Cancer

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Print Resources
  • Most print resources on Cancer will be located in 616 and 616.99
  • Be sure to search the General and Reference sections of 616 and 616.99
  • Print resources on specific topics may be found by searching the Online Catalog for books.
  • Some example search terms:
    • Cancer
    • Colon -- Cancer
    • Skin -- Cancer
  • eBooks ~ eBooks from Gale Virtual Reference Library

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Databases: Scroll over an image for a complete description.

Search Britannica Online for reference information in literature, science, social science, and history. Britannica Online also carries news stories from The New York Times. ~ Example search: Colon cancer > Click on article > Click on sections of the article in the Table of Contents in the left column > Click on the Images button in the left column for images.

Search the Student Research Center for magazines, newspapers, reference articles, and primary documents. Search NoveList for reviews, annotations and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. ~ Example search: Click Student Research Center > Click Advanced Search > Enter "breast cancer" (use quotes) > Change Select a Field to Subject Terms > Click search or hit enter.

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Science Resource Center ~ Example search: Enter Esophageal Cancer > Click search or hit enter > Click on an article to view or click on a tab to change to other information types such as magazines, newspapers, or multimedia (images).

Search Student Resource Center Gold for reference, periodical, and primary source articles as well as maps and images across all subject areas. ~ Example search: Enter Kidney Cancer > Click search or hit enter > Click on an article to view or click on a tab to change to other information types.

Search Today's Science for scientific journals, magazines, and newspapers covering health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society. ~ Enter Cancer > Click search or hit enter > Click on an article to view.

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Internet Resources
General Cancer Sites

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Specific Cancer Sites: If you do not see your cancer listed search the General Cancer sites.

Bladder Cancer

Brain Cancer

Breast Cancer

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Cervical Cancer

Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

Endometrial and Uterine Cancer

Esophageal Cancer

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Gastric (Stomach) Cancer

Hodgkin's Disease

Kidney Cancer

Leukemia

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Liver Cancer

Lung Cancer and Lung Disease

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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Ovarian Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Retinoblastoma

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Skin Cancer

Testicular Cancer

Thyroid Cancer

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Created by N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Last update: 2/8/08