Selected Links to Cancer-Related Internet Resources---

General information on cancer and "Gateway" starting-points for more detail on specific cancers :

Medline Plus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
U.S. Library Of Medicine site with good advice on how to evaluate the quality of health information

Wikipedia-Cancer
The on-line encyclopedia is a recommended place to start for an introduction to cancer

National Cancer Institute Excellent Site covering all cancer-related topics

PubMed Access point for all biomedical literature in scientific and medical journals published since 1950s. Not a recommended starting place as can require a high level of scientific literacy

The Cancer Council NSW The main NSW cancer charity, providing excellent patient information and support. Also has a multilingual Cancer Helpline phone service

The Cancer Council Australia Parent body of the above

Cancer Institute NSW NSW Government-funded organisation. Has useful documents listing Australian cancer publications and NSW support services. Also has links to other Australian information providers

Sydney Cancer Centre Based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Has a phone-in service

Australian Cancer Resources Directory

Support Groups Australian links from myDr. Site also contains easy to read articles on a variety of cancer topics

Virtual Cancer Centre Comprehensive Australian Site

Oncology Internet Sites From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

InteliHealth From Harvard Medical School

OncoLink Another comprehensive site provided by the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

CancerPage Online cancer community

Oncology websites Extensive listing by the Open Directory Project

American Cancer Society Excellent site

Association of Online Cancer Resources

Cancer Center Mayo Clinic USA

Cancer Consultants, USA Highly recommended

CancerSource Comprehensive content

About Cancer Useful though commercial site

Cancer Research UK Foremost UK information site

Cancerbackup Europe's cancer information charity-information on all cancers

Macmillan Cancer Support UK organisation providing support and resources for cancer patients

People Living With Cancer Information provided by ASCO, American Society of Clinical Oncology, the largest organisation for cancer professionals

TeleSCAN European internet service for cancer research, treatment and education

Planet Cancer for young adults with cancer

CancerGuide Written by a cancer survivor and "helping you find the answers to your questions"
CancerAdvocacy Cancer Support by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (USA)