The MSK Library has recently added three new statistics references to our collection:

Intuitive Biostatistics — This title provides a clear introduction to statistics that is especially useful for those in health-science related fields.  It also serves as a statistics refresher for working scientists. This book may be found in the TriCat, the Library catalog.

Statistics for Terrified Biologists — This textbook, which includes simple illustrations and useful case studies, aims to demystify statistical formulae for the average biology student. This resource can be accessed through the Library’s eBook A-Z list.

Statistics for the Terrified — A user-friendly introduction to elementary statistics that presents state-of-the-art, empirically supported self-help strategies that help readers build confidence while still learning statistics. This title can be located in TriCat, the Library catalog.

The Patient’s Playbook: How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love by Leslie Michelson, has recently been added to our library collection. It is a narrative of personal stories that illuminates strategies for better medical decision-making.

According to MSK’s Dr. Peter T. Scardino, who writes the forward for the book, “Michelson implores readers to bring the same scrutiny and judgment to a medical decision that they would to buying a car, finding a good place to live or selecting the right school for their children.” Readers will learn invaluable tips such as:

• Why having the right primary care physician will change your life
• Three things you can do right now to be better prepared when illness strikes
• The ten must-ask questions at the end of a hospital stay
• How to protect yourself from unnecessary and dangerous treatments
• Ways to avoid the four most common mistakes in the first twenty-four hours of a medical emergency

The Patient’s Playbook can be found in Tri-Cat, our library catalog.

The Journal of Global Oncology, the latest addition to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) family of journals, has recently been added to the MSK Library collection.  This online only, gold open access journal is focused on cancer care and research as it relates to countries and areas with limited healthcare resources.  Article types include original reports, review articles, commentaries, correspondence/replies, special articles and editorials.

Authors interested in submitting will find more details here.

The Journal of Global Oncology may be accessed through our Journal A-Z listing.