Methuen High School Media Center--Methuen, MA
a topic they are researching. They provide a head start for students as they begin their
research project.
CANCER INFORMATION LINKS
To find books in
the MHS Media Center, open Destiny (the online catalog)
located on the MHS Media Center Web page. Type in the topic you want to search. Check the copyright date on any books you use to make sure they are up to date. Some of the subject headings
or keywords you can search for are:
Cancer,
Diseases
Some titles we have are:
| 616.99 EGA |
Egan, Tracie. Skin Cancer: Current and Emerging Trends in Detection and Treatment. New York: Rosen, 2006. |
| 616.99 FER |
Ferreiro,
Carmen. Lung cancer. New York: Chelsea House,
2007. |
| 616.99 MAT |
Matray-Devoti,
Judith. Cancer drugs. New York: Chelsea House,
2007. |
| 616.99 PAN |
Panno, Joseph. Cancer: The Role of Genes, Lifestyle, and Environment. New York: Facts on File, 2005. |
| 616.99 SIL |
Silverstein, Alvin and Nunn, Laura Silverstein. Cancer. Minneapolis, MN: Twenty-First Century Books, 2006. |
| 616.99 SMI |
Smith, Terry L. Breast Cancer: Current and Emerging Trends in Detection and Treatment. New York: Rosen, 2006. |
| REF 600 and REF 616 |
Medical and health reference books. |
| REF 616.99 CAN |
Caldwell, Wilma. Cancer Information for Teens: Health Tips about Cancer Awareness, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 2004. |
| REF 616.99 GAL |
The Gale
Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments
(2 vol.)
Detroit: Gale Group, 2005. |
SELECTED WEB SITES
| American
Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org Click on "choose a cancer topic" to find information on various forms of cancer. |
National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov A service of the National Cancer Institute which has "the most recent and ` accurate cancer information from the National Cancer Institute." |
| American
Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.aicr.org AICR is the cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer prevention and educates the public about the results. |
MedicineNet.com Focus on Cancer http://www.focusoncancer.com/Script/Main/hp.asp Articles on risks, diagnosis, treatment, therapies, etc. Scroll down to "related articles" or enter the cancer type you are researching in the search box. |
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| MEDLINE Plus
Medical Encyclopedia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html Excellent medical encyclopedia. Search for your cancer topic and you will get an excellent article that covers all aspects of that particular cancer. |
ONLINE RESOURCES
Infotrac -- contains databases of magazine articles, a biography resource, and health and business references. Try Health Reference Center Academic, Health and Wellness Resource Center, and Gale Science in Context.
eLibrary [in library] [from home]
Full text database of magazine and newspaper articles, TV and radio transcripts, pictures and maps. Find full text, up-to-date, published articles.
Massachusetts Newsstand -- newspaper articles from the Boston Globe (1980 - current), Boston Herald (1991 - current), and ten other Massachusetts Newspapers.Grolier Online -- 2 electronic encyclopedias-- New Book of Knowledge and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Articles in these encyclopedias link you to other articles and also to relevant web sites where you can find more information on your topic.
REMOTE ACCESS
:They are also available from home. You
can gain access to these resources from
home by going to the Answers...To Go! web page made available from the
Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System:
and enter your public library card
number (from Methuen or any MVLC member
library) where you are prompted for a patron or user number.
CITING SOURCES
www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
Online tool to assist you in citing your sources easily and correctly in the MLA style format.
Using these links
indicates the user is leaving
the district server and that linked material
is not necessarily approved by the district.
Edited by Media Staff
03/01/11
Date last edited