The Medical Library Association Guide to Cancer Information: Authoritative, Patient-Friendly Print, and Electronic Resources

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Volk, Ruti Mails. The Medical Library Association Guide to Cancer Information: Authoritative, Patient-Friendly Print, and Electronic Resources. New York, NY: NealSchuman Publishers, 2007. 331 p. $76.50, members; $85.00, nonmembers. ISBN: 978-1-55570-585.5

Are you having trouble finding authoritative information about cancer or evaluating what resources you do find for patients and the public? Cancer questions abound in library reference work because the prevalence and impact of cancer affects huge numbers of people each year with new diagnoses, treatments, and survivor issues. Most people have been touched by cancer through their personal experiences or the illness of family, …