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  Around 55,000 women and 370 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women the UK with one woman diagnosed every 10 minutes. Breast cancer is cancer that starts in the breast tissue. The treatment each patient requires depends on the type of breast cancer they have as well as their general health. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and radiotherapy. For more information surrounding the importance of breast screening and the treatment of breast cancer please visit the Breast Cancer Now, Coppafeel and NHS websites: https://breastcancernow.org/ https://coppafeel.org/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer-in-men/   RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of breast cancer and also supporting those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, the Health Libraries bot...

  You might be really familiar with using a library service, particularly if you have already spent some time on campus. However, here are a few questions we get asked which may be slightly different from what you are used to: Is there 24hr access to the Health Library? The Health Library at the CEC is available during staffed hours. You can find the opening hours on our website . Please take note that opening hours may be reduced during holiday periods. Do I need to use my Keele card to enter the library? Yes, you will need to swipe your card at the access point to enter the Health Library. We are currently operating under covid-secure conditions. This means that there is one point of entry – the side door by the entrance opposite the footbridge. Side-door to the Library, in the porch opposite the footbridge If you have forgotten your card use the intercom to contact a member of staff. You will be required to sign the visitor sheet. What can I use my Keele card for? ...

The Health Library will close early at 8:00pm on Wednesday 13th October 2021, to allow essential network maintenance to be completed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. You can  access online resources via our website .

The Health Library will close early at 8:30 pm on Wednesday 13th October 2021, to allow essential network maintenance to be completed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. You can  access online resources via our website .

 Are you a Keele medical student starting Y3 at the Clinical Education Centre? Have you missed your library induction or just need a reminder? Don't worry! Take a look at our online Library induction for Y3 medical students to make sure that you get all the key info and make the most of everything we have to offer you. Let Brian show you how useful the library can be. Brian can help you with the etutorial For more help using the library resources and developing your digital skills check our online tutorial collections: Getting Started Information Skills

Come and see the new Reading Well Collection in the Health Library in the CEC at Royal Stoke.   Or browse the collection online and see the extra books we have chosen for our Reading Well collection. We have the ten Uplifting books recommended by a panel of NHS staff -  Uplifting resources: for the NHS, from the NHS  as well as others on the Reading Agency’s Reading Well lists. The NHS Uplifting Collection has fiction, non-fiction, and poetry books, supported by uplifting digital resources, including poems, websites, videos and apps. Click here  for links to the digital resources. The Health Library at County h as the Uplifting books too and others you can read to relax and unwind. The Reading Agency has published reports about the benefits of reading for pleasure including these findings: Readers for pleasure report fewer feelings of stress and depression than non-readers (28% more likely to report feelings of depression). Reading for just 30 minutes a w...