New! The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database

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The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database is published by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) which is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading providers of evidence–based information.  JBI — based at the University of Adelaide, South Australia — provides tools to help healthcare professionals implement an effective evidence–based practice program and provide the best possible patient care.

The Institute’s EBP Database covers a wide range of medical, nursing, and health science specialties and includes over 3,000 records across seven publication types:

  • Evidence Based Recommended Practices
  • Evidence Summaries
  • Best Practice Information Sheets
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Consumer Information Sheets
  • Systematic Review Protocols
  • Technical Reports

The Joanna Briggs EBP Database may be accessed through our Database A-Z or through TriCat, our library catalog.

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Cancer Stats 2016, Twin Siblings, and More…

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Here are a few worthy news items in the world of cancer research:

  • According to researchers from the ReDO Project, Dicoflenac, a common painkiller has significant anti-cancer properties. While many NSAIDs have shown promise in preventing cancer, emerging research has demonstrated evidence that these drugs may be helpful in treating cancer. Read more about Dicoflenac in ecancermedicalscience.
  • New cancer statistics released by the American Cancer Society demonstrates that cancer remains a complex health issue in the US, coming a close second to heart disease as the leading cause of death. More on the numbers in CA: A Cancer Journal of Clinicians.
  • A new study of twins has found that having a twin sibling diagnosed with cancer poses an excess risk for the other twin to develop any form of cancer. The study looked at over 200,000 twin individuals in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The results were published in JAMA.
  • A recent study by researchers at University of Missouri-Columbia shows that minority and ethnic groups are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at younger ages and more advanced stages than non-Hispanic whites. The research team used the databases SEER and NAACCR to analyze the prevalence, stage and survival rates for colorectal cancer diagnoses in the U.S. based on race and ethnicity from 1973 to 2009. Their results were published in Cancer Medicine.