General information
Primary Cancer Sites
American Cancer Society (ACS)
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a voluntary health organization focused on eliminating cancer as a major health problem through research, education, and advocacy. Access authoritative patient and family information on cancers and therapies, alternative therapies, tobacco, statistics, and professional journals.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) provides cancer information for patients and the public, health professionals, and basic researchers. Included is general information about cancer, treatment information, detection, prevention, genetics, and clinical trial information.
Other General Cancer Sites
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Although intended primarily for the healthcare professional, ASCO has patient guides for the most common cancers and their treatment, and links to patient support organizations.
Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)
Access to online support groups and lists and links to cancer organizations and information.
Cancer Prevention & Control (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Cancerbackup
The UK's leading cancer information service, CancerBACUP is accurate, up to date, and authoritative. Keep British spellings in mind when searching the site by keyword.
Cancercare
This site offers information on types of cancer, treatment, emotional and financial support, coping, practical help and guidelines for patients and families, legislative alerts, events, and other cancer-related issues.
CancerQuest
CancerQuest is designed to empower cancer patients, cancer survivors, students, health care workers and others with a better understanding of the disease process and current approaches to cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment. No assumptions are made about previous knowledge of cancer or biology.
FertileHOPE
A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping cancer patients faced with infertility.
MayoClinic.com: Cancer
A service of the Mayo Clinic, this site covers all types of cancers, treatments, screening and prevention, diagnosis, survivorship, clinical trials, support groups, interviews with staff clinicians, and more.
MEDLINEplus: Cancers
As a service of the National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus provides selected and organized links to online sources of authoritative health information.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
NCCN is a collaborative effort between nineteen major university cancer teaching hospitals/research centers; their site features content on the latest research and clinical developments for cancer care.
OncoLink
OncoLink is a multimedia oncology information resource, compiled and distributed by the University of Pennsylvania. Access to information on specific types of cancer with topics such as radiation oncology, chemotherapy, and gynecologic oncology information; information on cancer causes, screening, prevention, and clinical trials.
PDQ: Physician Data Query (National Cancer Institute)
The National Cancer Institute's computerized cancer information database. Includes original research papers, peer-reviewed summaries on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, state-of-the-art treatment, supportive care, screening, investigational drugs, alternative and complementary cancer medicine, and a registry of clinical trials. Content on the site is reviewed by specialists and updated monthly.
Disclaimer: The medical information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your physician or health care provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.