Cancer
Guide
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.
CancerHelp
Provides a comprehensive list of cancer related
web sites, bulletin boards and chat groups.
CancerNet
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.
CancerNews
on the Net
Cancer News on the Net 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.
Journal
of the American Medical Association
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.
The
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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.
The
National Library of Medicine
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. |
