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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October

The American Cancer Society estimates that 211,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year and 43,300 patients will die from the disease. For every 100 women with breast cancer, 1 male will develop the disease. The American Cancer society estimates that 1,600 men will develop the disease this year. Learn the facts about breast cancer from these sample web sites, eBooks and print books all available in COM Library on the topic. People living with Cancer: Breast Cancer (website) EBSCO: Full Text Articles on Breast Cancer (full text articles--this link may be a little slow to load) Songs From a Lead-lined Room : Notes, High and Low, From My Journey Through Breast Cancer and Radiation (eBook) Breast cancer book : what you need to know to make informed decisions (book) Call Number: RC 280.B8 G737 2005 Get more Breast Cancer HotSpots .

Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15

Learn about the history of Hispanics, especially in the US. Here are a few samples from the web sites, eBooks and print books all available in COM Library on the topic. UT: Border Cultures: Conjunto Music (web site) EBSCO: Full Text Articles on Hispanic American History (this link may be a little slow to load) Fields of Toil: A Migrant Family's Journey (eBook) Mexicans & Americans : cracking the cultural code (book) Call Number GN560.M6 C76 2004 Get more Hispanic Heritage Month HotSpots . Want more? Try COM Library's permanent collection of Hispanic American History sites.

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