Research Guides @ Fordham: Biological Sciences: Cancer & Genetic Diseases

Selected Journals on Cancer and Genetic Diseases

Selected Cancer Journals

Cancer
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1948 - Present
Cancer Cell
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2002 - 2023
Clinical Cancer Research
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1995 - Present
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1996 - Present
Nature Reviews - Cancer
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2001 - 1 year ago

Selected Clinical Genetics Journals

American Journal of Human Genetics
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1949 - 6 months ago
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2000 - Present
Genome Research
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1995 - Present
Nature Reviews Genetics
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2000 - 1 year ago
PLoS Genetics
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2005 - Present

Societies and Institutes

American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer.
American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy
American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy is a professional non-profit medical and scientific organization based in Milwaukee, dedicated to understanding, development and application of gene, related cell and nucleic acid therapies, as well as promotion of professional and public education on gene therapy.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the U.S. federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training.
Cancer Research Institute
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) is a US non-profit organization funding cancer research and based in New York City. They are a funding body for research rather than a research institute themselves, working with other institutes and organizations.

Online Resources

CDC - Cancer
The Center for Disease Control's compilation of resources for preventing and treating cancer, as well as national statistics on cancer.
CDC - Genomics & Your Health
The Center for Disease Control's home for genomic health topics.
World Cancer Research Fund
World Cancer Research Fund International is a not-for-profit association related to cancer prevention research related to diet, weight and physical activity.
National Cancer Research Fund
National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1973. It provides funds to cancer scientists and researchers, with the ultimate goal of a cure for cancer.

Cancer Reference Books

Genetic Diseases and Disorders Reference Books

The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last by Azra Raza
Call Number: [RH Stacks] RC263 .R365 2019
New York : Basic Books, 2019
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Call Number: [LC Stacks] RC275 .M85 2010
New York : Scribner, 2010

Library of Congress Call Numbers for Cancer and Genetic Diseases topics:

R - Medicine

RC31-1245 - Internal medicine
- RC254-282 - Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology - Including cancer and carcinogens
RD1-811 - Surgery
- RD651-678 - Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology
RM1-950 - Therapeutics. Pharmacology
- RM260-263 - Chemotherapy