alt.support.cancer FAQ - Recommended Links

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How to use this information

Hypertext search

Bile duct cancer

Basal cell cancer

Bladder or genitourinary

CAM/CIM alternative, natural and herbal products

Cancer information

Cancer research

Cancer statistics

Cancer supportive care

Cancer survivor organizations

Cancer symptoms

Clinical trials

Death and dying

Diagnostic tests

Dictionary of cancer terms

Drug information

English language links

Esophageal cancers

Foreign language (non-English) resources

Gallbladder cancer

Gastrointestinal cancers

Gastrointestinal complications

Gynecologic cancers

Head and neck cancer

Health care insurance, law, policy, and regulatory matters

How to find a doctor or treatment facility, or getting a second opinion

Ireland/Northern Ireland

Lab results interpretation

Leukemia, lymphoma, and myelodysplasia

Massage therapy

Medical dictionaries, manuals, and information

Multiple myeloma

News, news letters, and magazines

Newsgroups also associated with cancer support issues

Pancreas cancer

Patient support organizations

Peritoneal cancer

Pharmaceuticals

Soft tissue cancers

South Africa Paste

Squamous cell cancer

Testicular cancer

Thyroid and parathyroid cancer

USA government agencies

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease

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Cancer links

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The following is a list of useful cancer related websites, provided for educational purposes of cancer patients and caregivers by the news:alt.support.cancer newsgroup.

How to use this information

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The information is grouped by topic in alphabetical order. To find information about colon cancer scroll down to the colorectal section.

When you have located the topic, select a link that describes what you are seeking. To use the link, left click on the URL and the site should open in a window. You may have to double click the URL, depending on your options.

You may also cut and paste the links into a MS Word 2000 document for later reference. You can open the Word document and click on the URL to open the site (this is not supported in Word 7.0/97 or earlier). Depending on your options, the site may open in the same window as the Word document. If this not acceptable, right click the URL, left click Hyperlink, left click Open in New Window.

The links are listed with the URL first, followed by a short description. The links were tested at the time this FAQ was written. All links are retested periodically using the W3C Link Checker at http://validator.w3.org/checklink/. If you encounter a HTTP 404 error, please post a message on the group identifying the bad link, or wait for it to be picked up in the next test. It will be fixed by the FAQ Maintainer and appear in the next periodic post.

Hypertext search

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Two of the greatest innovations brought about by the Internet and the technology age are hypertext and the web browser. This has allowed a person with minimal computer skills to access and find information globally. One of the best ways to locate that information is to use a hypertext search engine such as Google.

To use Google you must first go to http://www.google.com/ once there you can search web sites, images, newsgroups, the Google directory, or news. The most used functions are the web and groups. To use Google click the appropriate tab and put the word or words you are searching for in the box, and click the Google Search button.

When searching Google, it is OK to leave out common words like to, and, of, etc. as they are not indexed.

The placement of words in the box is significant to the search. The first word is given more significance, then less significance to each following word. An example would be the words colon and cancer, Google will return different results depending on the order of those two words.

If you wish to search for a specific term enclose it in quotes. Using "colon cancer" is more specific and returns better results than using colon cancer unquoted. Alternatively, use the Google advanced search http://groups.google.com/advanced_search

The Google directory contains the same information as Google Search, but in a searchable directory. To find information about cancer, go to http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/ and click your way to the desired information. To find colon cancer information click on category "Gastrointestinal" and "Colorectal." Two clicks and you're there. Some other major directories are:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Cancers/

http://www.altavista.com/dir

Adrenal gland

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http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancer_information/doc_pdq.aspx?version=patient&viewid=e04291c6-3f54-4783-bf4e-60724620340c National Cancer Institute CancerNet - General information about Adrenocortical Carcinoma (For Patients)

http://www.nci.nih.gov/CancerInfo/doc_pdq.aspx?viewid=e04291c6-3f54-4783-bf4e-60724620340c&version=healthprofessional National Cancer Institute CancerNet - General information about Adrenocortical Carcinoma (For Health Professionals)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=search&db=PubMed&term=Adrenocortical%20Carcinoma PubMed Search - Adrenocortical Carcinoma Abstracts

http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks2e.htm - endocrine2 Cancer Index - Guide to Resource for Cancer - Endocrine Malignancies

http://www.cancerindex.org/geneweb/X0602.htm Cancer Index - Adrenocortical Carcinoma Genetics

http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/adrenal.html Detailed pathology information about adrenal gland cancers.

Advocacy

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http://www.acor.org/support.html Advocacy Organizations Sites

http://www.patientadvocate.org/ Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit organization that serves as an active liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis through case managers, doctors and attorneys. Patient Advocate Foundation seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability.

Alt med

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=12565991&dopt=Citation Does use of alternative medicine extend survival from cancer? On the contrary, a citation in PubMed seems to indicate, "The use of AM seems to predict a shorter survival from cancer." Here is a link to the article.

http://www.pathguy.com/altermed.htm Ed's Guide to Alternative Therapies, Ed Friedlander, M.D., Pathologist

http://nccam.nih.gov/ The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/ M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources (CIMER) Web site contains evidence-based reviews of complementary or alternative cancer therapies as well as links to other authoritative resources. These reviews evaluate the designs and the results of published research on herbal, mind-body, energy, nutrition, and other biological / organic / pharmacological (e.g., cartilage) substances.

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/UnconventionalTherapies/default.htm The BC Cancer Agency is an excellent source of good information for evaluating Unconventional Therapies.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/altmini.html Miniglossary of "Alternative" Methods, Stephen Barrett, M.D.

http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/nov18/begbie/begbie.html Patterns of alternative medicine use by cancer patients, Stephen D Begbie, Zoltan L Kerestes and David R Bell

http://www.cancer.gov/templates/list.aspx?viewid=14821490-ee6c-4e7c-80b5-c4fb3cbbb07e Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional treatments.

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/2036-2523.html Report 12 of the Council on Scientific Affairs (A-97) Full Text Alternative Medicine

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/2036-2524.html Report 13 of the Council on Scientific Affairs (A-97) Full Text Folk Remedies among Ethnic Subgroups

Assistance

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http://www.children-cancer.com/ The National Children's Cancer Society (N.C.C.S.) is a non-profit tax-exempt organization whose mission is to provide direct financial support to children with cancer and their families, for expenses related to cancer treatment.

http://www.rmhc.com/ Ronald McDonald House Charities

http://www.candlelighters.org/ Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation(r) (CCCF) is a national non-profit membership organization whose mission is to educate, support, serve, and advocate for families of children with cancer, survivors of childhood cancer, and the professionals who care for them.

http://www.stjude.org/ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(r), located in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the world's premier centers for research and treatment of catastrophic diseases in children, primarily pediatric cancers.

http://lym.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=patientaid The Lymphoma Research Foundation's Patient Aid Program provides reimbursement grants of up to $500 to be used within a year from the award date, for patients who are in need of financial assistance for expenses which are accumulated during their treatment for lymphoma.

http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=4603 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society provides supplementary financial assistance to patients in significant financial need.

http://www.ssa.gov/ US Social Security Administration

http://www.bacup.org.uk/info/adjusting.htm What now? Adjusting to life after cancer From the CancerBACUP booklet series

http://www.patientcenters.com/lymphoma/news/nhl3.html#legal Legal, financial, employment, and insurance resources

http://www.helpingpatients.org/ PhRMA and its 48 member companies have a long tradition of providing prescription drug medicines free of charge to patients of all ages who may not otherwise have access to these necessary medicines.

Australia

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http://www.nbcc.org.au/ National Breast Cancer Centre

http://www.cancerwa.asn.au/ Cancer Foundation of Western Australia

http://www.cancerwa.asn.au/links.html

http://www.kids-cancer.org/services.htm The Sydney Children's Hospital is on the grounds of the Prince of Wales Hospital Campus, Randwick. It is a teaching hospital of the University of New South Wales. It provides a full spectrum of specialist services for children and adolescents, including a large and experienced Hematology/Oncology Unit (blood diseases and cancer).

Barbados

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http://www.barbadoscancersociety.com/ Barbados Cancer Society

Bile duct cancer

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http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/ampulla.html Detailed pathology information about bile duct cancers

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2676.htm Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater

Basal cell cancer

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http://www.skincancer.org/basal/ About Basal Cell Carcinoma, The Most Common Skin Cancer

Bladder or genitourinary

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http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=88 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia, Cancer of the bladder

http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/49/12101/ WebMD Health, Bladder Cancer

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bladder-UT-Cancers/ Yahoo Groups, Bladder & UT Cancer Support

http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/bladder.html Bladder, ureters, and urethra cancers detailed pathology information.

http://www.blcwebcafe.org/default.asp Bladder Cancer WebCafé

http://www.afud.org/conditions/bc.html Bladder Cancer

http://www.urologychannel.com/bladdercancer/index.shtml Urology Channel, Bladder Cancer

http://www.ontumor.com/bladder/ The Cancer Information Network, Bladder Cancer

http://www.immucyst.com/patient.html Aventis Pasteur, IMMUCARE(tm) - A guide for patients starting IMMUCYST(r) treatment (commercial web site)

Bone cancer

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http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=89 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia, Cancer of bone

http://www.marrow.org/PATIENT/patient_resources_idx.html The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is the international leader in the facilitation of unrelated marrow and blood stem cell transplantation.

http://www.bmtnews.org/ Blood and Marrow Transplant Information Network

Brain cancer

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http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/conditions/b/braincancer/braincancer_072001.htm Condition Summary Brain Cancer, by Raymond Sawaya, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=90 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia, Cancer of the brain

http://www.braintumor.org/index.html The National Brain Tumor Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization, serving people whose lives are affected by brain tumors. We are dedicated to promoting a cure for brain tumors, improving the quality of life and giving hope to the brain tumor community by funding meaningful research and providing patient resources, timely information and education.

Breast cancer

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http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/conditions/b/breastcancer/breastcancer_081500.htm Condition Summary Breast Cancer, by John Carpenter, M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=91 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia, Cancer of the breast

http://health.discovery.com/convergence/breasthealth/breasthealth.html Beating Breast Cancer

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic12974/ Breast Cancer Center

http://www.mickaela.org/ Provides assistance for uninsured breast cancer patients

http://www.komen.org/bci/ The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (BreastCancerInfo.com)

http://www.susanlovemd.com/ Susan Love, M.D. Breast Cancer Research Foundation

http://www.ibcresearch.org/ The IBC Research Foundation is the ONLY cancer research organization, which specifically targets inflammatory breast cancer and the research to find its cause.

http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/breast_cancer/ Yahoo Breast Cancer Health Center

http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/breast.html Breast cancers detailed pathology information.

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CancerManagementGuidelines/Breast/start.htm Cancer Management Guidelines, Breast Tumour Site / Type Demographics

http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/nccc/patients/clinical/phyllodes.shtml A Study of Radiation after Lumpectomy for Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast, by Richard J. Barth, Jr., M.D.

CAM/CIM alternative, natural and herbal products

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http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31412/311998.html?d=dmtContent/ Aetna Consumer Health Information

http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/ English and Spanish Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/natural.html Natural health products

http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/hot/herbalcontents.htm Herbal medicines

Canada

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http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/index.html Health Canada

http://www.consumerinformation.ca/ Canadian Consumer Information Gateway

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/default.htm BC Cancer Agency

http://www.cancercare.mb.ca/ CancerCare Manitoba

Cancer centers

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http://www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/centerslist.html NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30) Cancer Centers Listed by State

Cancer information

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http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/ NCI Types of Cancer

http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/index.htm CancerBACUP’s on-line information

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp American Cancer Society

http://www.acor.org/ Association of Cancer Online Resources

http://www.oncolink.com/ The University of Pennsylvania (NCI is discontinuing the CANCERLIT(r) bibliographic database.)

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ A site devoted to listing all clinical trials involving new procedures or medications.

http://www.nfcr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cancers National Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Information Center

http://www.cancerindex.org/ Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer - gateway to cancer information on the Net since 1996. This non-profit guide contains over 100 pages and more than 4,000 links to cancer related information. It is regularly updated and links are periodically verified using a link-checker. It you could have only one link this is it!

http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/ CancerBACUP, the UK's leading cancer information service

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/diseases/cancer.html Health Canada, cancer

http://www.blochcancer.org/ (Private foundation)

http://www.cancerlinksusa.com/ The Cancer Information Network

http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/frontdoor/0,,3172,00.html Canadian Cancer Society

http://www.mayoclinic.com/ Mayo Clinic

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancergeneral.html Medlineplus Cancer (General)

http://www.womenscancercenter.com/ Women’s Cancer Information Center

http://www.cancer.gov/ National Cancer Institute

http://www.oncolink.com/ OncoLink, Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

http://www.oncli.com/ Cancer LifeCenter (Some good videos if you are on broadband. Some services fee based, i.e. Ask a Doctor)

http://www.oncologychannel.com/ Oncology Channel General Cancer Information

http://www.rare-cancer.org/ Rare Cancer Alliance (Private)

http://www.cansearch.org/ The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the only patient-led advocacy organization working on behalf of people with all types of cancer and their families, is dedicated to assuring quality cancer care for all Americans.

http://www.thompsoncancer.com/tcsc-home.cfm Thompson Cancer Center: Knoxville, TN

http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/cancer/index.html Yahoo Health Cancer Center

http://www.vh.org/navigation/vh/topics/adult_patient_cancer_center.html Cancer Center

http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=920AFA90-5547-4739-8D2D-89968F77A87D Information about detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of many types of cancer.

http://www.acor.org/types.html Association of Online Cancer Resources, Inc Cancer types

http://www.cancereducation.com/cancersyspagesnb/splash.cfm CancerEducation.com, Inc. provides complimentary on-line communications and information services, in the fields of medicine and cancer.

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8096/8096.html?k=navx408x8096 Aetna Cancer Information

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/oncol.html Oncology, Neoplasms, & Cancer

Cancer news

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http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/ Recent Major News Releases

http://health.yahoo.com/health/news/acs/ American Cancer Society ACS News Today

http://www.curetoday.com/ Cure Magazine

Cancer research

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http://ccr.ncifcrf.gov/ The NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR)

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/curecancer.html Oxford University's Centre for Computational Drug Discovery

Cancer risk

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http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu/ Your Cancer Risk estimates your risk of cancer and provides personalized tips for prevention. It doesn't tell you if you'll get cancer or not. Anyone can use Your Cancer Risk, but it's most accurate for people age 40 and over who have never had any type of cancer.

Cancer statistics

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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/STT_0.asp American Cancer Society statistics

http://seer.cancer.gov/ US cancer statistics can be found here

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CancerStatistics/default.htm Cancer Statistics, BC Cancer Agency

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=cancer+statistics&btnG=Google+Search Search Google for cancer statistics

Cancer supportive care

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http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/fifth_index.html Once a person has been given a diagnosis of cancer; supportive care becomes the fifth dimension (in therapy) -- to surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

Cancer survivor organizations

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http://www.cansearch.org/ The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the only patient-led advocacy organization working on behalf of people with all types of cancer and their families, is dedicated to assuring quality cancer care for all Americans. (Membership)

Cancer symptoms

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http://www.cancersymptoms.org/ The Oncology Nursing Society's CancerSymptoms.org website. This website is designed for patients and caregivers to provide information on learning about and managing each of six common cancer treatment symptoms: fatigue, anorexia, pain, depression, neutropenia, and cognitive dysfunction.

Cervix cancer

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http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/cervix.html Cervix cancer detailed pathology information.

Chemotherapy

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http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/chemo-drugs.htm Factsheets on Individual Chemotherapy Drugs

http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb99/nci-03.htm National Institutes of Health, Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer Carries Increased Risk of Leukemia

http://www.rationaltherapeutics.com/ Rational Therapeutics develops and provides cancer therapy recommendations, which have been designed scientifically for each patient.

Children

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http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/ Children’s Cancer Web. An independent non-profit site established in 1996 to provide a directory of childhood cancer resources.

http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/risk/c3main.html C3: Causes Of Childhood Cancer, Newsletters

Clinical trials

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http://www.nci.nih.gov/search/clinical_trials/ Search for Clinical Trials

http://ccr.ncifcrf.gov/trials/patients/ Clinical Cancer Trials Information for Patients and Families

http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/ and http://www.cancer.gov/search/clinical_trials/ Clinical trials

http://www.ctsu.org/Patients_Page.asp Cancer Trials Support Unit...resources specifically for patients seeking information about cancer and available clinical trials

http://health.yahoo.com/health/clinical_trials/ Search for clinical trials by state, city, disease name, and/or drug name.

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.

http://clinicaltrials.com/ ClinicalTrials.Com(tm) is your source for comprehensive information for current clinical trials being conducted nationwide.

http://ccnt.hsc.usc.edu/clinical_trials/ USC/Norris: Clinical Trials

Colorectal

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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/suthercon/ The Colon Cancer Project - Conventional, Experimental and Alternative Therapies (Highly recommended site)

http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/conditions/c/coloncancer/colonandrectalcancer_080900.htm Condition Summary Colon and Rectal Cancer, by James M. Becker, M.D., Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=93 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia, Cancer of the colon

http://www.oncologychannel.com/coloncancer/ Colorectal Cancer

http://gi.bsd.uchicago.edu/diseases/colorectandother/colorectal/colorect.html Colorectal Cancer

http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/colon/patient/ Colon Cancer (PDQ(r)): Treatment

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=4020 Types of Colorectal Cancer

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic47553/ Colon and Rectal Cancer

http://www.preventcancer.org/colorectal/ Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation

http://www.ccalliance.org/ The Colon Cancer Alliance is an organization of colon and rectal cancer survivors, caregivers, people with a genetic predisposition to the disease, and other individuals touched by colorectal cancer.

http://www.cancernetwork.com/handbook/AtlasColorectal/Page01.htm A Color Atlas of Colorectal Lesions

http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/radrx/colon.htm West Virginia University Hospitals, Radiation Oncology, Colon Cancer

http://www.cancernetwork.com/journals/oncnews/n9906q.htm Sentinal Node Biopsy Finds 98% of Metastatic Colon Cancers

Databases

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http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Medicine/Reference/Online_Databases/ Medical online databases

http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/ NCI CancerNET UK Information Database

Death and dying

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http://www.growthhouse.org/search.htm The Growth House databases provide the Internet's most comprehensive collection of reviewed resources for end-of-life care.

Diagnostic tests

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http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_diagnostic/diagnostic_tests_home.html History and Physical Exam | Lab Tests | Tumor Markers | X-rays | Other Imaging | Nuclear Scans | Ultrasound | Endoscopies | Pathology | Operative Report |

Dictionary of cancer terms

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http://www.nci.nih.gov/dictionary/ Cancer Dictionary

http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/dictionary.html Cancer Dictionary

http://www.eyecancer.com/Glossary/gloss.html Eye Cancer Dictionary

http://www.jsonline.com/alive/news/cancer/terms.asp Breast Cancer Dictionary

http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/ On-Line Medical Dictionary UK

http://tcrc.acor.org/dictionary.html the TCRC Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Related Conditions

http://rex.nci.nih.gov/info_cancer/cancer_defs/cancer_defs_main.htm A comprehensive glossary of cancer-related terms

Drug information

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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications

http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/p_dri.htm Drug information

http://www.rxlist.com/ Drug Index

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/onctools/treat.cfm Oncology Drug Tool, What Drug is used to treat a Disease.

http://www.phrma.org/newmedicines/cancer/ New Medicines in Development for Cancer

English language links

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http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks5o.htm Some of the cancer links (for the following countries) may be found here: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia The, Ghana, Gibraltar, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Note: English either is an official language or is spoken by a significant portion of the population in the above countries. Data compiled from: CIA - World Factbook, at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Esophageal cancers

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http://www.eccafe.org/index.html Cathy’s Esophageal Café, Private site, links to The EC-Group on ACOR

http://gi.bsd.uchicago.edu/diseases/colorectandother/esoph.html Esophageal Cancer

Europe

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http://www.cecog.org/ Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG) was formed, which, apart from its aim to conduct high quality, internationally compatible clinical trials in oncology, focuses on specific, yet in many aspects similar circumstances in countries of Central and Southeastern Europe as well as in Israel and Lebanon.

Exercise

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http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/patients/riskred5.html Exercise for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Foreign language (non-English) resources

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http://www.acscsn.org/chinese/ Chinese - American Cancer Society

http://www.ammed.com/ Chinese - AmMed International

http://www.curie.fr/ French - l'Institut Curie

http://www.cdg.ch/ Swiss - Clinique de Genolier

http://www.euroclinic.gr/ Greek - Euroclinic Athens

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/default.asp?page=3759 Italian - Cancer Research - UK

http://www.nki.nl/ Netherlands Cancer Institute / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

http://www.kwf.nl/ Netherlands Queen Wilhelmina Fund (Netherlands Cancer Fund)

http://www.borstkanker.net/ Netherlands breast cancer information pages

http://www.diagnose-kanker.nl/ Netherlands cancer information and support

http://www.infocancer.hpg.ig.com.br/ Portuguese - Aprenda Sobre o Cancer

http://www.hsl.org.br/ Portuguese - Hospital Sirio Libanes

http://www.acscsn.org/espanol/ Spanish - American Cancer Society

http://www.cancercare.org/EnEspanol/EnEspanolmain.cfm Spanish - Cancer Care

http://www.teknon.es/ Spanish - Centro Medico Teknon

http://www.graciasdoctor.com/ Spanish - Gracias Doctor

http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/ Spanish - National Cancer Institute

http://www.worldoncology.net/index.html Worldwide

Gallbladder cancer

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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=CRI&dt=68 All About Gallbladder Cancer

http://author.emedicine.com/MED/topic2711.htm Gallbladder Tumors

Gastrointestinal cancers

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http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/gastrointestinalcarcinoid/ Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor

http://www.oncologychannel.com/cancermalignancy/ Carcinoid Malignancy

http://gi.bsd.uchicago.edu/diseases/colorectandother/gastrotumors/gastro.html Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors

Gastrointestinal complications

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http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/gastrointestinalcomplications/patient/ Gastrointestinal complications (constipation, impaction, bowel obstruction, and diarrhea) are common problems for oncology patients.

http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/gastrointestinalcomplications/healthprofessional For health professionals

Grief

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http://www.hospicenet.org/html/child.html Helping children with grief

Gynecologic cancers

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http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/conditions/g/gynecologic/gynecologic_122800.htm Condition Summary Gynecologic Cancers, by Harrison G. Ball, M.D., Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=92 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia, Cancer of the cervix

http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/uterus.html Detailed pathology information about uterus tumors

http://www.gyncancer.com/ Introduction to Gynecologic Oncology William M. Rich, M.D. Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Fresno California

http://www.eyesontheprize.org/ EyesOnThePrize.org is a web community created to provide you with information, shared experience, resources, support and company as you run your race with gynecologic cancer.

Head and neck cancer

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http://www.oncologychannel.com/headneck/ Oncology Channel, Head and Neck Cancer

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headandneckcancer.html MEDLINEplus Head and Neck Cancer

http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks2h.htm Head and Neck Cancers

http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/xml_tab.aspx?viewid=7d080f7f-585d-40e8-bd59-13fb31481b2b&expand=Head+and+Neck Cancers by Body Location/System, Head and Neck

http://www.oncolink.com/types/types.cfm?c=7 OncoLink Head and Neck Cancers

http://www.baoms.org.uk/ce/ce_cancer.html Head and Neck Cancer

http://www.cancernetwork.com/textbook/morev13.htm Medical Oncology: A Comprehensive Review, Head and Neck Cancer

http://www.intouchlive.com/handbook/Head&Neck.htm Head and Neck Tumors

Health care insurance, law, policy, and regulatory matters

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http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/ Georgetown University, Consumer Guides for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance for each state and the District of Columbia - fifty-one in all. The Guides summarize your protections, and so may not answer all of your questions.

http://hippo.findlaw.com/hippohome.html Health Hippo is a collection of policy and regulatory materials related to health care, with some graphics sprinkled.

Health claims

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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/features/healthclaims.htm Health Claims on the Internet: Buyer Beware

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/cureall/coninfo.htm

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-warn.html U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, Dietary Supplements, Warnings and Safety Information

Health fraud

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http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_fraud.html How to Spot Health Fraud

http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet

webcomplaints@ora.fda.gov To report e-mails promoting medical products that you think might be illegal, forward the email to.

http://www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/debar/default.htm FDA Debarment List

http://www.fda.gov/cder/warn/cyber/cyber2002.htm In 2000, FDA began issuing "cyber" letters, (letters sent electronically via the Internet), to web sites whose online sales of prescription drugs may be illegal. The letters warn these website operators that they may be engaged in illegal activities and informs them of the laws that govern prescription drug sales.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/cureall/coninfo.htm Consumer Information

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm In the US the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection has responsibility for prosecution of consumer fraud. Here is a link that gives more information, and allows you to file an online complaint.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/cureall/index.html The Federal Trade Commission's "Operation Cure All" targets false and unsubstantiated health claims on the Internet. Visit their website for more information on how to recognize health fraud and updates on known health scams.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/spotquack.html "Twenty-Five Ways to Spot Quacks and Vitamin Pushers" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. and Victor Herbert, M.D., J.D.

http://www.quackwatch.org/ Before you try them, learn more about them. QuackWatch gives the medical scientist's evaluation of those unusual remedies you've been hearing about.

Hospice

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http://www.rwjf.org/news/special/pediatricResources.jhtml Pediatric Palliative and End-of-Life Resources

http://www.hospiceinfo.org/ The National Hospice Foundation (NHF), a 501 (C) (3) charitable organization, was created in 1992 to broaden America's understanding of hospice through research and education. Its mission is to expand America's vision for end of life care.

http://www.americanhospice.org/links.htm American Hospice Foundation

http://www.hospice-america.org/links.html Hospice Association of America

How to find a doctor or treatment facility, or getting a second opinion

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http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_47.htm Although the health care delivery system is complex, resources are available to guide you in finding a doctor, getting a second opinion, and choosing a treatment facility.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/rankings/specihqcanc.htm Best US cancer hospitals ranked. "How do you rank a hospital? Best reputation? May be just the loudest voices. Best death rates? Maybe they only