Subject
Research Guides
Biology:
BI490: Codes, Mixed Messages, and Cellular Chaos:
Nucleic Acids in Cancer Progression, Diagnostics, and Treatment.
- BI 490 Subject Research Guide
- How to Identify a Research Study
- Helpful hints: Searching for Citations and for Full Text Articles
- Identifying and using primary (original) source materials in the sciences
- Hints for Evaluating Web Sites
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of cancer topics.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Introduction to Human Molecular Genetics: Mechanisms of Inherited Disease See ch 16: “Molecular genetics of cancer syndromes” |
REF QH431.P316 2005 |
| Nutritional Biochemistry See ch 11: “Diet and cancer” |
REF QP141.B853 1999 |
| Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology | REF QR9.S56 1987 |
| Clinical Genetics: A Short Course See ch 9: “Genetics at the Cellular Level” |
REF RB155.W552 2000 |
| Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (2 vols.) See “Cancer” |
REF RB155.5G35 2005 |
| Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (5 vols.) See “Cancer”; names of specific cancers |
REF RC41.G35 2002 |
| Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (5 vols.) See “Cancer”; names of specific cancers |
REF RT21.G353 2007 |
Encyclopedias--Online
Several Online Encyclopedias have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Health Care. In addition, some of these resources are available on the Encyclopedias and Dictionaries page.
- McGraw-Hill Access Science
http://www.accessscience.com
Encyclopedia articles and news updates; includes topics in biological and biomedical science, medicine - Encyclopedia Britannica Online
http://www.search.eb.com/
See “Cancer”; names of specific cancers - World Book Online
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
Under Encyclopedia tab, search for “Cancer”; names of specific cancers
Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles.
- Health Reference Center-Academic: articles on health topics (off-campus access).
- Infotrac/General Reference Center Gold: articles on topics of general interest (off-campus access).
- Massachusetts NewsStand / Historical New York Times: NYT articles in original broadsheet format, 1851-2004 (off-campus access)
Primary Scientific Articles
Finding articles:
- PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
Database containing citations and abstracts of articles from biomedical literature, with some links to full-text articles. Service of U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (NIH). - Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws
Search engine providing citations and abstracts from biology and life sciences literature; “cited by” feature identifies other articles that have cited an article. - Scirus
http://www.scirus.com/
Science-specific search engine providing journal and website sources.
Accessing articles:
Online:
Health Source: Nursing/Academic
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hch
This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong. In addition, this database includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.- PubMed Central
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
Archive of free full-text journal articles in biomedical and life sciences literature (limitation: many articles are not free until 6-12 months after publication). Service of U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (NIH). - PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
Database with some links to full-text articles from biomedical literature. Service of U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (NIH). - Highwire Press
http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl
Archive of free full-text science articles (limitation: many articles are not free until 6-12 months after publication). Division of Stanford University Libraries. - Science Direct
http://www.sciencedirect.com
Archive of free full-text science articles. To browse only full-text biology-related articles, click on “Life Sciences” in left-hand column; then uncheck box at left labeled “Unsubscribed” (limitation: many articles are not free until 6-12 months after publication). - Infotrac/Health Reference Center Academic Access through Annenberg Library home page (off-campus access)
http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=HRCA&userGroupName=mlin_m_pine
Database providing access to full-text articles from nursing and allied health journals; limit to peer-reviewed journals, full-text articles. - Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=searchArticles
Access through Annenberg Library home page. Directory providing access to full-text science articles; includes biology and life sciences.
Print:
- Nature:
Paper: Vol 367 (1994)- present
Annenberg Library periodicals collection
For Author and Subject indexes, go to Nature website archive: http://www.nature.com/nature/archive/index.html - Science:
Paper: Vol. 300 (2003)-present
Microfiche: Vol. 183 (1974)-Vol. 298 (2002)
Annenberg Library periodicals collection
For Citation, Keyword, and Author indexes, go to Science website search page: http://www.sciencemag.org/search.dtl
Websites:
- American Association for Cancer Research
http://www.aacr.org
Scientific organization focused on cancer research, education, communication, and advocacy: publishes six peer-reviewed journals (Cancer Research; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer Research; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; and Cancer Prevention Research). - American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
Nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization: provides information to the public on types of cancer, prevention, treatment, and research news. - CA Online: The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Journal for Clinicians
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org
Peer-reviewed journal: provides cancer care professionals with information on all aspects of cancer diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. See “Select an Issue,” which links to an archive of issues from 1950 to the present. - The Cancer Project
http://www.cancerproject.org/index.php
Collaborative effort of physicians, researchers, and nutritionists to educate the public on the benefits of a healthy diet for cancer prevention and survival. - Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/
Directs and supports cancer prevention and control efforts; see “Scientific Articles” under “Resource Library” link for citations for cancer-related articles authored by CDC staff. Division of US Dept of Health and Human Services. - Dana Farber Cancer Institute
http://www.dfci.harvard.edu
Boston cancer treatment center; “Cancer Information” tab provides patients and health professionals with information on types of cancer, prevention, treatment, research, cancer genetics, and other topics. - Medline Plus
http://medlineplus.gov
Brings together health information from the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Includes Health Topics (see “Cancer” and specific types of cancer), a medical encyclopedia, and health news updates. - National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov
Conducts, fosters, and funds cancer research; see “Cancer Topics” tab for information on types of cancer, causes, cancer genetics and other topics; see also links to “Dictionary of Cancer Terms,” and “NCI Cancer Bulletin.” Division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). - Mayo Clinic
http://www.MayoClinic.com
Not-for-profit medical practice with three locations nationwide: see “Cancer,” under “Diseases and Conditions” link for information on types, treatments, symptoms, and research. See also “Publications” under “Education and Research” tab to search for citations of articles by Mayo Clinic research staff published in biomedical journals. - Oncolink from the Abramson Cancer Center, Univ. of Pennsylvania
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu
Founded by Penn cancer specialists to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals, and general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge; includes information on types of cancer, updates on treatments, and research advances. See Oncolink Library for cancer-related resources. - Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University
http://www.hopkinskimmelcancercenter.org
Designated as Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute: see “Types of Cancer” link for information and news on treatments, diagnostics, clinical trials.