Internet Cancer Information Sites
http://www.positivehealth.com/links/cancer
www.positivehealth.com
www.bristolcancerhelp.org/
www.parkattwood.org
www.cancerwise.org.uk
www.anac.org.uk
www.essiac-info.org/
www.gerson.org/
www.burtongoldberg.com/index.html
www.alternative-cancer-care.com/
www.cancure.org/directory_clinics_outside%20US.htm
www.ralphmoss.com/
www.cancercenter.com/stomach-cancer/complementary-alternative-stomach-treatment.cfm
www.thehealthresource.com/cancer_info/stomach_cancer.cfm
www.cancerresearchuk.org
www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu/cancer/index.html
www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/
www.cancerbacup.org.uk/
www.cancerguide.org/tour.html
http://cancerhelp.8m.com/
www.cancerhelp.org.uk/
www.cancer.gov/search/cancer_literature/
www.cancerindex.org/clinks1.htm
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Cancer Journals and Books |
BBA Reviews of Cancer Online
http://www.elsevier.com/journals/roco/Menu.html
(USA) Reviews on Cancer Online, with author, subject or general search facility.Links to Cancer websites internationally. |
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0167-6806
Available elctronically via Kluwer Online. Search Tables of Contents and Abstracts from over 600 journals. |
British Journal of Cancer
http://www.harcourt-international.com/journals/bjoc/default.cfm?link.html
Full text articles online for subscribers. Part of the Harcourt Brace Group. |
BMJ
http://www.bmj.com/bmj/index.htm
The British Medical Journal is not just about cancer but it does have many articles etc. on the subject. |
Cancer Corner
http://www.apimall.com/apinet/cancercorner.html
A selection of 53 journals |
Cancer Control Journal
http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/pubs/ccj/
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Fighting Cancer
http://www.fightingcancer.com/
An excellent resource from the author of Fighting Cancer - A Survival Guide. First class links, articles and a review of the book. |
International Journal of Cancer
http://www.usc.edu/isd/elecresources/gateways/int_J_cancer.html
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Prostate Health in 90 Days
http://www.prostate90.com/
This is an excellent site for men who want information about prostate cancer. There are links to organizations, advice etc. The owner of the site Larry Clapp cured himself from prostate cancer in 90 days. The site tells you how. Includes a review of his book. |
Cancer Sites - Complementary (see also Alternative Medicine links) |
Alternative Cancer Therapies
http://www.healthy.net/library/books/options/altcancer.htm
A long and very informative article by Richard Walters that is extracted from his book Options The Alternative Cancer Therapy Book. |
Cancer Decisions
http://www.cancerdecisions.com/
Offers expert guidance to patients and their families on the best alternative, complementary and conventional options for specific cancers. Also includes a toll-free (USA) number for advice. |
CancerHelp UK
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/Cancerhelp/public/living/compleme/
has details of a range of complementary and alternative therapies. |
Essiac Information
http://www.essiac-info.org/
Information on the history and properties of this combination herbal remedy that has a long association with the alternative treatment of Cancer. |
The Gerson Institute and Cancer Curing Society
http://www.gerson.org/
Information about the Gerson Therapy. Resources and FAQ's. There are a large number of anecdotal case studies. |
The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/rosenthal/
Some general information on Alternative and Complementary medicine and their role in treating Cancer patients. |
Unconventional Cancer Therapies Manual for Patients
http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/uctm/
A good introduction to Alternative Therapies used to treat Cancer. Although the approach is fairly conventional and there is little information on the possible advantages, it does outline the disadvantages, both in terms of side effects and costs. |
University of Texas Center for Alternative Medicine Research
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/utcam
An excellent resource for anyone looking into the use of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of Cancer. The research is primarily through review of the literature and from a conventional viewpoint but it is open minded and rigorous and the conclusions it draws are very different and much more encouraging than those of the American Cancer Society. |
Cancer Sites - General |
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/
Overly fancy site that is slow and hard to navigate. Information on a large number of Cancers and their treatment, but the information can be incomplete. There is a large section on Complementary and Alternative therapies that purports to give information but consists of thinly veiled attacks on anything unconventional. |
Boston University Medical Centre Community Outreach Health Information System
http://www.bu.edu/cohis/cancer/cancer.htm
Excellent general information about Cancer. Includes specific information about various kinds of Cancer, Warning Signs, Current Research and Alternative Therapies. |
Cancer Awareness in Scotland
http://www.cancerawareness.org.uk/
Interesting site with recommendations, articles, statistics and information on smoking. Pick of the web, Solar and UV reports and more. |
Cancer BACUP
http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/
Cancer BACUP aims to help people live with cancer by providing information and emotional support for patients, their families and health professionals. It provides over 1500 pages of cancer information. |
Cancer Care Society
http://www.cancercaresoc.demon.co.uk/
Providing free, confidential counselling, emotional support and practical help for anyone whose life is affected by cancer |
Cancer Guide
http://www.cancerguide.org/
A Cancer information guide with sound information on how to understand, interpret and research Cancers and their Treatments. A useful resource for those looking into Cancer where much of the useful information lies between the lines. |
Cancer Help Network
http://www.cancerhelp.net/
The site of a centre specializing in the Issels-Gerson Combination Therapy. |
CancerHelp UK
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/cancerhelp
Provided by the University of Birmingham, this site includes an area for adults and children, and links to other cancer sites. |
Cancer Help: Comprehensive Cancer Resources
http://www.rwneill.com/cancerhelp.htm
An enormous number of Links, Online Support Groups, Mailing Lists, Newsgroups and other resources. Although the number of links is extraordinary there is no annotation with them and so it is hard to differentiate what is useful. If you have the time to find out for yourself this is a good place to start. |
CancerHelp UK
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/cancerhelp
Free information service about Cancer and Cancer Care in the UK funded by the Cancer Research Campaign. There are separate sections for Adults, Children and Healthcare Professionals. The site is not yet fully developed but it is looking for input from its users on how it develops in the future. |
CancerLit
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancerlit.shtml
(free) Part of the US national Institute of Health CancerNet site that is a search engine for cancer information. |
Cancer News on the Net
http://www.cancernews.com/
Excellent pages of links. They are sensibly divided up and quick and easy to get around. The pages are simple and so load quickly and the links are concisely and clearly annotated. |
Cancer Online Resources
http://www.acor.org/
(ACOR) An American site, this provides a mirror of CancerNet and hosts a number of patient produced sites for specific cancers (e.g. pancreatic, testicular and children's cancers). It also hosts over 70 cancer email lists, many of which act as online support groups. |
Cancer Research Campaign
http://www.crc.org.uk/
A UK cancer charity set up to raise funds for research into cancer. |
Cancer Research Foundation of America
http://www.preventcancer.org/
Some information and links with a stress on screening and screening programs. |
Cancer Research UK
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
was fromed on 4 February 2002 as a result of the merger between The Cancer Research Campaign and Imperial Cancer Research fund and they are now the largest volunteer-supported cancer research organisation in the world. Lots of user friendly links on this site. |
Cancerlinks Search Website
http://www.cancerlinks.org/
Comprehensive links to Cancer Resources. Well organized so that you can find what you want easily and quickly. |
CancerWeb
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cancerweb
Information and resources that are clearly presented and divided into sections for Patients, Clinicians and Researchers. |
Center for Empirical Medicine
http://www.emptherapies.com/
This site is run by Dr Harris Coulter and contains information on treating Cancer patients among a number of other things. |
Guide to Cancer Information on the Internet
http://welcome.to/cancerinfo
This site contains reviewed links to over 3000 cancer web sites. |
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/child-health/guides/clinks1.htm
This guide contains over 100 pages of links to cancer related information for both the public and for health professionals. |
Health Castle
http://www.healthcastle.com/cancercontent.shtml
A bright Canadian site with useful general information and links. Interestingly and unusually this is one of the few sites that makes nutrition an important issue. |
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
http://www.icnet.uk./
The ICRF is a registered charity and one of the major cancer research funding organizations in the UK. It has very comprehensive links to UK, European, US and other world cancer sites. There is much, much more on offer. |
Institute of Cancer Research
http://www.icr.ac.uk/
The Institute in partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Trust is Europe's largest comprehensive cancer centre. |
Macmillan Cancer Relief
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/
is a UK charity supporting people with cancer and their families with specialist information, treatment and care. |
Marie Curie Cancer Care
http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/index.html
Founded in 1948, this is a cancer care charity. |
National Cancer Institute Cancer Net
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/
Sections of information for Patients, Healthcare Professionals and Basic Researchers. CancerLit database of articles and research papers, Glossary and a Kids' Page. Good links. |
OncoLink University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/
Articles, Links and Reviews. There is a lot of information on the site but it is not very easy to get at it. |
The Mayo Clinic Health Oasis Cancer Center
http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/common/hatm/canhpage.htm
News and detailed information. Comprehensive library of reference articles. Ask the Mayo Physicians questions page, Cancer glossary and limited links. |
The Moss Reports
http://www.ralphmoss.com/
are a unique collection of in-depth writings on nearly every cancer diagnosis. Their goal is to give clients the added advantages that knowledge brings. Their aim is threefold: to clearly present clients with the best options available from the full spectrum of medical approaches; to evaluate treatments based on performance, not prejudice; and to include empowering information on lifestyle and diet strategies for their greater well-being. These are the most important hallmarks of today's new era in cancer information. |
The Royal Marsden
http://www.royalmarsden.org.uk/home.asp
is one of the UK's leading comprehensive cancer sites. |
University of Newcastle - Cancer index
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/child-health/guides/
A very comprehensive site with hundreds of links to cancer sites both UK and International, and disease specific. Also includes a glossary of cancer terms. |
Women's Nationwide Cancer Control Campaign
http://www.wnccc.org.uk/
A cancer charity founded in 1965 to promote the detection and prevention of cancers. |
Cancer Sites - Specific |
Breast Cancer |
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
http://www.breakthrough.org.uk/
is a charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research - with local representation. |
Breast Cancer - are you aware?
http://hosted.aware.easynet.co.uk/index.htm
This has a list of links to Breast Cancer web sites for the UK, and to other cancer related websites. |
Breast Cancer Campaign
http://www.bcc-uk.org/
A charity which funds research into breast cancer |
Breast Cancer On-Line
http://www.bco.org/
provides educational information for medical professionals working in the field of breast cancer. |
CancerHelp UK
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/cancerhelp/public/specific/breast
- Breast Cancer Overview |
Cancerkin
http://hosted.aware.easynet.co.uk/contacts/ckin/
Treatment care education research. Website was inactive at time of review, but they can be contacted by telephone or post. Cancerkin, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG. Tel: 020 7830 2323 |
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organisations
http://www.nabco.org/
Research Information, Articles, Fact Sheets and details of Clinical Trials and Support Groups. |
NHS Breast Screening Programme
http://www.carelink.info-com.com/breast-screening
Aims to reduce the number of women who die from breast cancer by detecting abnormalities early enough to give a better prognosis and wider choice of options for treatment. |
Childhood Cancer |
Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood
http://www.clic.uk.com/
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Children With Leukaemia Trust
http://www.leukaemia.org.uk/
Concerned with financial help for children needing bone marrow testing and transplants. |
Childhood Cancer Research Group, University of Oxford
http://www.ccrg.ox.ac.uk/
Carries out a programme of epidemiological and follow-up studies of childhood cancer and is responsible for the National Registry of Childhood Tumours. Links to other sites |
National Childhood Cancer Foundation
http://www.nccf.org/
US site for childhood cancer, treatment and research. |
Paediatric Oncology Group
http://www.pog.ufl.edu/
is a National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trials cooperative group of individuals and institutions dedicated to controlling cancer among children and adolescents. |
Sargent Cancer Care for Children
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/child-health/sargent/
Dedicated to helping young people under 21 who are diagnosed with cancer, leukaemia or Hodgkin's disease and their families in practical and beneficial ways. |
The United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group
http://www.ukccsg.org/
(UKCCSG) aims to improve the management of children with cancer and to advance the knowledge and study of childhood malignancy. |
Colo-Rectal Cancer |
Beating Bowel Cancer
http://www.bowelcancer.org/
is a UK registered charity for bowel cancer. |
Colon Cancer Concern
http://www.coloncancer.org.uk/
A national charity dedicated exclusively to bowel cancer. |
Digestive Disorders Foundation
http://www.digestivedisorders.org.uk/
has information about bowel cancer in the patient information section |
Eye Cancer |
EyeCancer Network
http://www.eyecancer.com/
USA site on eye cancer, treatment and research - includes patient information. |
Gynaecological Cancer (uterus, cervix etc) |
NHS Cervical Screening Programme
http://www.carelink.co.uk/cervical-screening/
contains general information, literature updates and summaries of publications produced by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. |
Ovacome
http://www.ovacome.org.uk/
UK ovarian cancer support network. |
Women's Cancer Network
http://www.wcn.org/cancer_info/default.htm
US site with useful information about the cancers that affect women. |
Head and Neck Cancer |
The National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs
http://www.laryngectomees.inuk.com/
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Leukaemia and other Blood and Lymphatic Cancers |
Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust
http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk/
A charity established in memory of Anthony Nolan to match volunteer bone marrow donors to patients. |
International Myeloma Foundation
http://www.myeloma.org.uk/
(UK) A registered charity dedicated to improving the quality of life of Myeloma patients and their families while working towards prevention and a cure. |
Leukaemia CARE
http://www.leukaemiacare.org.uk/
formed in 1976 by a small group of parents - some of whom had leukaemia, others who had lost children through the illness. |
Leukaemia Research Fund
http://www.leukaemia-research.org.uk/
includes patient information about some of the rarer haematological malignancies. |
The Lymphoma Forum
http://www.lymphoma.org.uk/
for Healthcare professionals. |
Lung Cancer |
American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/index.html
about all types of lung disease, including lung cancer. |
Roy Castle Foundation
http://www.roycastle.org/
information site. |
Palliative Care |
National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services
http://www.guide-information.org.uk/guidelist.aspx?recid=G7719
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The Hospice Information Service at St Christopher's
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/
collects, collates and disseminates current information for health professionals and the media to enable patients and carers to find out more about hospice or palliative care and identify appropriate support. |
Skin Cancer |
The Skin Care Campaign
http://www.skincarecampaign.org/
This is an alliance of patient groups, companies and other organizations with a common interest in skin health. It is administered by the National Eczema Society |
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (Stomach and Oesophagus) |
British Liver Trust
http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/
is a UK charity helping adults with all forms of liver disease |
Digestive Disorders Foundation
http://www.digestivedisorders.org.uk/
has information about bowel cancer in the patient information section. |
Urological Cancer (Prostate, Kidney, Bladder etc) |
Cancer Guide Prostate Page
http://cancerguide.org/
A number of useful links on prostate cancer. |
Cap CURE
http://www.capcure.org/
Set up by Michael Milkin and claiming to be the largest funder toward prostate health in the world. You can get research information and read articles etc on this site. |
Drive Against Prostate Cancer
http://www.endocare.com/
An ongoing campaign that brings free prostate cancer screening to communities throughout the United States. |
Everyman
http://www.icr.ac.uk/everyman/
Action against male cancer was established by the Institute of Cancer Research to raise awareness and fund vital research within the UK's first centre dedicated to male cancers - their diagnosis, prevention and treatment. |
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancerlinksusa.com/prostate/wynk/index.htm
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Prostate Cancer Charity
http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/
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Prostate Cancer Support
http://www.prostatecancersupport.co.uk/
A UK support group offering information and help. Not specifically complementary |
Prostate Health in 90 Days
http://www.prostate90.com/
This is an excellent site for men who want information about prostate cancer. |
Prostatitis Foundation
http://www.prostate.org/
A site with plenty of information and articles and good links. |
The Orchid Cancer Appeal
http://www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/
is dedicated to male cancers. |
Databases |
Association of Cancer Online Resources
http://www.acor.org/
Extensive searchable archives of 69 different electronic Cancer information and support groups. |
Cancer Web
http://www.infoventures.com/cancer
An excellent searchable database of articles and abstracts on all types of cancer. |
Cochrane Library Database
http://www.update-software.com/cochrane/cochrane-frame.html
is an electronic publication supplying evidence about the effects of health care and includes four databases. |
National Research Register Online
http://www.nrr.nhs.uk/search.htm
produced by the Department of Health the NRR is a register of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the NHS. |
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
US National Library of Medicine database of 9 million + journal article citations in Medline and pre-Medline and other related databases. There are some links to full-text articles from participating on-line journals. |
Evidence-Based Medicine sites |
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/welcome.htm
(CRD) aims to identify and review the results of good quality health research, particularly relating to effectiveness of care, technologies and provision of types of health care. |
National Electronic for Health - Primary Care
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/
EBM meta-search engine - searches 5 major EBM sites at once. |
Medical Search Engines and Gateways |
Health on the Net
http://www.hon.ch/
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MEd Explorer
http://www.medexplorer.com/
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Medical Matrix
http://www.medmatrix.org/
Devised by the Internet Working Group of the American Medical Informatics Association this lists evaluated sources of medical information currently available. |
OMNI
http://www.omni.ac.uk/
UK equivalent to the Medical Matrix. Run by the University of Nottingham. |
Yahoo Health
http://dir.yahoo.com/health/medicine/
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UK Government Cancer Sites |
National Electronic Library for Health
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/
The mission of the NeL for Health is to: provide easy access to best current knowledge about cancer; prevent cancer; improve the care of patients with cancer; help clinicians and patients make better decisions. |
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/
NICE will provide the NHS, patients, health professionals and the public in England and Wales with authoritative and reliable guidance on current "best practice". |
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/
SIGN develops and publishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for use by the the health service in Scotland. |
Voluntary Organizations |
Bristol Cancer Help Centre
http://www.bristolcancerhelp.org/
The Bristol Cancer Help Centre aims to be a centre of excellence offering healing and positive healthcare to people affected by cancer, and to their supporters. |
Women's Cancer Resource Center of Berkeley, California
http://www.wcrc.org/
Some articles and information. The resources are mostly local. A good links page that is very well annotated. |
