Patient Education Resource Guide

Everyone in the MSK patient community should feel supported as they search for information!

The MSK Library is here for you.

MSK librarians created this guide to help MSK patients, family members, and caregivers locate and explore cancer information via different topics, based on the questions we commonly get as librarians. You can use this guide to get started finding cancer information online.

This guide is also here to connect you with your information support team at the MSK Library. The box Need Help? is located on each page of this guide. Look there for how to reach MSK Library staff and access our help page.

Where to start:

• If you want to see the different ways MSK librarians can help you, go to MSK Library Support.
• If you are interested in becoming a patient at MSK or learning more about what MSK offers, go to Becoming an MSK Patient.
• If you would like to start your own searches for research or learn more about cancer, go to Getting Started with Cancer Research.
• If you want to learn about clinical trials or find specific cancer clinical trials to participate in, go to Finding Clinical Trials.
• If you are interested in advocacy, including cancer disparities, advance care planning, and palliative care, go to Patient Advocacy.
• If you are curious about cancer survivorship and support, go to Survivorship.

Staff at the MSK Library created this guide, but we link to pages and resources that are maintained by other teams, both at MSK or elsewhere.

The resources on this guide are for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Medical information can change faster than the published literature – always speak with your doctor and health care team.