The Library recently published a patient and family mobile resources guide,which we featured at this year’s MSK Annual Employee Health Fair.  Members of the MSK Nursing Community have responded favorably to this new resource.  See what some of them had to say:

“This is amazing. We love the app for Spanish/English cancer terms. It’s going to come in handy in Brooklyn.”  Nurse Leader, Brooklyn Infusion Center

“Now I can more easily direct family members and friends to reputable health care information as opposed to the gardens of misinformation which abounds the internet.”  RN, Perioperative Documentation & OpTime Support

“I’m impressed”, Nurse Practitioner, Breast and Imagining Center

“This is terrific”, Admin Unit Nurse Leader

A recent article from CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (MAY/JUN 2011) highlights cancer statistics for 2011. 

According to the article, one in 4 deaths in the United States is due to cancer. The authors provide ^“the expected numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2011, as well as an overview of cancer statistics, including updated incidence, mortality, and survival rates and trends.” They quantify the impact of eliminating racial and socioeconomic disparities.