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General Cancer Web Sites

American Cancer Society - The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Also in Spanish.

American Cancer Society: The Cancer Atlas - The American Cancer Society provides this data on cancer from around the world. This document is in PDF format and will require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.
Click here for an interactive version from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ASCO: Clinical Cancer Advances 2006 - Learn about the major advances in cancer treatment, prevention, and screening from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. This document is in PDF format and will require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey - The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, is dedicated to improving the prevention, detection, treatment and care of patients with cancer, through the transformation of laboratory discoveries into clinical practice.

Cancer Matters - This site provides an audio library and online journaling.

Cancerbackup - Cancerbackup's mission is to give cancer patients and their families the up-to-date information, practical advice and support they need to reduce the fear and uncertainty of cancer.

CancerInfoNet.org - Valuable information about the diagnosis and treatment of the most common cancers, cancer prevention and research, and links to other cancer resources can be found here.
Also in Spanish.

Cancer.Net - This is the patient information Web site of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). It is designed to help patients and families make informed health-care decisions.

CancerQuest - This site was created to teach the biology of cancer. Topics include cell structure, cell division, the genes of cancer and tumor biology.
Also in Spanish.

FDA Oncology Tools - This site is maintained by the Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. It contains a variety of information related to cancer and approved cancer drug therapies.

Health Care Choices - Health Care Choices is a New York not-for-profit corporation dedicated to educating the public about the nation's health care system. Surgery volume information about individual hospitals can be found for a few cancer types.

HealthyNJ - HealthyNJ is a product of the University Libraries at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Inside Cancer - This is a multimedia guide to cancer biology. The use of amimation and interviews will help you learn how cancer develops, its causes and prevention, and diagnosis and treatment.

MayoClinic: Cancer Center - This site provides access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic.

MedlinePlus - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases, conditions, and concerns.
Also in Spanish.

National Cancer Institute - The NCI, established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. Also in Spanish.

NOAH - NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased.

OncoLink - OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information.

State Cancer Profiles - This government site provides quick and easy access to descriptive cancer statistics.

 

August 2008