Multiple Health Topics Information Sites

The following sections contain links to websites deemed authoritative and credible on cancer and related topics:

Australia

CareSearch, palliative care knowledge network
CareSearch is an online resource of palliative care information and evidence.


Australasian Cochrane Centre - The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases, including nearly 3500 Cochrane reviews published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. These reviews explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments (medications, surgery, education, etc) in specific circumstances.


Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Indigenous cancer
The Indigenous cancer web resource is a 'one-stop info-shop' for people working, studying or interested in addressing cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We aim to provide quality information and resources about how to prevent and/or minimise the harm associated with cancer among Indigenous peoples.


Cancer - A-Z Library - ABC Health & Wellbeing
The ABC's A-Z Health and Wellbeing llibrary entry for cancer consists of a range of Australian news, facts and cancer stories.


Complementary Medicine Centre - myDr.com.au
The www.myDr.com.au listing for health information on complementary therapies, and their use in treating illness.


Health & Medical Information For Australia
Virtual Medical Centre is Australia's leading medical information website. It delivers the latest medical information written by medical professionals.

Health for Women
Information on health for women and how to make informed decisions.


Health For Women - Judging the Quality of a Health Website
Step by step guidance on how how to evaluate a health website.


myDr.com.au - For a Healthy Australia
myDr is an Australian healthcare website dedicated to providing Australian consumers with the most comprehensive and relevant health information resource in Australia. myDr is a project of the MIMS Consumer Health Group, a division of the global healthcare publishing company, CMP Medica. myDr is an extension of the comprehensive health information that MIMS has been providing Australian consumers and healthcare professionals for the past 40 years.


National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) - Evidence based information for breast and ovarian cancer
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) is Australia's national authority and information source on breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Funded by the Australian Government, NBOCC works in partnership with health professionals, cancer organisations, researchers, governments and those diagnosed to improve outcomes in breast and ovarian cancer.


Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Cancer research at Peter Mac involves over 400 laboratory-based scientists, clinician researchers and support staff, clinicians, chemists, statisticians, physicists, research nurses and allied health professionals involved in basic, clinical and translational cancer research. Hence Peter Mac’s cancer research spans fundamental studies in cancer cell biology, translational studies involving specific human cancers, and extensive clinical trial activity and advanced cancer imaging.


Virtual Cancer Centre
The cancer information section of www.virtualmedicalcentre.com


Web diagnosis healthy searching - Health & Well-being
ABC's Health and Well-being advice on how to use the internet constructively in seeking health information.


Clinical Oncological Society of Australia
COSA is the peak national body representing health professionals whose main work is cancer control.


Pathways 2 well-being - The Lewis Institute For Health & Well-being
In line with their purpose to enhance health and well-being, Pathways to Well-being provides holistic education programmes to the public, education programmes for health care practitioners integrative medical services, and a clinical research programme.

U.S.A.

American Cancer Society Information and Resources
The American Cancer Society (ACS) provides a range of information and resources for patients, family, & friends, survivors, caregivers, health information seekers, professionals, donors and volunteers.


Cancer Information Service Q & A - National Cancer Institute
A FAQ page on the details of the National Cancer Institutes (NCI) Cancer Information Service (CIS): educating the public about cancer prevention, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research.


Cancer patient Education Network - Patient Information
The Cancer Patient Education Networks list of links to help cancer patients and their families.


Doctor-approved cancer information - American Society of Clinical Oncology
Cancer.Net, formerly People Living With Cancer (PLWC), brings the expertise and resources of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the voice of the world's cancer physicians, to people living with cancer and those who care for and care about them.


healthfinder.gov - Your Source for Reliable Health Information
When making decisions about your health, it's important to know where to go to get the latest, most reliable information. healthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.


MedlinePlus Cancers Topics
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organisations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopaedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's webpage, directing you to health and cancer information. Information about the center, plus other resources and research is provided.


National Comprehensive Cancer Network
NCCN.com is the new consumer website of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a not-for-profit alliance of 21 of the world's leading cancer centers. The goal of this website is to educate patients with cancer to engage in more informed conversations with health care providers so they can live longer and better quality lives.


National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Authoritative source of cancer care information for patients

National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Reference Links For Patients with Cancer

Professional Support for People Affected by Cancer - CancerCare
CancerCare is a national non-profit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.

The Wellness Community - Free Cancer Support Groups and Cancer Information
Founded in 1982, The Wellness Community is an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing free support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in professionally-led support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and exercise programs, and stress-reduction classes, people affected by cancer learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation and restore hope regardless of the stage of their disease.


U.K.

CancerWEB UK
CancerWEB first started out as a single bookmark file, which became a few pages and then there was over 3000 pages. It is a multimedia information resource for oncology, based in the UK, and is available to anyone with access to the Internet. The site has information on many different aspects of cancer, investigation and treatment.


NHS Choices Homepage - Your health, your choices
An overview of the services NHS provides, and search tools for relevant information.


Cancer Research UK - CancerHelp UK
CancerHelp UK is the patient information website of Cancer Research UK. We provide a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. We believe that information about cancer should be freely available to all and written in a way that people can easily understand.


Cancer information, support & resources - Cancerbackup
The cancerbackup.og.uk page for finding cancer information that is relevant to you.


About cancer - Cancerbackup
We provide expert, up-to-date information in plain English online, in our publications, and through our cancer information specialist nurses who can answer any question on any cancer, by phone, by email or in a local centre.


Other


Canadian Cancer Society - Societe canadienne du cancer
The Canadian Cancer Society mobilises Canadians to create social and political change, to help control cancer in Canada and to create environments to reduce people's risk of cancer. Through our Cancer Information Service and a wide selection of publications, we offer up-to-date, accessible and credible information – information that empowers you to make good decisions when it comes to your health. We also offer individual or group support programs for caregivers, family and friends. The Canadian Cancer Society is also the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada.


Cancer Center
Everydayhealth.com's cancer centre provides facts in easy to understand articles covering specific cancers, symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. It also covers some aspects of coping for patients and carers.


Cancer Center Types, Symptoms, Causes, Tests, and Treatments, Including Chemo and Radiation
webMD's cancer centre provides a comprehensive range of detailed information on cancer and coping.


Cancer Guide - Steve Dunn's Cancer Information Page
CancerGuide is different from most sites. It is primarily about helping you learn how to find the answers to your questions and especially to helping you learn what questions you need to ask. I also cover other aspects of coping from attitude to finances. With the big exception of Kidney Cancer, I don't maintain much information on treatment of specific cancers, although I will guide you to such information elsewhere.


Cancer Treatment Information Center
Welcome to CancerAnswers, the world's premiere provider of cancer information. We have carefully selected relevant information on all types of treatment. All of our materials are written by board certified oncologists. It is the same information we provide to doctors, translated into layperson's terms for you.


CureToday.com - Combining science with humanity, CURE makes cancer understandable.
Through its unique and award-winning products, CURE Media Group has become the source of information and inspiration for those on the cancer journey. CURE Media Group's flagship product, CURE magazine, is the indispensable guide for every stage of the cancer experience. Through the magazine, educational forums, a resource guide for the newly diagnosed, a national nursing award, books, and a variety of online tools, CURE Media Group combines science and humanity to make cancer understandable.


Healthtalkonline - Patients, family and professional experience of health and illness...all in one place
Healthtalkonline lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people's experiences and find reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support. The information on Healthtalkonline is based on qualitative research into patient experiences, led by experts at the University of Oxford


My Cancer Answers
mycanceranswers.com is a search engine for people who need quick answers from highly-trusted web sites. Maintained by the former editorial director of Oncology Online.


OncoLink - Cancer Resources - Treatment, Research, Coping, Clinical Trials, Prevention
Through OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances. We update the information everyday and provide information at various levels, from introductory to in-depth. If you are interested in learning about cancer, you will benefit from visiting OncoLink.

Oncology Resource Centre - CancerConsultants.com
This site is designed to help inform patients about their cancer treatment options. It also looks at testing for cancer and being diagnosed, as well as coping and living with a diagnosis.


The Wellness Community - Worldwide Locations
Founded in 1982, The Wellness Community is an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing free support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in professionally-led support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and exercise programs, and stress-reduction classes, people affected by cancer learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation and restore hope regardless of the stage of their disease