Library Home Page > Research Topics cancer This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about cancer.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about cancer, materials in the library catalog about cancer, websites relevant to cancer, and links to library databases that contain information about cancer.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about cancer: cancer alternative medicine oncology Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about cancer We have the following materials in the library catalog about cancer: cancer Back to top of page Websites on cancer The following websites will help you with your research on cancer: Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer Contains links to over 4000 resources related to cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Cancer.gov Comprehensive information on screening, treatment, and prevention of cancer from the National Cancer Institute. American Cancer Society Homepage This site includes patient information and statistics on cancer rates. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: Science & Research Provides information on its scientific programs, research divisions, activities by faculty members, seminars, and training and funding opportunities. It also provides a list of its research projects' Web sites and information on participating in research studies. OncoLink The site, from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, includes news; descriptions of various cancers (many in Spanish) and treatment options; clinical trials; suggestions for coping with cancer; library of reviews and peer-reviewed journals; and related cancer links. Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to cancer The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to cancer.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. Health Source Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Access Science Science reference information from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and other sources. Medline Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals for information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Nursing Journals (Ovid) A collection of twenty nursing journals from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins made available through Ovid. Nursing Resources Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Clinical Pharmacology provides access to information for prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. CINAHL provides indexing for over 500 journals in nursing and other allied health disciplines. Science Full Text Select Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Alt HealthWatch Coverage of alternative medicine and complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full text for articles from more than 180 journals, reports and proceedings, as well as association and consumer newsletters. Rev. by: Brenda Antrim, Librarian, Feb. 2007 Back to top of page