Comprehensive Cancer Info
http://www.nccn.org
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a not-for-profit alliance of 20 of the world's leading cancer centers, is dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer.

http://www.ccrgonline.org/
Colorado Cancer Resource Group, a non-profit offers online resources, designed primarily for Coloradans, to help during and after a cancer diagnosis. Both national and local resources cover a wide range of useful info, including possible financial aid. Spanish version available.

http://www.infomedsearch.com
INFOMED is an easier way to research PubMed online. PubMed covers many published medical journals. Especially useful for those who want “Evidence-based medicine”. (Our bias...this phrase is popular now for some political reasons. Useful stuff but limited, generally, to research which is funded by big pharmaceutical companies, with a bias that shows). To YCS, this is like looking at the world with one eye shut. You will miss lots of potentially useful information until you open both eyes.

http://www.curetoday.com
Excellent coverage from CURE magazine. Covers cancer tumor types as well as research and education on treatments.

http://www.info.com/
Uses many search engines at once: Google, Ask Jeeves, Yahoo, Altavista, Teoma, Fast, Inktomi, Kanoodle, LookSmart, About, Overture, Open Directory, Findwhat, Ah-Ha. Put the exact name of the cancer or drug of interest and find many links, including ways to save money buying some drugs.

www.cancercare.org
This is a free, comprehensive and easy-to-understand educational resource for cancer patients and caretakers. They offer many brief informational papers about a wide variety of topics related to all aspects of cancer care—including how to make more informed treatment decisions and coping with common side effects. They offer counselors who can answer questions and provide emotional support. Information also available online in Spanish.

http://www.cancer.gov
Important and excellent resource for cancer patients and their loved ones. This is from the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health—your federal tax dollars put to terrific use. Get info on specific cancers, their treatments and much more, including easy access to a database of hundreds of clinical trials in the US. Good online medical dictionary. You can also phone them free at 1-800-4CANCER. You will speak to a live human being (and a well-trained cancer counseling professional) who can answer a variety of cancer-related questions

www.plwc.org
People Living With Cancer, the patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), provides oncologist-approved information on more than 85 types of cancer and their treatments, clinical trials, coping, and side effects. Additional resources include a Find an Oncologist database, live chats, message boards, a drug database, and links to patient support organizations. The site is designed to help people with cancer make informed health-care decisions.

www.chemocare.com
Scott Hamilton’s chemotherapy site offers the latest chemo information for cancer patients and their families, caregivers and friends.

www.noah-health.org
This is an award-winning, full-text health information guide, culled from a wide variety of consumer health sources. It is written in non-technical language and in English and Spanish. Nice design makes it easy to use.

www.abcnews.com
Go to this site, click on the word HEALTH (left column), then search for your topic of interest. Good starting place.

www.sciencedaily.com
PC Magazine named this their “Site of the Week on March 21, 2003”, saying, “Anyone who follows science and technology knows the frustration of deciphering articles on these subjects in the mainstream press. ... There are plenty of monthly magazines that give the straight dope on the important research and findings of the day, but what if you don't want to wait until the next edition of Science or Scientific American comes out? That's where ScienceDaily comes in.”

http://www.veritasmedicine.com
An easy-to-use, comprehensive database for patients to use. Confidentially matches diagnoses to clinical trials. Also has high-quality information about current and investigational treatments developed by physicians from leading academic medical centers.

http://www.gettingwell.com/
This site is offered by the same people who have published PDR for 50 years—the Physician's Desk Reference on drug information. You can learn more about drugs (including the new ones), disease overviews and clinical trial information here.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
For more advanced/curious folks. PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s and additional life science journals. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. Note: YCS generally recommends that you only seek articles that are less than 2 years old.

http://content.nejm.org/
New England Journal of Medicine offers searchable archive of articles on specific cancers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/health/2000/cancer/default.stm
BBC News Online offers detailed information about the UK's most common cancers—read and listen to experts and patients

http://www.cancerfacts.com/
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
http://www.hopkinscancercenter.org
http://www.oncolink.com/


Site-Specific Cancer Info
(click underlined category for more links)

Blood-related Cancers (leukemias, lymphomas, etc.)

Brain Cancers

Breast and Ovarian Cancers

GI Cancers (stomach, appendix, colorectal & other areas of the abdomen & pelvis

Liver or Kidney Cancers

Lung Cancers

Prostate or Testicular Cancers

Pancreatic Cancer

Skin Cancers

Mesothelioma

Other (esophagus, neck, etc.)

Second Opinions
http://www.thecanceranswer.org/
A Professor of Medicine at USC with 30 years of oncology experience. He has written many books and articles on communicating with cancer patients and now devotes himself entirely to second opinions for cancer patients.

http://www.findcancerexperts.com/
These folks refer patients for expert second opinions to nationally recognized doctors—pathologists who specialize in cancer diagnoses.

http://www.cancerlynx.com/second_opinions.html

Find Financial Help
http://www.cancercare.org/
This site offers a broad range of information on cancers. Links for finding financial help for cancer treatment. Spanish available.

http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/insurance-coverage
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/support
Insurance Issues

http://www.pparx.org
A collaboration of pharmaceutical companies offer some help paying for certain prescription meds. You can also phone to see if you quality, 1-888-477-2669.

http://www.themedicineprogram.com/
Possible help if you can't afford prescription drugs you really need.


Treatment Decision Tools
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/eto_1_1a.asp
The American Cancer Society offers this useful tool to help you make more informed
decisions about your treatment. Using this site to access the detailed analysis of your condition, uncover a statistical breakdown of treatment types, and identify lists of exact topics you should discuss with your doctor.

Genetic Testing
www.genetests.org
Medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, other healthcare providers, and researchers, available at no cost to all interested persons. This site does not endorse, advertise, or sell products or services. Funding from National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration & US Department of Energy. Administered through the University of Washington School of Medicine & Children's Hospital Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.

Children With Cancer
There are zillions of web sites to serve this special group of people and their parents. Just go to GOOGLE and enter the search terms that make sense to you. Then start reading. Here are some of our favorites:

http://www.patchworx.org/
PatchWorx is a fun and secure on-line community that breaks down the barriers of isolation, offering a warm and friendly environment for children facing illness and disability. We welcome the children, their parents and siblings, to a place where they can share laughter and tears, stories, ideas, and learn from each other.

http://www.squirreltales.com/
Practical tips and encouragement for the parents of kids with cancer

www.coloradocancercenters.com
Colorado Centers of Excellence

Hospital and Doctor Quality Reports
www.healthgrades.com
Healthcare quality experts at HealthGrades have researched, organized and interpreted lots of information for you. NOT completely up-to-date, as far as we can tell, but often useful.

http://www.cancer.dartmouth.edu/index.shtml
Cotton Cancer Center: A National Cancer Institute, a nationally-approved Comprehensive Cancer Center and a academic medical center. Impressive place and great web site for many reasons—worth your time!

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/
Cleveland Clinic Web Site (Did you know they aren't just in Cleveland, but in Florida too?)

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/quality/defining/
How to Chose a Hospital and Doctor For Your Treatment (Useful booklet you can print)

http://www.hospitalquality.org/
Colorado Hospital Quality Indicators (some, anyway) Will eventually cover 11 mortality indicators and 4 volume indicators. Available as of April 4, 2005. Useful but a work in progress.

http://www.myhealthfinder.com/
New York State Hospital Report Card