Children with Cancer: Grant Writing
This guide was created for a 2010 course and has not been update since.
Cancer
Leukemia
Cancer--Chemotherapy
Cancer--Diagnosis
Cancer--Epidemiology
Cancer--Genetic aspects
Cancer--Nursing
Cancer pain
Cancer--Palliative treatment
Cancer--Patients
Cancer--Patients--Family relationships
Cancer--Patients--Rehabilitation
Cancer--Patients--Services for--United States
Cancer--Psychological aspects
Cancer--Research
Cancer--Social aspects
Cancer--Treatment
Cancer--Surgery
Oncology
Chemotherapy
Sick--Psychology
Care of the sick
Critical care medicine
Critical care medicine--Moral and ethical aspects
Critical care medicine--Social aspects
Critical care medicine--Moral and ethical aspects
Critical care medicine--Social aspects
Catastrophic illness--Psychology
Terminally ill--Psychology
Terminally ill--Family relationships
Family--Psychological aspects
Cancer in children
Tumors in children
Cancer in adolescence
Sick children
Sick children--Psychology
Child psychology
Child psychotherapy
Child psychiatry
Pain in children
Play therapy
Children and death
Children--Health and hygiene
Children--Diseases
Children--Diseases--Treatment
Children--Hospitals
Children--Surgery
Pediatrics
Pediatric emergencies
Pediatric intensive care
Pediatric nursing
Child health services
Child health services--United States
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Community health services
Community health services--Citizen participation
Community health services--Evaluation
Community health services--Planning
Community health services--United States
Community health services--United States--Evaluation
Health services accessibility
Health services accessibility--United States
Right to health care
Right to health care--United States
Poor--Medical care
Poor--Medical care--United States
Medically uninsured persons--Medical care--United States
Medically uninsured persons--United States
Public health--United States
Medical care--United States
Medical care--United States--Evaluation
Medical care, Cost of--United States
Medical care--United States--Cost control
Medical economics--United States
Medical policy--United States
National health insurance--United States
Insurance, Health--United States
Insurance, Health--economics--United States
Insurance, Health--Government policy--United States
Health care reform--United States
Patients--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
Leukemia
Cancer--Chemotherapy
Cancer--Diagnosis
Cancer--Epidemiology
Cancer--Genetic aspects
Cancer--Nursing
Cancer pain
Cancer--Palliative treatment
Cancer--Patients
Cancer--Patients--Family relationships
Cancer--Patients--Rehabilitation
Cancer--Patients--Services for--United States
Cancer--Psychological aspects
Cancer--Research
Cancer--Social aspects
Cancer--Treatment
Cancer--Surgery
Oncology
Chemotherapy
Sick--Psychology
Care of the sick
Critical care medicine
Critical care medicine--Moral and ethical aspects
Critical care medicine--Social aspects
Critical care medicine--Moral and ethical aspects
Critical care medicine--Social aspects
Catastrophic illness--Psychology
Terminally ill--Psychology
Terminally ill--Family relationships
Family--Psychological aspects
Cancer in children
Tumors in children
Cancer in adolescence
Sick children
Sick children--Psychology
Child psychology
Child psychotherapy
Child psychiatry
Pain in children
Play therapy
Children and death
Children--Health and hygiene
Children--Diseases
Children--Diseases--Treatment
Children--Hospitals
Children--Surgery
Pediatrics
Pediatric emergencies
Pediatric intensive care
Pediatric nursing
Child health services
Child health services--United States
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Community health services
Community health services--Citizen participation
Community health services--Evaluation
Community health services--Planning
Community health services--United States
Community health services--United States--Evaluation
Health services accessibility
Health services accessibility--United States
Right to health care
Right to health care--United States
Poor--Medical care
Poor--Medical care--United States
Medically uninsured persons--Medical care--United States
Medically uninsured persons--United States
Public health--United States
Medical care--United States
Medical care--United States--Evaluation
Medical care, Cost of--United States
Medical care--United States--Cost control
Medical economics--United States
Medical policy--United States
National health insurance--United States
Insurance, Health--United States
Insurance, Health--economics--United States
Insurance, Health--Government policy--United States
Health care reform--United States
Patients--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
General OneFile :
Our most user friendly database, Take advantage of the default Subject search. Among the Subject headings available her are Childhood Cancer, Sick Children, Critically Ill Children, Terminally Ill Children, Pain in Children, Pediatric Pain, and Cancer Pain. For each of these click "View Subdivisions" where you'll find links to subheadings such as Care & Treatment, Drug Therapy, Economic Aspects, Family, Health Aspects, Psychological Aspects, Services, and Social Aspects. If there isn't an exact enough subdivision offered, open all the articles--on Chemotherapy, say--and in the upper left use the "Refine results" slot for a keyword search: child* (an asterisk * is the truncation symbol here and child* will retrieve child, children, and childhood).
ProQuest Research Library :
A comprehensive database with a lot of full text. Click "Continue" on the opening screen and at the search screen open the "More Sarch Options" tab on the lower left. In the Subjects slot try Cancer and Children, Cancer and Pediatrics, or Cancer and Parents. Use the "Citation and Abstract" keyword searches above for any fine tuning. And note that Proquest will suggest related Subject searches at the the top of your retrievals.
CINAHL
My favorite of our Health & Medicine resources. At the home page click on the "CINAHL Headings" button just above the search slots. The CINAHL Heading for this topic is "Childhood Neoplasms." This will retrieve a list of hierarchical Headings on the left, showing you where your Heading fits in the scheme of things, and on the right it will offer you a selection of handy subheadings such as Complications, Drug therapy, Economics, Organizations, Psychosocial Facotrs, Prognosis, Symptoms, Surgery, and Trends. To combine your Heading with one or more of these subheadings just check the box next to the subheading and then at the top of the page click the "Search Database" button next to the words "combine selections with or." This allows you to run nicely targeted searches without ever typing your terms into the home page search slots. In terms of family support and coping the best of these is Psychosocial Factors, though also be sure to look at Organizations, Economics, and trends.
ScienceDirect :
Because it’s a large database with a great deal of full text, the absence of Subject searching means that your Keyword searches will often retrieve large sets of articles, many of which mention but don’t discuss your search term(s). One way around this is to limit your initial search to the “Abstract Title Keyword” field. Once you have found an article that sounds on-target, click the “Related Articles” link beneath the citation This will open a range of articles on the same topic. For example, a search on Cancer and Child* (the asterisk is the truncation symbol here and will retrieve child, children, and childhood) scores many hits, among the first an article about "Children with Cancer and their Families." If you click the "Related Articles" link underneath, this will retrieve many more articles focusing on this aspect.
As the name implies, an excellent database for social issues. Click on the "Subject Terms" link above the search slots to find which Subject Headings will work here. Double click any Heading for a list of broader, narower, and related Subject Terms. But there are no detailed Headings available for this topic, so just begin with a Subject search combining Cancer and Children.
Our most user friendly database, Take advantage of the default Subject search. Among the Subject headings available her are Childhood Cancer, Sick Children, Critically Ill Children, Terminally Ill Children, Pain in Children, Pediatric Pain, and Cancer Pain. For each of these click "View Subdivisions" where you'll find links to subheadings such as Care & Treatment, Drug Therapy, Economic Aspects, Family, Health Aspects, Psychological Aspects, Services, and Social Aspects. If there isn't an exact enough subdivision offered, open all the articles--on Chemotherapy, say--and in the upper left use the "Refine results" slot for a keyword search: child* (an asterisk * is the truncation symbol here and child* will retrieve child, children, and childhood).
ProQuest Research Library :
A comprehensive database with a lot of full text. Click "Continue" on the opening screen and at the search screen open the "More Sarch Options" tab on the lower left. In the Subjects slot try Cancer and Children, Cancer and Pediatrics, or Cancer and Parents. Use the "Citation and Abstract" keyword searches above for any fine tuning. And note that Proquest will suggest related Subject searches at the the top of your retrievals.
CINAHL
My favorite of our Health & Medicine resources. At the home page click on the "CINAHL Headings" button just above the search slots. The CINAHL Heading for this topic is "Childhood Neoplasms." This will retrieve a list of hierarchical Headings on the left, showing you where your Heading fits in the scheme of things, and on the right it will offer you a selection of handy subheadings such as Complications, Drug therapy, Economics, Organizations, Psychosocial Facotrs, Prognosis, Symptoms, Surgery, and Trends. To combine your Heading with one or more of these subheadings just check the box next to the subheading and then at the top of the page click the "Search Database" button next to the words "combine selections with or." This allows you to run nicely targeted searches without ever typing your terms into the home page search slots. In terms of family support and coping the best of these is Psychosocial Factors, though also be sure to look at Organizations, Economics, and trends.
ScienceDirect :
Because it’s a large database with a great deal of full text, the absence of Subject searching means that your Keyword searches will often retrieve large sets of articles, many of which mention but don’t discuss your search term(s). One way around this is to limit your initial search to the “Abstract Title Keyword” field. Once you have found an article that sounds on-target, click the “Related Articles” link beneath the citation This will open a range of articles on the same topic. For example, a search on Cancer and Child* (the asterisk is the truncation symbol here and will retrieve child, children, and childhood) scores many hits, among the first an article about "Children with Cancer and their Families." If you click the "Related Articles" link underneath, this will retrieve many more articles focusing on this aspect.
User Advisory: Note that you can uncheck "All books," which is recommended if you're looking for articles. And if you open the "Dates" drop-down menu you'll find a much wider range of options than the default 10 year span.
PsycINFO :
SocINDEX with Full Text : PsycINFO :
The American Psychological Association use their own Subject vocabulary (called "Descriptors"), so a visit to the "Thesaurus" below the search slots is a good idea. If you find an article on exactly what you want, be sure to check the assigned "Descriptors" on the right of the citation for more ideas about useful search terms. For cancer the Descriptor used is Neoplasms. There is no Descriptor for children; instead use the "Age" menu of options below the search slots. This may require running more than one search with different age ranges: birth-12, 13-17, etc. Other useful for Descriptors you can combine with Neoplasms and an age range include Family Relations and Social Support."
PsycINFO deals only with scholarly literature, much of it assuming a graduate-level understanding of the discipline. But among these you may find interesting, accessible articles on your topic.
User Advisory: If what you're searching for are "journal articles only" in "English," it's a good idea to check those boxes (below the search slots).
PsycINFO deals only with scholarly literature, much of it assuming a graduate-level understanding of the discipline. But among these you may find interesting, accessible articles on your topic.
User Advisory: If what you're searching for are "journal articles only" in "English," it's a good idea to check those boxes (below the search slots).
As the name implies, an excellent database for social issues. Click on the "Subject Terms" link above the search slots to find which Subject Headings will work here. Double click any Heading for a list of broader, narower, and related Subject Terms. But there are no detailed Headings available for this topic, so just begin with a Subject search combining Cancer and Children.
ERIC (Ebsco interface) :
A disciplinary database in Education—at all levels--and school can of course be a challenge for children with cancer and their families. The field of Education has its own set of Subject Headings so be sure to browse the “Thesaurus” (above the search slots) for the best "Descriptors," though in this case simply combining Children and Cancer is your best option. ERIC provides access not only to relevant journal literature (citations for these end in a number preceded by EJ—ERIC Journal), but also to research published directly to ERIC (citations for these end in a number preceded by ED—ERIC Document.
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Most IC Libary databases contain only some full text. If the article you want is not availabe full text from the database you are searching, check below the citation for one of the images above. This is ArticleLinker and if available it will search a wide range of other IC Library databases, retrieving links to any full text it finds.
Check out Lee Smigiel's Subject Guide for Health & Medicine.
Google Advanced Search: When doing research on the Web, always use the Adanced Search version of Google. This not only provides more flexibility in entering search terms, but more importantly it allows you to target the Web domains that are likely to provide the most authoritative information.
Under "Need More Tools?" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
Under "Need More Tools?" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
Open Directory Project: Child Health: Cancer: Note especially the links for Centers, Organizations, and Support groups.
- CureSearch: The "world's largest childhood cancer research organization." Many resources here. See in particular For Parents/Families and For Friends/Community. Under Parents/Family you will be asked to choose a specific cancer and age range, but once you do this you gain access to categories of materials such as "Impact on Family" and "School Issues."
- Dana-Farber Pediatric Cancer Center: A tremendous scope of resources here--be patient in winkling them out. In particular, visit the Support Services page and scroll down to Pediatric Patients for links to dozens of successful services, the Cancer Information tab at the top of the site, and among the listings there look especially at Resources on the Web for a comprehensive--and categorized--selection of linked sites.
- American Cancer Society: Children and Cancer: Good resources by topic.
- National Cancer Institute: Childhood Cancers: Many linked resources here.
- Mira's Movement
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- MLA citation for books: in print, from databases, on the Web
- MLA citation for articles: in print, from databases, on the Web.
- MLA citation for Web and Multimedia resources, including Web sites, movies, DVDs, CDs, and videos.
- MLA in-text (parenthetical) citation (far less satanic than the first three).
