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BCERF provides these links as a service to our web users. Providing links to web sites does not constitute endorsement of the sites by BCERF.
BCERF Resources
Environmental Risk Factor (ERF) Bibliographic Database
The ERF Database is a collection of citations to scientific resources (journal articles, books, monographs, and other materials) on breast cancer and the environment. The ERF database is searchable by keyword, title, and author.
Bibliographies
BCERF offers a wide selection of prepared bibliographies. The topics range from Diet and Lifestyle factors to Pesticides.
Critical Evaluations
Critical Evaluations are a compilation and critique of all available scientific evidence of a particular chemical's potential to affect breast cancer risk. Critical Evaluations also identify research gaps and make recommendations for further research.
Research Commentaries
Each article in this collection from The Ribbon is an in-depth study of a particular aspect of breast cancer research.
Search Engines
National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine offers useful searchable databases. From this page you can choose several resources including:
MEDLINEplus
Search answers to health questions, a medical encyclopedia, drug information, and recent health news.
PubMed/MEDLINE
Search the database of millions of citations from thousands of biomedical journals dating back to the 1950's.
LOCATORplus
This online catalog covers the books, journals, and audiovisual materials in the NLM collections.
Entrez
Entrez integrates information from several databases including nucleotide sequences, protein sequences, macromolecular structures, whole genomes, and MEDLINE.
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cancer Library
The National Cancer Institute's bibliographic database specifically for cancer literature. Also provides a topic related search page, which does include the topic of breast cancer.
National Cancer Institute (NCI): Physician Data Query (PDQ)
PDQ is NCI's comprehensive database of cancer information.
Databases
Article and Bibliographic Databases
BCERF Environmental Risk Factors Database
The ERF Database is a collection of citations to scientific resources (journal articles, books, monographs, and other materials) on breast cancer and the environment. The ERF database is searchable by keyword, title, and author.
Chemical Databases
EXTOXNET
EXTOXNET is cooperative effort of University of California, Davis, Oregon State University, Michigan State University, and Cornell University. Information provided by this database includes discussions of toxicological issues of concern, toxicology newsletters, other resources for toxicology information, toxicology fact sheets, Pesticide Information Profiles (PIPs), and Toxicology Information Briefs (TIBs).
National Library of Medicine, TOXNET
TOXNET is cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas
HazDat: Hazardous Substances Database
This database, maintained by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, provides access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.
Endocrine Disruptor Research Initiative Federal Research Project Inventory
This web site is sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources (CENR). The projects contained within this database were submitted by the participating agencies. The format of the inventory is constructed to match with the Federal Research Framework developed by the CENR.
Journals
Breast Cancer Research
An online and print journal covering all areas of research into breast cancer.
Environmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. EHP content is free online and available in print issues through paid subscription.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Published by the National Cancer Institute, this journal for cancer specialists includes scientific articles and reports, listings of upcoming conferences, and position announcements.
Nature
The journal is published weekly and recognized internationally for its contributions and coverage of science.
New England Journal of Medicine
Offers information about the journal as well as some free full text articles and abstracts of others.
Science
The journal is published weekly by the National Association for the Advancement of Science. This web site includes the table of contents for back issues, and the ability to search by subject, author, and title of abstracts. Selected articles are available online in a full-text version.
World Oncology Network
Provides an extensive page of links to other journals available on the internet.
Tumor and Family History Registries
Cooperative Breast Cancer Tissue Registry Database (CBCT Registry)
The CBCT Registry is a collection of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues with associated clinical and follow-up data from breast cancer patients, which are available for research studies. This web site is maintained by the National Cancer Institute.
Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors
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