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    CANCER

 

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation:  http://www.komen.org/intradoc-cgi/idc_cgi_isapi.dll?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=300

Comprehensive information about breast cancer.

 

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

Select from the Find it Fast column on the left, or, type in your cancer topic in the Search box at top of page.

 

National Cancer institute/Factsheets:  http://cis.nci.nih.gov/news/new.html#factsheets

Select from the list of topics.  Links to publications and info from other federal agencies also available.

 

National Cancer Institute/Cancer Information Service:  http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/

Select from the list of Types of Cancer, or, type in your cancer topic in the search box.  There are loads of links on this site.

 

Prostate Cancer Foundation:  http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/

Select topic from the Quick Links on the left side.

 

Abramson Cancer Center/University of Pennsylvania:  http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/

Click the yellow buttons on the left for comprehensive information about your cancer topic.

 

CancerBackUp/United Kingdom:  http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Home

Click on information from the menu bar near top of page.

 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital:  http://www.stjude.org/clinicalscience

Click on Disease Summary Fact Sheet down arrow under Disease Information for info on specific conditions.

 

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:  http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm

Click the down arrow for Select a Type of Cancer.

 

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center/University of Texas:  http://www.mdanderson.org/patients_public/about_cancer/display.cfm?id=411A18B5-77B9-11D4-AEC300508BDCCE3A&method=displayFull

Under Cancer Basics, learn what cancer is and select links below for different info regarding your topic.

 

American Association for Cancer Research:  http://www.aacr.org/home/survivors--advocates/glossary-of-cancer-terms.aspx

Glossary of Cancer Terminology.  Also available are “organ-site” fact sheets from:  http://www.aacr.org/home/public--media/for-the-media/fact-sheets/organ-site-fact-sheets.aspx

 

American Institute for Cancer Research/Cancer Resource:  http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dc_cr_contents

General cancer information is available on this page, including a glossary of terminology.

 

Oral Cancer Foundation: http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/dental/pdf/oral_cavity.pdf

Information about cancer of the oral cavity.

 

American Dental Association:  http://www.ada.org/public/topics/cancer_oral.asp

Information on oral cancer in addition to links to other sites.