Resource Guides: History: History of Modern Medicine

Books in Carnegie Library

Inside the Outbreaks by Mark Pendergrast
Call Number: 614.4 PEN
ISBN: 0151011206
Publication Date: 2010-04-13
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Call Number: 616 SKL
ISBN: 1400052173
Publication Date: 2010-02-02
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Call Number: 614.5 PRE
ISBN: 0385479565
Publication Date: 1995-07-20

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
4 part documentary, and clips on PBS; free streaming online
Celebrating Oncology Luminaries
Milestones in Cancer Research
The Milestones are a series of specially written articles, which highlight the most influential discoveries in the field of cancer over the past century. Milestones in Cancer also comprises a Collection of selected review-type articles and an online-only NPG library of recent research papers and review content organized according to contributing journal