Selected sources at the Williamsburg
Regional Library's Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center.
This guide tells how to find
information in the library about breast cancer. If you need assistance,
please ask at the Reference Desk.
I. Books and videotapes to check out:
To find books and videotapes that can be checked out,
choose the SUBJECT search on the computer catalog and type the subject:
Most of the books will be shelved at:
II. Reference books (for
in-library use):
- R610.25 OFF The Official ABMS
Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists.
- R615.02 MER Merck
Manual
- R615.1 ADV USP
DI Advice for the Patient: Drug Information in Lay Language
- R615.11 PHY Physicians
Desk Reference
- R616.075 CUR Current
Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
- R616.994 CAN Cancer
Sourcebook for Women
- R616.994 DEV Cancer:
Principles & Practices of Oncology
- R616.994 DOL Everyone’s
Guide to Cancer Therapy
- R617 CUR Current
Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment
III. Magazines, newsletters, &
journals
Articles on breast cancer may be
found in various periodicals in the library collection or in the magazines
databases available through the library’s Cancer Resource Center
website. The library also subscribes to:
- MAMM Coping
- Coping
- Harvard Women's Health Watch
- CA: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians
- American Institute for Cancer Research
Newsletter
IV. Internet resources:
Looking for accurate and easy to use
websites for breast cancer information? Visit the library’s award winning
Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center website. Created and
updated by the Reference Department of the library, the website offers
our community a reliable gateway to cancer-related information on the
Internet including resources available in the Williamsburg area.
V. Ways to find more information on
breast cancer:
Check at other area libraries, such as:
- Williamsburg Community Hospital
Medical Library
- Riverside Regional Medical Center,
Health Sciences Library (Newport News)
- Massey Cancer Center Resource
Library (Richmond)
Pick-up cancer-related pamphlets:
- Published by national organizations
including the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer
Institute. Available free of charge from the Williamsburg Regional
Library Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center.
Contact local breast cancer support
groups
Compiled by
the Reference Department (JCr) 2/01
Williamsburg Regional Library Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource
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