Major Resources

• MedlinePlus: Cancer (General)
• healthfinder: health library: diseases & conditions: Cancer
• MedicineNet: FocusOn Cancer
• CDC Health Topic: Cancer
• National Cancer Institute
• NIH: Cancer (General)

MGH Resources

• Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Information for patients and physicians about MGH resources and services with links to external resources.
• MGH Cancer Resource Room Provides up-to-date health information as well as access to MGH and community resources for cancer patients and their families and friends on all aspects of cancer care, health and wellness.

Massachusetts Resources

• Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities has many educational resources on this topic. Search the Regional Centers for Healthy Communities Resource Library Central Catalog.

General Cancer Sites

• American Cancer Society Information about cancer, including statistics, patient and family counseling, diet, home care, medical costs, pain control and more, as well as information about local ACS divisions.
• CancerNet from National Cancer Institute Includes access to PDQ (Physicians Data Query) and disease topics for physicians and patients, supportive care information, investigational/newly approved drugs, clinical trials, JNCI (Journal of the National Cancer Institute) and the CancerLit database.
• Johns Hopkins Oncology Center Information organized by cancer type.
• OncoLink, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center The premier Internet site for cancer resources for patients and healthcare professionals.
• Treatment Options for Patients National Cancer Institute (NCI) recommended sites for information for patients.
• Your Cancer Risk: The Source on Prevention. From the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. This website lets you estimate your risk for various types of cancer and offers personalized tips on prevention.

Selected Specialized Cancer Sites

Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer

• NABCO (National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations) NABCO is an alliance of over 370 organizations providing medical care to those diagnosed with breast cancer.
• Asian Pacific Islanders Women's HealthProvide information on mammograms and pap smears to prevent breast cancer and cervical cancer

Lung Cancer

• Lung Cancer Online Resources on lung cancer for patients and families compiled by a librarian who is a lung cancer survivor.

Ovarian Cancer

• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Mission is to save women's lives by raising awareness about ovarian cancer and to promote education throughout the general population and the medical community.

Pancreatic Cancer

• Pacreatica.org Pancreatica provides a database of clinical trials on pancreatic cancer, current and topical scientific and medical information about pancreatic cancer presented in the "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ), "Pancreatic Cancer News and Archives" and Newswire sections.

Pediatric Cancer

• Children's Cancer Web Resources Guide to Internet Resources for Childhood Cancer from Children's Cancer Research Unit, Department of Child Health, University of Newcastle, UK. Its aim is to facilitate finding specific, web based childhood cancer information.
• Outlook: Life Beyond Childhood Cancer A resource for childhood cancer survivors and their families.

Prostate Cancer

• US TOO! International, Inc. Independent network of support group chapters for men with prostate cancer and their families.

Non-English Language Resources

• Asian Pacific Islanders Women's HealthProvides information on mammograms and pap smears in Samoan, Cambodian, Laotian, Chines, Vietnamese, Korean and Tai.
• NCI (National Cancer Institute) CancerNet en Espaņol.