New Scopus Interface Enhancements

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Scopus recently updated their interface and has included some added functionality and enhancements. Most notably, users can now search for publications by an author’s ORCID number. Scopus has also greatly enhanced their analysis tools, making them more easily accessible across all areas of the Scopus database.

Three tools specifically have been improved and renamed and now include new features such as the option to export charts and graphs. Continue reading →

MSK’s Retinoblastoma Program Celebrates 100th Anniversary and more…

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  • MSK’s Retinoblastoma Program is 100 years old this year. Retinoblastoma is a rare eye cancer found in the pediatric population. An effective treatment for this once fatal disease was developed at MSK in 2006. The treatment is safe, can be performed in the outpatient setting and causes no side effects in most patients.
  • The groundbreaking for a new MSK facility in Middletown, NJ took place on Thursday, September 18, 2014. Outpatient cancer treatment will be offered including surgery. Clinical trials will also be carried on. Cancer patients from Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties will benefit from receiving care close to their homes.
  • An MSK study has shown that cancer patients who use e-cigarettes along with regular cigarettes to try to stop smoking, are not more likely to quit than non-users. Dr. Jamie Ostroff who leads MSK’s smoking cessation program, said there are questions about the long-term safety and effectiveness of e-cigarettes.