Salem Press

Salem Health: Cancer
An A-Z encyclopedia for patients, with information about 835 topics in cancer. Includes free online access to the full content via Salem Health.

THE PRINTED REFERENCE

Four volumes, including 1,408 pages

835 Essays and 166 sidebars

250 Photos & Illustrations

Appendixes, indexes and resource listings

THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION

Fully supported

Free access through 12/31/2011

Unlimited users at your library

Full access from home or dorm room

Immediate access via online registration

A simple, intuitive interface

User profile areas for students and patrons

Sophisticated search functions

Complete content, including appendixes

Fully illustrated

COVERAGE
Coverage includes diseases, conditions, medications, procedures, specialists, social issues, personal coping tips, print and online academic resources, and support resources. Salem Health: Cancer alphabetically arranges 835 essays on all aspects of cancer for all nonspecialist interest groups - from those who have been diagnosed to caregivers, family members, students, and readers with a general interest in health. The essays in this 4-volume set address diseases, conditions, symptoms, cancer-related syndromes, chemotherapy and other drugs and drug classes, cancer centers, genetics, the biology of cancer, medical specialties, tests, procedures, complementary and alternative therapies, lifestyles, healthy and preventive strategies, and the many social and personal issues surrounding cancer, from cancer's impact on minority populations to personal finances, insurance, personal relationships, and emotional coping. Written by physicians, nurses, and professional medical writers whose credentials and degrees are clearly listed in the byline to every essay, this comprehensive reference publication will be of interest not only to public library patrons but also to premedical students and those building collections for the patient population.

ORGANIZATION & FORMAT
Essays in this set range from one to five pages in length and are designed for the reader for whom the information is compelling or urgent, fostering quick identification and retrieval of essential information. All essays present a capsule definition of the topic and list sources of further information from both print and online resources. The information is presented in one of six standard essay formats by type of topic:

		Diseases and conditions - Essays list "also known as" names and describe related conditions, risk factors, the disease process, incidence, symptoms, screening and diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
		Carcinogens - These essays list "also known as" names for the chemical or substance, cancers related to the carcinogen, exposure routes, principal places where the substance is found, populations at risk, symptoms to watch for, and a brief history of how we came to identify the substance as a carcinogen.
		Drugs - Essays list the ATC code if one exists; the types of cancer, side effect, or other condition for which the drug is indicated; the delivery routes (such as pill form or injection); the way the drug works; and side effects.
		Procedures - These essays apprise patients and their caregivers of what cancers are addressed, why the procedure is performed, how to prepare, aftercare, risks, and the range of results.
		Medical Specialties - Essays identify not only the names of the specializations but also related subspecialists, the cancers they treat, how they are trained and certified, and the range of services and procedures they perform.
		Social and Personal Issues - includes essays on lifestyle choices, nutritional supplements, and complementary or alternative therapies.

SPECIAL FEATURES
Special features of the set include tables throughout identifying the most important chemotherapeutic and other drugs and the symptoms and conditions they address, population statistics, survival rates, and other core information. Photographs display for readers typical instances of lesions, tumors, procedures, and anatomical cross-sections to locate areas of the body affected. In addition, 8 appendixes at the end of volume 4 collect "Associations and Agencies," "Cancer Centers and Hospitals," "Cancer Support Groups"; all of these list the organizations' web sites. In addition, volume 4 closes with a master list of carcinogens and where these are found; two comprehensive tables that identify "Drugs by Generic Name" and "Drugs by Trade Name" (including notes on their uses); a Glossary of cancer terms (those not covered in the main essays); a general bibliography by category (types of cancers and other special interest areas); and a comprehensive subject index.

The Free Database
Salem Health creates free online access to all the content of Salem Health: Cancer. The database is free with the purchase of the printed reference.

Virtually all of the content of the printed version is online, including illustrations and sidebars, indexes, appendixes, and other back matter.

A POWERFUL & COMPLETE ONLINE DATABASE
Salem Health offers libraries a user-friendly interface that provides all the content of our printed resources. Salem Health: Cancer and Magill's Medical Guide are both available online, free, when the print reference is purchased. Many more Salem Health titles are on their way. For more information about Salem Health's other titles, click here.

EASY REGISTRATION
Libraries and schools will find an “Activation Number” in their printed volume of Salem Health: Cancer. With this number it’s easy to log onto Salem Health, register and get your library connected to this resource. The whole process takes only minutes and our Customer Service department is ready to help every step of the way.


	Saving articles to personal profile areas is easy and available to all users.
	Key terms and definitions are included in sidebars.
	Special sidebars on common ailments accompany most articles.
	Links to related subjects in Salem Health: Cancer appear in every article.
	Complete bibliograhies are included with every article.
	Hightlighted words provide popup definitions with a click.
	There are many illustrations and graphs throughout the text. Most can be enlarged with a single click.

SIMPLE AND ADVANCED SEARCH
Searching Salem Health can be as simple and direct or detailed and precise as users wish. Search results appear in a variety of user-defined ways, sorted and organized to help users find what they need, quickly. Traditional finding aids, such as indexes, are also available and hyperlinked cross-references abound.


	Our "simple" search is quick and intuitive.
	Articles in search results can be saved to personal profiles for later use, their citations can be saved, and they can be emailed.
	Both simple and advanced searches can be saved and re-run at a later time.
	Search results are organized in categories for quick, convenient viewing.
	Search results include brief descriptions and word counts.
	Results can be sorted by relevance, word length or alphabetically by title.


	Advanced searching employs powerful Boolean logic.
	You can refine your search by querying any of the eight major categories of Salem Health: Cancer.

PERSONALIZED PROFILES FOR EVERY STUDENT & PATRON
Every individual user can establish a simple personalized profile to save important information such as articles, searches or citations. These personalized areas are free and unlimited.


	Saved searches are easy to manage in a user's profile.
	Citations can be saved in a variety of formats and for all major bibliographic management software.
	Articles are saved with author identifcation and word count.

UNLIMITED ACCESS
Every library with Salem Health provides an unlimited number of users access to the content. There are no restrictions on how many people can use the database, nor are there restrictions on how many buildings are allowed access.

PATRON & STUDENT ACCESS
With a library card number (or some other identifying key) students and patrons can access all the functionality of Salem Health from home. It’s easy for your library to set up and terrific for your users.

EXTRAORDINARY VALUE
The pricing, distribution and effective costs of this resource are remarkable. Smaller libraries and high schools will be able to provide extensive online history reference at a very low cost. Larger institutions, especially multiple-branch libraries, will find that full-system coverage is a great value. The purchase of one printed set of Salem Health: Cancer delivers online access at every branch or school in your institution to its content. The size of your student body, the number of branch libraries in your system, none of these issues comes into play. The print with electronic combination will make teaching research a more robust experience. And having both forms available will provide those who prefer one over the other the resource they want.

For more information about activating Salem Health and adding reference sets to your online access, click Activating Salem Health.

CONSORTIA
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