The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is a global organization working to eliminate cancer for future generations. Their website contains resources on their specific cancer initiatives (such as cervical and childhood cancers), as well as cancer news from top government organizations worldwide. The site also offers resources including papers, reports, and documents published by the UICC.

An excerpt from the UICC website: We unite the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda.
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A quick way to search for radiology images is through ARRS GoldMiner®. GoldMiner is a search engine produced by the American Roentgen Ray Society. It provides access to radiology and biomedical images published in 742+ peer-reviewed journals. Images can be searched by findings, anatomy, imaging technique, and patient age and sex. Nearly 477,000+ images are available in the database.

With one click an image can be downloaded as a PowerPoint slide for teaching/instruction purposes. For information on permissions and terms of use, click here.

The MSK Library also has an extensive list of image resources and databases on our Images LibGuide. Take a look and ask us if you have any questions!

Clean out your bookcase and do a good deed. I suspect there are many health care providers who no longer need their medical books and would like to donate them to students and practitioners in developing countries but don’t know how. The following are four organizations that can distribute your books within the United States and around the world. Some donations are tax deductible; check each site for details. Also, please keep in mind that recent materials with current information will have the greatest impact, and some materials may be too outdated to responsibly donate to fellow practitioners or students. Continue reading →