancer > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

100 Questions and Answers about Kidney Cancer Campblee, Steven, Rine, B. Uzzo, R.G., Lane, B. chisolm, S
Banger and Mash Hern, Keith
In Your Face Mills, Lia
Living with a Brain Tumour Black, Peter
Meeting the Challenges of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Leupold, Nancy E., Sciubba, James
Nuts, Balls and Rocks Jowett, Adrian

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Prostate Cancer > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

Advanced Prostate Cancer and Me Goldstone, Daniel J.
My Prostate and Me Martin, Wiliam
Perfect Health? Wright, Thelma
Promoting Wellness Moyad, Mark A.
Prostate Cancer Kaltenbach, Don
Prostate Cancer Plant, Jane
Saving your Sex Life Mulhall, John P.
The Prostate Book Scardino, Peter and Kelman, Judith


Skin Cancer > Diagnosis, surgery, treatment

Title

Author

Melanoma and Other Skin cancers McClay, Edward F. et al.
Skin Cancer Prevent and Survive Smith, Tom

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Nutrition

Examples : recipes, cookery, nutritional supplements, healthy eating

Title

Author

Ayurvedic cooking for Self-Healing Lad, Usha & Lad, Vasant
Beating Cancer with Nutrition Quillin, Patrick
Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook Ghosh, Kris et al.
Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook Gosh, Kris and Carson, Linda
Challenge Cancer and Win Dalzell, Kim
Cooking for Dummies Miller, Bryan and Rama, Marie
D-Glucarate: A Nutrient Against Cancer Slaga, Thomas J and Quillici-Timmcke, J
Diet and the Cancer Patient Waterhouse Kate
Eating Right for Life Trachtenberg, John, Flesner, Neil, Lancaster, Carol Casselman, Barbie
Fat Hollis, Judi 
Foods for Better Health Webb, Denis and Smith SM
Foods to Fight Cancer Beliveau, Richard and Gingras, D
Good Nutrition A guide for people with cancer Canadian Cancer Society
Informed Decisions Harmon, Eyre J. et al.
Low Fat Tee, Susanna
Nature's Cancer-Fighting Foods Varona Verne
Nutrition for the Person with Cancer American Cancer Society
Plans for Dinner Gomez, Linda
Portion savvy: the 30-day smart plan for eating well Wiatt, Carrie Latt
Probiotic Rescue Tannis, Allison
Stop Your Cravings Workman, Jennifer 
The American Dietetic Association Guide to Women's Nutrition for Healthy Living Finn, Susan Calvert
The Breast Cancer Prevention and Recovery Diet Olivier, Suzannah
The Bristol Recipe Book Rippon, Sadhya
The Cancer Life Line Recipes Sen, Jane
The Cancer Survival Handbook Weihofen, Donna L
The Dries Cancer Diet Dries, Jan
The Plant Program Plant, Jane A and Tidez, Gill
The Solution Mellin, Laurel
The Strang Cancer-Prevention Center Cookbook Pensiero, Laura
What to eat during Cancer Treatment Besser, Jeanne
What to Eat if You Have Cancer Keane, Maureen and Chace, Daniella
Winding Your Weight Down Satterwhite, Olga
You Count, Calories Don't Omichinski, Linda

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Complementary Therapies

Chinese medicine, reflexology, acupuncture, reiki

Title

Author

Enhancing Cancer Care Barraclough, Jennifer
Gentle Cures for tough Cancers Loftis, Deanna
Iscador Overstolz, Angelika
Medicine Hands MacDonald, Gayle
Miracles Do Happen Shealy, C Norman
PDQ Pretty Darned Quick Cassileth, Barrie R. et al.
Power Plants Rector-Page, Linda
Self-Healing with Reiki Quest, Penelope
Spontaneous Healing Weil, Andrew
The Holistic approach to Cancer Pearce, Ian
The Ying and Yang of cancer Chan, Bernard
Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches to Cancer McGrath, Henry
The alternative Cancer Treatment Guide

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Self Help

Exercise, beauty, stress control, guided imagery

Title

Author

A Cancer Battle Plan sourcebook Frahm, Dave
Anti Cancer Servan-Schrieber, David
Ask and It Is Given Hicks, Esther & Jerry
Ayurveda The science of self-healing Lad, Vasant
Beauty and Cancer Noyes Doan, Diane and Mellody, Peggy
Ceancer Recovery Guide Chamberlain, Jonathan
Getting Well Again Simonton, O., Carl and Simonton-Matthews, Stephanie and Creighton, J.L.
Guided Imagery for Self-Healing Rossman, Martin L
Healing Moves Krucoff, Carol and Krucoff, Mitchell
How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk Faber, Adele
Living With Cancer Daniel, Rosy
Love, Medicine and Miracles Siegel, Bernie
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind Borysenko, Joan
Music and Cancer Nagarsheth, Nimesh
Peace, Love & Healing Siegel, Bernie
Perfect Weight Chopra, Deepak
Spontaneous Healing Weil, Andrew
Stress and Relaxation Kenton, Leslie
Surviving the Cancer System Fesen, Mark
The Bristol Programme Brohn, Penny
The Dynamic Laws of Healing Ponder, Catherine
The Healing Journey Simonton, O., Carl

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Coping:  care and families

Telling children, in partnerships, family, carers’ guides

Title

Author

As Big as it Gets Stokes, Julie & Stubbs, Di
Being a Cancer Patient's Carer Finegan, Wesley C
Booklet of Hope Prince-Stoltenberg, Suzanne K.
Breast Cancer Husband Silver Marc
Breast Cancer Online: In Our Own Words Thompson, Barbara, Ed.
Can I Still Kiss You Russell, Neil
Cancer and the Family Baider, Lea, Cooper, Cary & Kaplan, A.
Cancer as a Turning Point Le Shan, Lawrence
Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Kelly,Daniel
Cancer Caregiving A to Z American Cancer Society
Cancer in the Family Heiney, Sue P
Caregiving Houts, Peter S.
Caring for someone with cancer Battison, Toni
Couples Confronting Cancer Fincannon, Joy, L et al.
Facing Cancer Together Brown, Pamela N
How to Help Children through a Parent's Serious Illness McCue, Kathleen
How to talk to family caregivers about Cancer Bolletrio, Ruth Cohn
Life After Cancer in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Grinyer, Anne
Life After Cancer Treatment US Dept. of Health and Human Services
My Mother Your Mother McCullough, Dennis
The Hope Tree Numeroff, Laura, Harpham, W.S., McPhail D
The Huge Book of Worries Ironside, Virginia
The Secret C Stokes, Julie A
The Year  My Mother was Bald Speltz, Ann
What can I do to help? Hutton, Deborah
When a Parent Has Cancer Harpham, Schlessel, Wendy
When Children Grieve James, John W and Friedman, Russell
When Life Becomes Precious Babcock, Elise NeeDell
When Someone You love has Cancer National Cancer Institute

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Coping:  psychologically

Emotional impact, positive thinking, visualisation

Title

Author

57 Good Things About Chemotherapy Kalla, Alec
A Cancer Patient's Guide to Overcoming  Depression and Anxiety Hopko, Derek & Lejeuz, C
Cancer Care for the Whole Patient Adler, Nancy E & Page, A
Cancer Positive Colthurst, J
Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer Fiore, Neil
Creative Visualization Gawain, Shakti
Emotional Alchemy Bennet-Goleman, Tara
Fight Cancer Sikora, Karol and Thomas, Hilary
Full Catastrophe Living Kabat-Zinn, Jon
Group Therapy for cancer and Serious Illness Scott, Stacey
Head First Cousins, Norman
Planning and >Implementing Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Programs Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention
Surviving Cancer Emotionally Granet, Roger
The Human Side of Cancer Holland, Jimmie C. and Lewis, Sheldon
The Psychology of Couples Schmaling, Karen & Sher, Goldman, Tamara
Transforming Body Image Hutchinson, Germaine Marcia
Unstoppable Attitude Miller, Peter Max
You Can Conquer Cancer Gawler, Ian

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Grief, bereavement

End of life care, palliative care

Title

Author

A Caregivers Guide Macmillan, Karen et al.
Always and Forever Durant, Alan
Death Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth & Kessler, David
Facing Death and Finding Hope Longaker, Christine
Final Gifts Callan, Maggie
Healing after Loss Hickman-Whitmaore, Martha
Heaven Allan, Nicholas
Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine Crossley, Diana
On Children and Death Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth & Kessler, David
On Death and Dying Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth & Kessler, David
On Grief and Grieving Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth & Kessler, David
Out of the Blue Stokes, Julie & Oxley, Paul
Sheltering Thoughts about Loss and Grief O'Neil Gilchrest, Sharon
Staring at the sun Yalom
Start the Conversation Stone, Ganga
Surviving Your Partner Murphy, Sylvia
The Colors of Grief DiCiacco, Janis
The Empty Bed Wallbank, Susan
The Grief Recovery Handbook James, John W. and Friedman,
The Other side of Sadness Bonanno, George
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Rinpoche, Sogyal
The Year of Magical Thinking Didion, Joan
Then, Now and Always Stokes, Julie
To Live until We Say Goodbye Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth & Kessler, David
When the Focus Is On Care Foley, Kathleen et al.
When Uncle Bob Died Althea
You'll Get Over It Ironside, Virginia

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Life journeys, spirituality

End of life care, palliative care

Title

Author

A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul Canfield, Jack and Hansen, Mark
A New Earth Tolle, Eckhart
Aches and Pains Binchy, Maeve 
Ancestors, Spirits and Healing in Africa and Asia Wulfhorst, Ingo
At the Will of the Body Frank, Arthur
Breast Caner Be-Attitudes Baker, Sylvia Morgan
C Because cowards get cancer too … Diamond, John
Cancer Support Groups Herman, Joan
Cancer Vixen Marchetto, Marisa A
Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul Canfield, Jack and Hansen, Mark
Do not go gentle Howe, Herbert Marshal
Every Second Counts Armstrong, Lance
Faith, hope and Healing Siegel, Bernie & Sander, Jenifer
First, You Cry Rollin, Betty
Healing Lazarus Richmond, Lewis
Heaven Albom, Mitch
Ice Bound - A Doctor's Incredible Battle  … Nielson, Jerri
It's Not About the Bike Armstrong, Lance
Kitchen Table Wisdom Remen, Rachel Naomi
Ladies in the wind Kaihuai Association
Life Wisdom Temsi, Carolyn and Handley, Caro
Love, Medicine and Miracles Siegel, Bernie S.
Moving Into Balance Larrivee, Barbara
My one-night Stand with Cancer Katan, Tania
Next to You - Caron's Courage Hunniford, Gloria
Real Magic Dyer, Wayne W.
Sacred Contracts Myss, Caroline
Singing the Life Bryan, Elizabeth
Snake Oil and other preoccupations Diamond, John
The Cancer Book, Chicken Soup for the Soul Canfield, Jack
The Celebration of Life Cousins, Norman
The fight of my life Clark, Barbara
The five people you meet in heaven Albom, Mitch
The Journey Bays, Brandon
The Luxury of Time Tomlinson, Jane and Mike
The Meditative Mind Goleman, Daniel
The Power of Now Tolle, Eckhart
The Purpose-driven Life Warren, rick
The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming Nash, Jennie
Triumphs of the Human Spirit Summers, Barry W.
Tuesdays with Morrie Albom, Mitch

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