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Morgan Barker Mrs. Raymond English 1103 October 31, 2013 Lung Cancer Annotated Bibliography

Caughey, Thomas. Lung Cancer: The Deadliest Cancer is the most Preventable. Mount Auburn Hospital Health Conncections, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This is a webpage that tells how and why lung cancer is the deadliest cancer. The author of this website is a medical doctor who works directly with lung cancer patients. He uses direct quotes he said to help readers fully understand the risk of having this deadly cancer. Also, he talks about the number one way of preventing lung cancer. To back up all of his information, he gives statistical facts about how many people are living with lung cancer in America.

This source will definitely be used because the main point of our presentation is why lung cancer is the deadliest cancer. This website was written by an actual doctor that talks specifically about this fact. He also provides his readers with ways of preventing lung cancer.

Desai, Sujal R. Lung Cancer. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Print.

This source is a book I got from the library. This book goes into detail about lung cancer and what it is exactly. This book provides different chapters that describe lung cancer. Also it

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provides pictures that show what lung cancer looks like. Most of the pictures are x-rays. This source also provides a whole chapter on the pathology of lung cancer. This is helpful information because it explains exactly where this cancer comes from.

This source will be used for the research part of our presentation because it provides even more detailed information than a website does. Also, it provides us with the pathology of lung cancer.

Jim Pantelas. National Lung Cancer Partnership, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This source is a webpage about a man named Jim Pantelas who has lived with lung cancer. He explains his own story about what he went through when he had lung cancer. He tells readers about the surgery he had to go through. He tells about the time that he first found out he had lung cancer and what symptoms he was having.

This source will be used because my partner and I wanted two personal stories from people who have had lung cancer. Specifically, we wanted a personal story from a male and a female to see if there was a difference in how the cancer formed or if there was a different method of surgery needed.

Kims Story. American Academy of Dermatology, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This is a webpage that tells the story of Kim Rees who was diagnosed with skin cancer. She explains how she recognized the possibility of her having skin cancer and how she got it. She

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also explains everything she went through after her diagnosis. Her story is used to educate younger folks on the dangers of skin cancer. She also provides a quote that she herself said.

This source will be used because my partner and I wanted to get a personal story from someone with lung cancer and from someone with skin cancer to show the differences between the two. This source will also help support the fact that lung cancer is the deadliest and that skin cancer is the least deadly.

Lung Cancer. MedlinePlus, 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.

This source is a web page that provides a small box of basic information about lung cancer. This box contains a small paragraph explaining what lung cancer is. Also, it gives a short bulleted list of the symptoms of lung cancer. Below this box is a long bulleted list of links that people can go to, to get more in-depth information about lung cancer. Above each bulleted list is a heading that explains what the focus is of the links below it. This web page also contains a handful of journal articles about new discoveries of lung cancer written by cancer researchers.

This source will definitely be used to help us back up the underlying fact that lung cancer is the number on killer cancer in the United States of both men and women.

Lung Cancer. National Cancer Institute, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This source is a webpage that gives the definition of what lung cancer is. Then it also gives the

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number of estimated new cases and deaths. This site is basically the home site that provides many other links. These other links provide information about the treatment for small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, some preventions, genetics and causes, and information about screening and testing for lung cancer. This site also provides different links about the statistics of lung cancer.

This source will be used in finding information for the project because it provides some of the basic information, but it also provides statistical information about lung cancer.

Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer. Healthwise, 27 May, 2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This source is a webpage that explains the type of surgery someone with lung cancer would need to have. It tells the readers exactly what the process is of this surgery. This site gives pictures of lungs with lung cancer, normal anatomy of the lungs and the respiratory system, and the lung surgery, a thoracotomy. It provides the readers with information about what to expect after the patient goes through the surgery. Also, this site goes into detail about why this surgery is done, how well it works, and the risks involved with this surgery.

This source will definitely be used in gathering information because it explains all about the surgery someone with lung cancer would need to have. Also, my partner and I could use some of the pictures on this site in our presentation to help our audience better understand this surgery.

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Melissa Crouses Story of Strength. National Lung Cancer Partnership, 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This source is webpage that tells a personal story about a woman named Melissa Crouse, who has lived with lung cancer for eight years. Her story is a miracle. She was diagnosed with lung cancer about eight years ago and was only given about four to five years to live. But she is alive today and staying strong. In her story, she explains how her life has been a roller coaster. But she is being strong and fighting this cancer for her and for her family.

This source will be used because my partner and I wanted to add a personal story to our presentation to show our audience exactly what its like for someone to live with lung cancer. While researching, we came across Melissa and thought she would be a good candidate.

Skin Cancer. Medline Plus, 11 Oct. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This source is a webpage about skin cancer. First, this page explains what skin cancer is and what the main causes of skin cancer can be. Below this information is a list of top sites that provide even more information about this cancer. Some of the top sites about skin cancer are the diagnosis and symptoms, the treatment, the preventions and screenings, and the pictures and videos.

This site will be used because my partner and I wanted to compare the deadliest cancer, lung cancer, with the least deadly cancer, skin cancer. So by providing some information about skin cancer, it can help support the fact that skin cancer is the number one killer.

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What is Lung Cancer? Medical News Today, 14 Aug. 2012. Web. 3 Nov. 2013.

This source is a webpage that answers the question, what is lung cancer, in detail. This website focuses mainly on the treatment and prevention of lung cancer. This website goes into detail about Chemotherapy and Radiation; which are the two main methods of treatment for cancer. This website not only provides textual information, it also provides information from videos that have been uploaded. The first video is a small presentation of how lung cancer develops. The second video is a presentation from a talk-show host about the screening tests involved with lung cancer.

This source will be used because it provides in depth information about the treatments and preventions of lung cancer. Also, in our own presentation, my partner and I might use one of the videos from this website to help our audience to better understand lung cancer.