Specialized Print Reference Books (2)

Turkington, Carol. The Encyclopedia of Breast Cancer. New York: Facts on File. 2005.

This encyclopedia provides a variety of information on the general topic of breast cancer. This reference book would be a good place to start for reporters who do not know much about the subject. There is a good bibliography in the book that would direct reporters to other books. It was published in 2005 which makes it somewhat dated considering new research comes out daily. However, this is still a good reference to start with.


Blachford, Stacey L., The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Detroit: Gale Group. 2002.

This general encyclopedia provides information on various types of genetic disorders such as breast cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s. The articles describe different treatment options and conditions of the disease. In conjunction with the other reference book, this would also be a good place to start for new reporters just beginning to research the topic. An index and bibliography in the book is helpful as well. It is somewhat dated since the copyright date is 2002, but it still provides good basic information about the disease.