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American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
http://www.aicr.org
AICR is a national cancer organization specializing in the field of diet, nutrition and cancer. On this page you'll find information on cancer and cancer prevention.

ASCO On-Line
http://www.asco.org/
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is an organization that represents more than 10,000 cancer professionals worldwide, and offers scientific and educational programs and other initiatives intended to foster the exchange of information about cancer. "ASCO On-Line" offers services for both professionals and people with cancer, including extensive information on its 'patient' page. The ASCO site also has a 'search index', which can help you easily locate topics such as clinical trials, local resources, etc.

The Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)
http://www.acor.org/index.html
This site provides access to all oncology mailing lists and electronic groups. An excellent resource for people with cancer who wish to find others with their same diagnosis. The site has listings for most kinds of cancer along with issue specific groups.

Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)
http://www.assoc-cancer-ctrs.org/
ACCC is a national interdisciplinary organization that represents those who promote the continuum of quality cancer care in the community. The site provides listings of member organizations and standards for cancer treatment and care.

Black Health Net
http://www.blackhealthnet.com/
Internet Source of information on healthcare for African Americans. Allows you to search for a minority physician in your area.

Cancer Book Store
http://www.wellnessbooks.com/cancer
A site providing information on three books on cancer, with helpful information on finding a doctor, second opinions, prostate cancer awareness and other subjects plus links and a bibliography.

Cancer Guide
http://www.cancerguide.org
CancerGuide is dedicated to helping you find the answers to your questions about cancer, and especially to helping you find the questions you need to ask. The guide provides interesting information from the patient perspective. The information in Cancer Guide represents a significant amount of research on the part of Steve Dunn, who is not a medical or health professional, and who recommends that you share the information you get here with your physicians to check for accuracy and relevance to your situation.

Cancer Hope Network
http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org/
The Cancer Hope Network provides support by matching cancer patients with trained volunteers who have themselves undergone a similar experience. Formally known as CHEMOcare.

CancerNet
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov
CancerNet is the patient and public section of the Web page of the National Cancer Institute that contains information on cancer, treatment options, detection, prevention, genetics, supportive care, clinical trials, and a 'kid's page'. There is also a Spanish-language button.

Cancer Related Links
http://seidata.com/~marriage/rcancer.html
A comprehensive listing of cancer related web sites, including listings for government servers, educational institution servers, cancer institutes and research centers, dedicated cancer links, medical links, journals and newsletters, disease specific sites, alternative and complimentary treatments and other ways to search the Net.

Cancer Research Institute
http://www.cancerresearch.org
The CRI web site contains information about their program for funding cancer research; of particular interest to patients and families is the CRI Helpbook. This book provides very useful information about how to talk to your doctor when you are diagnosed, information about treatments and clinical trials, and a resource directory.

The Cancer Survivor's Toolkit
http://www.cansearch.org/programs/toolbox.htm
A free set of audio tapes to help cancer survivors learn how to communicate, find information, solve problems and advocate. Developed by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the Association of Oncology Social Workers, and the Oncology Nursing Society.

CancerHelp
http://www.rwneill.com/cancerhelp.htm
Provides a comprehensive list of cancer related web sites, bulletin boards and chat groups.

CancerNews on the Net
http://www.cancernews.com/
Cancer News on the Net (r) is dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment. They are constantly searching for cancer information sources that are available on the Net.

CancerWise
http://www.cancerwise.org/
CancerWise is a monthly on-line publication from M.D. Anderson. It contains information about the latest advancements in cancer treatment and research, support programs and activities, and cancer prevention tips, among other related cancer news and information.

CanSearch: A Guide to Cancer Resources
http://www.cansearch.org/canserch/canserch.htm
CanSearch is a long list of "cancer resources" on the Web that makes up in volume what it lacks in description. The numerous links are broken down into sections, but after that, the reader is left to his or her own to figure out what may be on the other end of the link itself (for example, "Hypermedia Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cancer Pain" is next to "Medical Matrix-Cancer Information"). However, similar to
the Web itself, one can find links to many important resources, once they are sorted out.

CareCounsel, LLC
http://www.carecounsel.com
CareCounsel helps consumers and their families navigate the new healthcare environment through a telephone-based benefit that provides consumer education, advocacy and access to expert healthcare resources and information. Services include access to a review by cancer specialists at Memorial Sloan Kettering. There is a fee for these services.

CBS Health Watch
http://www.CBS.HealthWatch.com
CBSHealthWatch offers an assortment of featured topics or health channels, including Cancer, Health and Wellness, Mental Health/Depression, and many more. It provides high quality information and interactive tools to help patients and their families manage their daily personal health.

Center for Medical Consumers
http://www.medicalconsumers.org/
Center for Medical Consumers (CMC) is a non-profit advocacy organization active in both statewide and national efforts to improve the quality and availability of health care.

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
http://www.healthy.net/cmbm
The Center is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to a model of medicine that combines the precision of modern science with the wisdom of ancient healing. It addresses the mental, emotional, social and spiritual, as well as the physical dimensions of health and illness. *For information on their upcoming June conference, Integrating Alternative and Complementary Therapies, jointly
sponsored by the Center, The National Institute of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine and the University of Texas".

Centers for Disease Control
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ http://www.cdc.gov/
This division of the CDC implements cancer prevention and control programs for the nation. The division serves as a leader for nationwide cancer prevention and control and as a partner with state health agencies and other key groups.

Cycle of Hope
http://www.cycleofhope.org/
The Cycle of Hope campaign is designed to help support early cancer detection, to reduce fear associated with treatment, to encourage a team approach including a medical oncologist, and to foster hope in patients and their families fighting the disease. The campaign is a partnership between the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Eyes on the Prize.org
http://www.eyesontheprize.org/
EyesOnThePrize.org is to provide information and emotional support by and for women with gynecologic cancers.

Exceptional Cancer Patients, Inc. (EcaP)
http://www.healthy.com/ecap/index.html
ECaP, was founded by Dr. Bernie Siegel and provides emotional support, education and hope to people living with cancer, AIDS, and other life-challenging illnesses. Of particular interest is their online reading list.

FDA Cancer Liaison Program
http://www.fda.gov/oashi/cancer/cancer.html
The Cancer Liaison Program provides information and help to cancer patients and cancer patient advocacy programs about the FDA drug approval process, cancer clinical trials and access to investigational therapies.

The Group Room
http://www.vitaloptions.org/index.html
This site lists cancer events and schedules for "The Group Room" which is a call in cancer radio talk show program.

Growth House
http://www.growthhouse.org/default.html
The mission of Growth House is to provide an international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life issues. The site provides excellent links, resources, suggested readings and information.

HBO's Cancer: Evolution to Revolution
http://www.hbo.com/cancer/flash_home.shtml
HBO's Cancer: Evolution to Revolution website empowers users by presenting crucial scientific data with a human touch. From details about screening, treatments, and clinical trials, to becoming an active patient and finding support groups, HBO.com is the starting point for patients looking for clear an usable information about cancer.

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute
http://jnci.oupjournals.org/
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute is geared towards professionals in the field of cancer research. However, there are informational pieces and articles that are understandable to the lay person, especially if you are doing your own research on some specific form of cancer or treatment. Issues from the last four years are available on-line; for further back, you can contact NCI through the numbers provided.

International Cancer Alliance
http://www2.ari.net/icare/Default.htm
ICARE is a non-profit organization which provides focused, user-friendly, cancer information to patients as well as their physician on an on-going, and person-to-person basis. These services are available on line as well as through an 800 number. A donation is requested for services but not mandatory.

Journal of the American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
The site offers abstracts and "news update" summaries of the latest JAMA reports. The journal also has created special-topic sections to consolidate information on *asthma*, migraines and other specific conditions.

Last Acts
http://www.lastacts.org
Last Acts is a campaign designed to improve care at the end of life. The goals are to bring end-of-life issues out in the open and to help individuals and organizations pursue the search for better ways to care for the dying.

Laura's Hope
http://www.laurashope.org
Laura's Hope is a non profit organization with a program to help cancer treatment patients through the use of laptop computers, primarily focusing on patients with extended hospital stays.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis / Cancer
http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/common/htm/canhpage.htm
From this section of the Mayo Clinic Site you can access cancer related news that is updated daily on weekdays, cancer questions answered by Mayo Clinic specialists, articles from the online library, quizzes to test your cancer knowledge and a glossary of cancer related terms.

Medicine OnLine
http://www.meds.com/
Medicine OnLine is a information service of UtiliTech, Inc. that "provides cancer-related educational content, discussion groups, and links to other related information services." This page contains an excellent glossary of cancer-related terms, and its general cancer information tends to focus on leukemia and lung cancer.

National Association for Home Care
http://www.nahc.org/Consumer/coninfo.html
This site contains information on how to choose providers for home care and hospice care.

National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov/
The National Cancer Institute is responsible for conducting and supporting research on cancer. There is extensive information on this Web site about the NCI and its programs. A valuable section of the site called "CancerNet" contains a wealth of information about cancer, treatment options, detection, prevention, genetics, supportive care, clinical trials, and a 'kid's page'. There is also a Spanish-language
button. If you are looking for information about any of these topics, we suggest you go directly to: CancerNet

National Cancer Institutes Designated Cancer Centers
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancercenters/
This site lists The NCI cancer centers. This program supports research-oriented institutions across the nation that are characterized by scientific excellence and their ability to integrate and focus a diversity of research approaches on the cancer problem. Three types of cancer centers are supported based on the degree of
specialization of their research approaches. The generic "cancer centers" have very focused research approaches (e.g. basic research, epidemiology research); the "clinical cancer centers" usually integrate strong basic science with strong clinical science (i.e. patient oriented research), and the "comprehensive cancer centers"
integrate strong basic, clinical and prevention, control and population sciences.

National Cancer Institute Prostate, Lung, Colorectal &
Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial "Interesting Links" Page
http://dcp.nci.nih.gov/plco/
The NCI's Prostate, Lung, Colorectal & Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (called "PLCO") is a national clinical trial that will determine if screening can reduce the number of deaths from these forms of cancer. Besides extensive information on the trial itself, this page also has an useful 'links' page, with connections to a large number of other resources. (For more information on PLCO, see the "clinical trials" of this Web site.)

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
http://www.cansearch.org/
NCCS is a grassroots network of individuals and organizations providing advocacy on behalf of people with all types of cancer.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
http://nccn.org
The NCCN was formed to create cancer-management strategies for large employers and third-party payers. Its mission is to integrate the experience of member cancer centers to ensure delivery of high-quality, cost-effective services to cancer patients across the country. The site lists locations and information about all affiliated centers.

National Hospice Organization
http://www.nho.org/
This site offers education, advocacy and a nationwide database of organizations that provide hospice care.

The National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Provides access to the National Library of Medicine for literature searches for clinical practice, education and research free of charge. Free access to MedLine, allows you to search for journal articles according to your area of interest.

National Self-Help Clearinghouse
http://www.selfhelpweb.org
Among other things, the National Self-Help Clearinghouse provides information about and referral to self-help support groups and regional self-help clearinghouses.

The National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov
The National Women's Health Information Center is a service of the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. It provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other women's health information resources.

National Women's Health Resource Center, Inc: Healthy Women
http://www.healthywomen.org
Presented by the NWHRC, healthywomen.org is a one-stop shop for women's health information on the web. This site includes content, frequently asked questions and consumer tips on fitness, nutrition and disease prevention, as well as information on cancer and caregiver concerns.

Office of Cancer Survivorship
http://dcp.nci.nih.gov/OCS/
In 1996 the National Cancer Institute established the Office of Cancer Survivorship in order to provide a focus within the National Institutes of Health for the support of research and education aimed at professionals who deal with cancer patients and survivors, and the survivors themselves.

The Oley Foundation
http://www.wizvax.net/oleyfdn
The Oley Foundation is a national, independent, non-profit organization that provides educational and emotional support, outreach activities and clinical outcome information for consumers of home parenteral and enteral nutrition (homePEN), their families, professionals and others.

OncoLink
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/
OncoLink is a project of the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, and is an excellent source of the latest and most newsworthy developments relating to cancer, research and treatment. Oncolink provides extensive articles and references from all the major news organizations (including wire services), the major and specialized cancer-related journals, and cancer-related newsletters. It is
the most comprehensive source of this type of information, literally a
"one-stop-shopping" for cancer-related research. To ease your task, OncoLink also has a 'search index' at the bottom of the first page.

Oncology.com
http://www.oncology.com/
Oncology.com is a comprehensive, up-to-date source of online cancer news and information for patients, health-care professionals and the entire cancer community. By providing complex information in a direct, clear style, Oncology.com offers a wide range of resources with the same ease of access for all users. It is Oncology.com's policy that all medical information on the site be reviewed by a health-care professional.

Patient Advocacy Groups Home Page
http://infonet.welch.jhu.edu/advocacy.html
This is a section of a Web page called "Info Net", which is a project of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. It lists the toll-free phone numbers of more than 100 national disease-related organizations, organized by disease. Scrolling down, you will see that the "cancer" section contains 26 listings, including many organizations familiar to an informed reader (for example, the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation). This is a helpful list for people who would rather call an organization than find information about it on the Internet.

PharmInfoNet
Cancer Disease Center
http://pharminfo.com/disease/cancer_db.html
On this page you will find information geared specifically to research and treatment of cancer. The site includes reviews of oncology articles, highlights from recent medical meetings, professional and patient discussion groups, expert information from a panel of qualified consultants, and links to other resources.

Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.com/index.html
Quackwatch is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. They have a special page for cancer patients seeking alternative treatments
http://www.quackwatch.com/00AboutQuackwatch/altseek.html

The Radiation Oncology Online Journal
http://www.rooj.com/
ROOJ is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of radiation oncology. The site provides a "patient resources" area that has helpful information about radiation therapy and coping with side effects.

Steve Dunn's CancerGuide
http://www.cancerguide.org
CancerGuide is dedicated to helping you find the answers to your questions about cancer, and especially assisting you in developing the questions you need to ask. It is a cancer information page written by, a fellow patient, Steve Dunn. He brings a human perspective and discussion of issues many cancer patients face. The focus here is on technical information.

Von Hippel-Lindau Family Alliance (VHLFA)
http://www.vhl.org
This organization is dedicated to education and support for people with VHL. The site includes a reference handbook for people with VHL, their families, and support personnel.

The Wellness Community
http://www.wellness-community.org/
A free program of emotional support, education and hope for people with cancer and their loved ones.