In Week 2, you decided on your topic for your final essay, and you located eight credible sources and presented your evaluation of those sources in a short essay in which you convinced your readers that your sources are indeed credible. In Week 3you will present what your sources have to say in relation to your topic in a short bibliographic essay.
Start by rereading the information presented by your sources and taking notes following the methods outlined in the lectures on note-taking in Weeks 2 and 3. As you take notes, also work to capture important ideas and words from your sources using the techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing as shared in the lecture this week on that subject. For each source, represent the main point the author is making in the article, being sure to use quotation marks for exact words and to note the position of the cited passage by taking down the page or paragraph number which you will use in your in-text citation. Once you feel that you have a good idea of the information presented by each of your sources, try to organize the information you have gleaned from them in a logical way. You can start by putting all notes with similar points of view in groups together. Notice what your sources share in common and what makes them different from one another.
At this time, you should be able to create a thesis statement for this short essay that will share with your readers the broad scope of the contents of the articles you have located through your research work. However, at this point, you still will not present your point of view on your topic. The work of this essay is simply to present the information that you have found from the various sources. Your thesis statement might say something like this if you were writing on school voucher programs: “Research shows divergent opinions on the effectiveness of school voucher programs; and these differences seem to rest on issues of funding, representation of parents on school boards within school districts, and location of the schools in urban, suburban, or rural areas.” Within this example, we can see that the divisions of opinion can be used as categories which suggest a potential organizational strategy for the bibliographic essay that you will submit this week.
As you compose your essay, be conscious about its organization and make sure to represent accurately the main points of information you have gotten from each source. You must present to your readers the information which you will use to inform your research work for the final project, including information from eight sources. Be sure to use accurate in-text citations and to include a references page. You can start with the materials that were corrected in Week 2 and make further refinements to ensure that your references page is perfect according to APA style. Also, be sure to conclude your essay with a paragraph which sums up your bibliographic essay and indicates your readiness to proceed to the next step in the research process.
Running Head:
CANCER BIBLIOGRAPHY
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CANCER BIBLIOGRAPHY 2
CANCER BIBLIOGRAPHY
Amber Haseeb
English III
Professor John Skeenten
South University Online
June 26, 2013
Cancer Bibliography
Conducted research has found that the rates for cancer cure range between 3-90% (Rubin, et al. 1996). In the last decade, cancer has consumed more lives than road accidents in superhighways in various nations. Nonetheless, there have been medical measurements introduced to help in controlling, curing and possibly mitigate the disease. This is a bibliographic essay that seeks to highlight the key points of the eight sources from which the larger paper bases its content. [This is a very good introduction.]
The mainstream medical arena is designed in such a way that any medical or therapeutic measure that is newly introduced is assumed to be unproductive until it is proved otherwise (Narman & Short, 1993). The article ‘The Treatment Myths’ depict this idea in an elaborate manner. [Verb agreement] Many have had to go about seeking cancer treatment with an already underlying idea of what is the ‘only’ way to go about the issue. [Do you need the quotation marks here?] Through the writing of ‘Patent Application’, we are able to denote the most commonly used treatment methods in approaching cancer. Radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery come out strongly in the article’s discussion of the patent treatment methods of cancer. Enjoining the two article’s content, we are able to understand the currently used methods of treatment and the reason behind this.
Several surveys and research have been done in an attempt to cumulatively come up with the methods used in cancer treatment by various persons in various parts of the globe. ‘A War on Cancer’ is an article that contains a brief historical approach in relation to cancer and its treatment. It also encompasses much work that has been done by humans following President Nixon’s declaration of war on cancer. The findings of numerous research works is contained in the article.
According to the article ‘Unconventional therapies for cancer and cancer-related symptoms’, it is apparent that not all persons use the previously mentioned medical methods in treating their sick ones who suffer from cancer. The survey that was conducted on the ground clearly depicted the various methods that people used in treating cancer. The two research sources indicated that many were being affected by the detrimental effects of the disease but were not able to afford the costly medical procedures. [Citation?] As a result, they opted for the rather inexpensive traditional and other appropriate treatment methods that helped their patients.
The surveys had much in similarity as the underlying fact is that, there are many methods used in cancer treatment apart from the three commonly used medical procedures. Respondents of these surveys were receptive and corporative, enabling the researchers to retrieve as much information as possible from them. In addition, one of the surveillance reports included a section on the more effective treatment methods according to the ones that were presented in the findings. The determinant conclusion was balanced out as it indicated the fact of medical treatment being expensive, quick and efficient. It also expounded on the other traditional and somewhat primitive methods of treatment that were cheap, prolonged and oscillatory in terms of effectiveness. [Citation?
The sources based on alternative methods of treatment were essentially a further affirmation surveys conducted regarding the very same issue. ‘Alternative Medicine’ is largely a medical article that clearly portrays the various complementary means of cancer treatment as well as other diseases. The most strongly portrayed alternative treatment method for cancer was that of a change in lifestyle. There is however more alternative measures such as those involving massage, meditation, relaxation and stress reduction. China and India are specifically looked into further in regards to this particular aspect of the discussion. Examples are the use of chakra-positive and negative energies, and the Chinese acupuncture. ‘Alternative Pathways’ bases its content on more scientific methods of cancer treatment that could be used effectively but have not yet be put into use. [Citation?]
There are alternatives that have profound effectiveness when used and bring out the best results in regards to disease treatment. The article ‘Tomorrow’s Cure: Health and Medicine’ is an overview of the promising alternative cancer treatments that doctors will soon start using. It is for this and many other reasons that patient and patients’ guardians are increasingly opting for the alternative methods of treating cancer. ‘The Triumph of New-Age Medicine’ is a depiction of the doctor’s assertion for the earlier mentioned alternative methods of cancer treatment.
Cancer treatment has undergone many medical and unconventional phases to get to this point in terms of its treatment. From the misleading myths to the currently used alternative methods of treatment, cancer control and mitigation is approached from all possible angles. Having brought out the fact that are indeed alternative means of treating cancer, all have the opportunity and responsibility to contribute to the greater good.
[These should be in alphabetical order.]
Reference:
Charles. C. (1992). Alternative Medicine; CQ Researcher. 23(7). 1-7
David, H. (2011). The Triumph of New-Age Medicine; Atlantic Monthly. 37(4), 1-8.
Martin, W. J. (2008). U.S. Patent Application 12/009,195.
Norman, D & Short, A. (1993).The Treatment Myth; Star Tribune. 34(2).
Valent, A., Guillaud-Bataille, M., Farra, C., Lozach, F., Spengler, B., Terrier-Lacombe, M. J., … & Bernheim, A. (2004). Alternative pathways. Cancer genetics and cytogenetics, 153(1), 10-15.
Rubin, R et al. (1996). The War on Cancer; U.S. News & World Report. 67(2).
Robert, F & Cooke, H et al. (1999). Tomorrow’s Cures: Health and Medicine; Newsday. 23(8), 26-7.
Vickers, A. J., & Cassileth, B. R. (2001). Unconventional therapies for cancer and cancer-related symptoms. The lancet oncology, 2(4), 226-232.
