Open Directory - Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cancer
See also: This category in other languages: - Provides an orientation to help motivated patients begin to actively engage their disease and their health care team. - Credible, current cancer information from the U.S. National Cancer Institute. - American Cancer Society presents an array of related statistics. - Presents general overview information on many of the main kinds of tumors. Includes news, doctor search, glossary and access to support hotlines. - Directory of cancer experts volunteering to answer both general and disease-specific questions. - Features information, treatments, links, and provides online community support for a wide range of different types of cancer. - Advice and information about diagnosis and treatment issues. Includes leaflets, book suggestions, links and support groups. - Terminology and abbreviations presented in a searchable format. - Information from the U.S. National Cancer Institute including access to links, press releases and publications. - A patient-centered forum of national advocacy organizations addressing public policy issues. - An online 'zine for patients and professionals. - Gives general information including a discussion of treatment options on a range of tumors. Provides links and a directory of resources. - The International Agency for Research on Cancer provides access to reports and databases on occurrence and characteristics. - Information and community resources including chat rooms, message boards, physician directory and clinical trials. - PBS series provides details about cancer in terms the average person can understand. Features videos, transcripts, broadcast dates, episode synopsis, and resource links. - A community resource for long term survivors. Includes access to the ACOR email discussion group. - Patient information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Includes cancer types, treatments, survivorship, advocacy, resources, podcasts, and news. - Disseminates educational programming in a multimedia electronic clips format. Requires registration for complete access. - Links to many related support sites. - Articles and links pertaining to many related topics. - Access to related news, books and links. - A cancer patient resource providing news, tools, information, forums, blogs, experts, and support to help manage your cancer diagnosis and treatment. Each cancer has unique information, reviewed by top oncologists. - Scott Hamilton’s chemotherapy site offers general treatment information for cancer patients. - Provides educational information on therapy for cancer patients, including chemo side-effects. Sponsored by the Amgen firm. - Blog by Kok Siong, a researcher in the field of cancer cytogenetics. - Provides an online forum on cancer, information, personal stories, poetry and remembrance pages. Graphics-intensive. - Includes forum, audio and video interviews of patient experiences. - Multimedia guide on the biology of cancer. Offers interviews with researchers, and animations on the underlying science. - Medical information, articles and news covering a variety of tumors and related issues. - Links to articles about skin and breast tumors. - Information and support from this UK organization which addresses many of the types of tumors. Includes access to online booklets and other resources. - Presents information such as prevention and treatment side-effects. Also gives resources including links, articles and support groups. - Aims to provide a better understanding of words frequently used in patient care. - Research and education in all measures of care for patients with these diseases. - U.S. government resource which provides access to information for researchers and about collaborations. Aimed at the professional level. - Glossary offered by the U.S. National Cancer Institute. - NCCN is a not-for-profit alliance of centers that develops practice guidelines to help in making informed treatment decisions. - Service which provides access to news articles and reports about recent research activity. Registration required. - Provides access to articles and links that are oncology related. - Links-based guide to Internet resource. - Includes information including news, prevention, clinical trials, conferences and psychosocial support from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. - Commercial audio-visual educational resources for patients. - Gives overview information on oral chemotherapy aimed for patients and families. Sponsored by the Roche pharmaceutical firm. - Provides information, support, forums, links and news. - Web-based resource that presents information on a number of the less common cancers. - Articles and resources for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers. - Periodical which supplies news and current information about the state of research and treatment. - Book excerpts covering such topics as psychosocial issues, support, nutrition, pain control and spirituality. - A conduit source consisting primarily of multi-lingual search engines. - Headline news and content on related issues. - Ranking by the magazine of the fifty top cancer hospitals in the United States. - Provides access to disability resources including those needed for cancer care support. - Consumer health site which includes information for the newly diagnosed, as well as for those coping with chemotherapy. - An open-publishing wiki portal for those interested in this topic. Available for viewing or editing. - Directory of cancer specialists and hematologists. - A resource for all cancer related information including, news, video, doctors, hospitals, treatment, and breakthroughs. - Consumer health resource center providing general information on cancer prevention, symptoms and treatment. - Consumer health resource center providing information on common symptoms. - A guide to several types of tumors and their treatments including audio from experts, survivors' stories and news archives. (March 17, 2000) XML Feeds: - Latest articles from the Cancer GuideSite. [RSS] - Press releases and news articles about research findings and treatments. [RSS]
