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Biological Sciences: Cancer & Genetic Diseases

Research and reference sources in general biology and other biology topics

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks

Cancer Reference Books

The Washington Manual of Oncology by Daniel Morgensztern (Editor); Ramaswamy Govindan
Wolters Kluwer Health, 2022
Oxford American Handbook of Oncology by Gary H. Lyman (Editor) et. al.
Oxford University Press, 2009
Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society by Graham A. Colditz (Editor)
Sage Publications, 2007
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer by Kristin Fust (Editor)
Gale, 2015

Genetic Diseases and Disorders Reference Books

Signs and Symptoms of Genetic Conditions by Louanne Hudgins (Editor) et. al.
Oxford University Press, 2014
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders by Tracie Moy
Cengage Learning, 2016
Encyclopedia of the Human Genome by David N. Cooper
Wiley, 2005

Select Journals

Select 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

Select 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

Open Access Resources

American Cancer Society: Cancer Statistics Center
From the American Cancer Society, provides statistics on cancer cases and deaths organized by state, cancer type, and risk factors.
American Cancer Society: The Cancer Atlas
From the American Cancer Association, provides a comprehensive global outlook of information on the burden of cancer, risk factors, prevention methods, and control methods in individual countries.
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.
National Cancer Institute Research Resources
From the National Cancer Institute (NCI), includes glossaries, dictionaries, datasets, analytical tools, and other research resources for the study of cancer.

Call Numbers - Cancer, Genetic Diseases, & Gene Regulation

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

R - Medicine

RC31-1245 Internal medicine

RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology

RD1-811 Surgery

RD651-678 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology

RM1-950 Therapeutics. Pharmacology

RM260-263 Chemotherapy