Book Descriptions

By K.D. Miller and M. Camp

Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be scary and confusing. There are medical terms to learn, options to consider, and important decisions to make, all while trying to carry on with work, family, and life. Click to learn more about this book.

2B MIL

Year added: 2021

Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers

By Mark Scholtz and Ralph Blum

Every year, nearly a half-million men in the United States and Europe are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Most are under the terrifying impression that they are about to die. In reality, only about one out of seven with the disease are at risk. Click to learn more about this book.

2P SCH

Year added: 2021

The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss

By Reverend Richard Coles

Whether it is pastoral care for the bereaved, or being called out to perform the last rites, death is an integral part of the Reverend Richard Coles’s normal routine. However, when his husband died unexpectedly, many aspects of death took Richard by surprise. Click to learn more about this book.

8 COL

Year added: 2021

Get Your Oomph Back

By Carolyn Garritt

As the author, a specialist exercise specialist says at the beginning of the book “It can be really difficult to motivate yourself to exercise when you’re drained, even though it’ll usually make you feel better." Click to learn more about this book.

5 GAR

Year added: 2021

Rebel Cell

By Kat Arney

Kat Arney is a British science writer, and was science communications manager for Cancer Research UK, and broadcaster who has written this very accessible book on the biological basis of cancer and why treatments remain elusive. Click to learn more about this book.

2 ARN

Year added: 2021

Kindness

By Phoebe McNelis

A story reflecting the love and support that the author received from friends and family during the incredibly difficult time when her mum Charly underwent cancer treatment in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Click to learn more about this book.

C MCN

Year added: 2021

The Truth about Cancer

By Kelly Strenge

A wonderfully versatile nonfiction book that is beneficial to children ages 2-12. This book works perfectly whether it is a child that was diagnosed or someone they love. Click to learn more about this book.

C STR

Year added: 2021

The Magic in the Tin

By Paul Ferris

Former Newcastle United winger Paul Ferris was 51. He had successfully forged a post-football career as a physio, barrister and then a CEO, and his award-winning memoir was just about to be published. But then he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Click to learn more about this book.

9 FER

Year added: 2021