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New Database: ClinicalKey

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The MSK Library has added a new database resource, Elsevier’s ClinicalKey. 

ClinicalKey provides streamlined access to evidence-based information for clinicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals including quick answers at the point of care. It includes more than 1,000 medical books published by Elsevier including key texts used in medical education such as Gray’s Anatomy, Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology, Gunderson & Tepper’s Clinical Radiation Oncology, and Goldman’s Cecil Medicine. ClinicalKey also includes more than 650 journals (~100 being oncology-related), 3,000 drug monographs, 4,500 practice guidelines, and patient education information. Search and filter through these resources by source type, study type, specialty disciplines, and date.

Please note: Ebooks are readable online; in order to download a PDF you will need to create a personal account with Elsevier/ClinicalKey. To register for a new account on ClinicalKey, click the “Register” link in the top right while on the ClinicalKey platform. Enter your name and MSKCC email on the registration form.

If you have any questions about ClinicalKey, don’t hesitate to Ask Us!

New eBook: Handbook of Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids

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The Handbook of Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids is the first to comprehensively cover nucleic acids from fundamentals to recent advances and applications. It is divided into 10 sections where authors present not only basic knowledge but also recent research. Each section consists of extensive review chapters covering the chemistry, biology, and biophysics of nucleic acids as well as their applications in molecular medicine, biotechnology and nanotechnology. 

This handbook is a valuable resource not only for researchers but also graduate students working in areas related to nucleic acids who would like to learn more about their important role and potential applications.

New eBook – Approaching Global Oncology : The Win-Win Model

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This eBook on global oncology explores the gap between the required and the available cancer care in the world that has been widened in the last decade for the majority of cancer patients. It explores a need for global approaches and campaigns for the scientific exploration of avenues to increase affordability of better value cancer treatment for millions of cancer patients in the world.

Approaching Global Oncology: The Win-Win Model covers the win-win approaches for global oncology as an important component of global health, the benefits for institutions for participation in global health, examples of win-win initiatives for global oncology, and perspectives from renowned international experts, editors of high impact international journals and authors, governments, youth advocates/residents, industry, diaspora, and others looking to ‘win’ in global oncology and health.