New ebooks Added to the Collections

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The Library has recently added four ebooks to our eBook collections.

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Cancer Caregiving in the United States: Research, Practice, Policy by Talley (2012).
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DNA Repair of Cancer Stem Cells by Mathews (2013).
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MicroRNA in Cancer by Alahari (2013).
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Nanomaterials for Medical Applications by Aguilar (2012).
All ebook titles are accessible through the MSksearch search box on the Library’s Website.

Have You Heard? Changes to NIH Public Access Policy

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The NIH public access policy, which requires NIH grantees to provide a full text, electronic copy of their accepted articles to PubMed Central within 12 months of publication, has been in place since 2008. To encourage compliance with this requirement, NIH recently announced that it will “delay processing of non-competing continuation grant awards if publications arising from that award are not in compliance with the NIH public access policy.  The award will not be processed until recipients have demonstrated compliance.”   Continue reading →

Tech Zone: MSK Podcasts

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Want to increase your knowledge of cancer care, research and survivorship?  Tune in to MSK’s podcasts! Episodes are available to download individually, or you can stay up to date by subscribing to a podcast feed.

Podcasts feature discussions by clinicians, scientists, nurses and other experts in the field.  Here are a few to get you started:

  • Self-Hypnosis for Relaxation and Stress Relief (32:00) – MSK Integrative Medicine Service Chief Barrie Cassileth explains the benefits of self-hypnosis for cancer-related stress and anxiety – Cancer Care Podcast Feed
  • Why We All Don’t Get Cancer (Part 1 of 3) (32:00) – Craig B. Thompson, President and CEO of MSK, discusses new ways to think about cancer and how cancer arises in human beings – Research Podcast Feed
  • Building a Family After Cancer Treatment (38:00) – MSK fertility specialist Joanne Frankel Kelvin, RN, discusses the impact that cancer treatment can have on a woman’s fertility, and how patients can plan a family after treatment – Survivorship Podcast Feed

Not familiar with podcasts? Watch the short video, Podcasting in Plain English.