General information
Primary Cancer Sites
American Cancer Society (ACS)Presents the American Cancer Society (ACS), a voluntary health organization focused on eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and decreasing suffering, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Notes that the ACS has over 3,400 offices located in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, with the national home office located in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes information about the various offices. Offers access to cancer information about specific cancers, patient and family information, alternative therapies, tobacco, statistics, professional journals, and other items. Contains information about ACS programs and events, cancer research, volunteering with ACS, and donations. Links to WWW sites related to cancer. Provides a site search engine. Posts contact information via a toll-free telephone number and an online feedback form.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Features CancerNet, presented by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Includes cancer information for patients and the public, health professionals, and basic researchers. Discusses general information on cancer, treatment information, detection, prevention, genetics, and clinical trial information. Provides some information in Spanish as well as English and offers a Kid's HomePage. Details the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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.
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
Presents OncoLink, a free, multimedia oncology information resource, accessible worldwide, compiled and distributed by the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Provides access to disease oriented menus, including information on specific types of cancer; medical specialty oriented menus, with information on topics such as radiation oncology, chemotherapy, and gynecologic oncology; information on psychosocial support and personal experiences; information on cancer causes, screening, and prevention; information on clinical trials; global resources; frequently asked questions; information on conferences and meetings; and information on financial issues for patients.
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.
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