Other Sources of Cancer Information

Research Starting Points

These sources should be used for informational purposes only*. If you have a health-related problem, please consult a doctor. For help with understanding and using information from the Internet see Cancer Information on the Internet.

General Cancer Information

• National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov)
• CancerEducation.com (www.cancereducation.com)
• CancerWise (www.cancerwise.org)
• Johns Hopkins Cancer Information Center (www.hopkinskimmelcancercenter.org)
• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (www.mdanderson.org)
• Medline Plus (www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (www.nccn.org)
• OncoLink (University of Pennsylvania) (http://cancer.med.upenn.edu)
• Oncologychannel.com (www.oncologychannel.com)
• Cancer.Net (ASCO) (www.cancer.net)
• National Foundation for Cancer Research (www.nfcr.org)

Specific Cancers

Bladder Cancer

• Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (www.bcan.org)
• UrologyChannel (Bladder Cancer Section) (www.urologychannel.com/bladdercancer/index.shtml) 
• UrologyHealth.org (www.urologyhealth.org)

Bone Cancer

• Bone Cancer International, Inc.(www.bonecancer.to)

Bone Metastasis

• The Paget Foundation (www.paget.org)
• The Bone and Cancer Foundation (www.boneandcancerfoundation.org)

Brain Tumors

• American Brain Tumor Association (www.abta.org)
• Brain Tumor Society (www.tbts.org)
• Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc. (www.virtualtrials.com)
• National Brain Tumor Foundation (www.braintumor.org)
• Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute (http://home.ccr.cancer.gov/nob/default.asp)

Breast Cancer

• American Breast Cancer Foundation (www.abcf.org)
• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (Breast Reconstruction) (www.plasticsurgery.org/public_education/procedures/BreastReconstruction.cfm)
• Breast Cancer Support (http://bcsupport.org)
• Breast Ultrasound Foundation (www.breastultrasound.org)
• breastcancer.org (www.breastcancer.org)
• Encore Plus Program of the YWCA (www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=djISI6PIKpG&b=297532)
• Food and Drug Administration (Breast Implants) (www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/indexbip.html)
• Food and Drug Administration (Certified Mammography Facilities) (www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html)
• FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (www.facingourrisk.org)
• Imaginis (www.imaginis.com)
• Living Beyond Breast Cancer (www.lbbc.org)
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/index.htm)
• National Breast Cancer Coalition (www.natlbcc.org)
• National Lymphedema Network (www.lymphnet.org)
• Sisters Network, Inc. (www.sistersnetworkinc.org)
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure (ww5.komen.org)
• Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (www.dslrf.org/index.asp)
• Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer (WIN ABC) (www.winabc.org)
• Women's Cancer Network (www.wcn.org)

Carcinoid Tumors

• Carcinoid Cancer Foundation (www.carcinoid.org)
• Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (www.caringforcarcinoid.org)
• NETumor Advisor (www.NETumoradvisors.org)

Cervical Cancer

• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (www.acog.org)
• DES Action USA (www.desaction.org)
• The Foundation for Women's Cancer (www.thegcf.org)
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/index.htm)
• National Cervical Cancer Coalition (www.nccc-online.org)
• Women's Cancer Network (www.wcn.org)

Childhood Cancers

• Beyond the Cure (for Childhood Cancer Survivors) (www.beyondthecure.org)
• Candlelighter's Childhood Cancer Foundation (www.candlelighters.org)
• Children's Cancer Research (www.cancer-children.com)
• Children's Tumor Foundation (Info on Neurofibromatosis) (www.ctf.org)
• CureSearch (www.curesearch.org)
• National Children's Cancer Society (NCCS) (www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.org)
• Osteosarcoma Online (http://iucc.iu.edu/osteosarcoma/)
• Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute (http://home.ccr.cancer.gov/oncology/pediatric/)
• Ronald McDonald House (www.rmhc.org/rmhc/index.html)
• STARBRIGHT (www.starbright.org)
• SuperSibs! (www.supersibs.org)

Colorectal Cancer

• American Gastroenterological Association (www.gastro.org)
• C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition (www.fightcolorectalcancer.org)
• Colon Cancer Alliance (www.ccalliance.org)
• Colorectal Cancer Network (www.colorectal-cancer.net)

Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer

• Women's Cancer Network (www.wcn.org)
• The Foundation for Women's Cancer (www.thegcf.org)

Eye Cancer

• Eye Cancer Network (www.eyecancer.com)

Head and Neck Cancers (Includes Mouth and Throat Cancers)

• Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation (www.accrf.org)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology (www.entnet.org)
• American Dental Association (www.ada.org)
• LarynxLink (International Association of Laryngectomees) (www.larynxlink.com)
• Let's Face It (http://desica.dent.umich.edu/faceit/)
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) (www.nidcr.nih.gov)
• Oral Cancer Foundation (www.oralcancerfoundation.org)
• Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) (www.spohnc.org)

Hodgkin Disease

See Leukemias, Lymphomas & Other Blood Disorders

Kidney Cancer (Adult)

• American Association of Kidney Patients (www.aakp.org)
• Kidney Cancer Association (www.curekidneycancer.org)
• National Kidney Foundation (www.kidney.org)

Leukemias, Lymphomas & Other Blood Disorders

• Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome International Foundation (www.aamds.org)
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (www.leukemia-lymphoma.org)
• Lymphoma Research Foundation (www.lymphoma.org)

Liver Cancer

• American Liver Foundation (www.liverfoundation.org)
• LiverTumor.org (www.livertumor.org)

Lung Cancer

• American Lung Association (www.lungusa.org)
• lungcancer.org (www.lungcancer.org)
• Lung Cancer Alliance (www.lungcanceralliance.org)

Lymphoma

See Leukemias, Lymphomas & Other Blood Disorders

Melanoma

See Skin Cancers

Mesothelioma

• Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org)
• Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (www.marf.org)

Multiple Myeloma

• Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (www.multiplemyeloma.org)
• International Myeloma Foundation (www.myeloma.org)

Nasopharyngeal Cancer

See Head and Neck Cancers

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

See Leukemias, Lymphomas & Other Blood Disorders

Oral Cavity & Oropharyngeal Cancer

See Head and Neck Cancers

Osteosarcoma

See Childhood Cancers

Ovarian Cancer

• FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (www.facingourrisk.org)
• Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry (www.ovariancancer.com)
• The Foundation for Women's Cancer (www.thegcf.org)
• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) (www.ovarian.org)
• Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (www.ovariancancer.org)
• Women's Cancer Network (www.wcn.org)

Pancreatic Cancer

• Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research (www.pancreatic.org)
• Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) (www.pancan.org)
• Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research (www.lustgarten.org)

Pituitary Tumors

• Pituitary Network Association (www.pituitary.com)

Prostate Cancer

• American Urological Association (UrologyHealth.org) (www.urologyhealth.org)
• Prostate Cancer Education Council (PCEC) (www.pcaw.com)
• Prostate Cancer Foundation (formerly CaP CURE) (www.prostatecancerfoundation.org)
• Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada (www.prostatecancer.ca/english/main/links.html)
• Prostate Pointers (www.prostatepointers.org)
• PROSTATEinfo.com (www.prostateinfo.com)
• The "New" Prostate Cancer InfoLink (http://prostatecancerinfolink.net)
• UrologyChannel (Prostate Cancer Section) (www.urologychannel.com/prostate/cancer/index.shtml)
• Us TOO International (www.ustoo.org)
• What To Do If Prostate Cancer Strikes: A Helpbook (www.cancerresearch.org/prostatebook.html)
• Zero, the Project to End Prostate Cancer (www.zerocancer.org)

Sarcoma

• GIST Support International (www.gistsupport.org)
• BeatSarcoma (www.beatsarcoma.org)
• The Life Raft Group (GIST) (www.liferaftgroup.org)

Skin Cancer (Includes Melanoma and Non-melanoma Cancers)

• American Academy of Dermatology (www.aad.org)
• Skin Cancer Foundation (www.skincancer.org)

Testicular Cancer

• UrologyChannel (Testicular Cancer Section) (www.urologychannel.com/testicularcancer/index.shtml)

Thyroid Cancer

• American Thyroid Association (www.thyroid.org)
• Thyroid Foundation of America (www.tsh.org)
• ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. (www.thyca.org)

Urinary Bladder Cancer

See Bladder Cancer

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

• International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (www.iwmf.com)
• Research Fund for Waldenstrom's (www.waldenstromsresearch.org)

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

• AMC Cancer Research Center and Foundation (www.amc.org)
• American Institute for Cancer Research (www.aicr.org)
• Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation (www.preventcancer.org)
• FDA Certified Mammography Centers (www.fda.gov/CDRH/MAMMOGRAPHY/certified.html)
• Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention (www.hsph.harvard.edu/cancer/)
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/index.htm)

Tobacco

• American Lung Association (www.lungusa.org)
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (www.tobaccofreekids.org)
• CDC Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) (www.cdc.gov/tobacco/)
• Foundation for a Smokefree America (www.anti-smoking.org)
• Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control (www.fctc.org)
• Nicotine Anonymous (www.nicotine-anonymous.org)

Cancer Treatment

Radiation Therapy

• American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) (www.astro.org/patient/index.htm)
• RadiologyInfo (www.radiologyinfo.org)

Chemotherapy

• Chemocare.com (www.chemocare.com)
• HIPECTreatment.org (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) (www.hipectreatment.org)

Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant

• American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (www.asbmt.org)
• Blood and Marrow Transplant Information Network (BMT InfoNET) (www.bmtinfonet.org)
• Caitlin Raymond International Registry (www.crir.org)
• National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (nbmtLINK) (www.nbmtlink.org)
• National Marrow Donor Program (www.marrow.org)
• Blood & Marrow Transplant Resources (www.bmtresources.org)

Newer or Experimental Therapies

• Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) (www.acgtfoundation.org)
• Cancer Research Institute (www.cancerresearch.org)
• Stem Cell Research Foundation (www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org)

Clinical Trials

• Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service (www.centerwatch.com)
• ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (www.clinicaltrials.gov)
• European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (www.eortc.be)
• National Cancer Institute (Clinical Trials Section) (www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials)
• Oncolink (Clinical Trials Section) (http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/clinical_trials)
• Trials Central (www.trialscentral.org)

Complementary & Alternative Therapies

• About Herbs (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) (www.mskcc.org/aboutherbs/)
• American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (www.medicalacupuncture.org)
• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Complementary/Integrative Medicine) (www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/)
• National Cancer Institute (Complementary and Alternative Medicine Section) (www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/treatment/cam)
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) (http://nccam.nih.gov/)
• Quackwatch (www.quackwatch.org)

Patient Services and Support

Financial/Insurance Matters

• Consumer Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance (Georgetown University) (www.healthinsuranceinfo.net)
• PPARx.org (Drug Assistance Programs) (www.pparx.org/Intro.php)

Hospice

• Hospice Foundation of America (www.hospicefoundation.org)
• Hospice Net (www.hospicenet.org)
• Hospice Association of America (www.hospice-america.org)
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (www.nhpco.org)

Pain

• American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives (www.aacpi.wisc.edu/index.htm)
• American Pain Foundation (www.painfoundation.org)
• American Pain Society (www.ampainsoc.org)
• City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center (www.cityofhope.org/prc/)
• National Pain Foundation (www.nationalpainfoundation.org)
• Palliative Doctors (www.palliativedoctors.org)

Other Patient Services & Support

• AARP: Grief and Loss (www.aarp.org/griefandloss)
• Air Charity Network (formerly Angel Flight America) (http://aircharitynetwork.org)
• American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (www.aasect.org)
• American Physical Therapy Association (www.apta.org)
• Cancer and Careers (www.cancerandcareers.org)
• Cancer Care, Inc. (www.cancercare.org)
• Cancer Hope Network (www.cancerhopenetwork.org)
• CancerSymptoms.org (Oncology Nursing Society) (http://cancersymptoms.org)
• Caring.com (www.caring.com)
• Corporate Angel Network (www.corpangelnetwork.org)
• Gilda's Club (www.gildasclub.org)
• Health Power (www.healthpoweronline.com)
• International Association of Laryngectomees (www.larynxlink.com)
• International Premature Ovarian Failure Support Association (www.pofsupport.org/index.htm)
• LIVESTRONG Foundation (www.livestrong.org)
• Limbs for Life Foundation (www.limbsforlife.org)
• Look Good Feel Better (www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org)
• Lotsa Helping Hands (lotsahelpinghands.com)
• Lymphatic Research Foundation, Inc. (www.lymphaticresearch.org)
• Lymphology Association of North America (www.clt-lana.org)
• MedicAlert Foundation (www.medicalert.org)
• Meals on Wheels Association of America (www.mowaa.org)
• Oncofertility (www.myoncofertility.org)
• National Alliance for Caregiving (www.caregiving.org)
• National Association for Continence (www.nafc.org)
• National Association for Home Care & Hospice (www.nahc.org)
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (www.canceradvocacy.org)
• National Funeral Directors Association (www.nfda.org)
• National Lymphedema Network (www.lymphnet.org)
• Personal Health Record (My PHR) (www.myPHR.com)
• Pregnant With Cancer Network (www.pregnantwithcancer.org)
• Shop Well with You (www.shopwellwithyou.org)
• Team Continuum (www.teamcontinuum.net)
• "tlc" catalog (www.tlcdirect.org)
• Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (www.ulmanfund.org)
• United Ostomy Associations of America (www.uoaa.org)
• Wellness Community (www.thewellnesscommunity.org)

Additional Cancer Resources

Cancer Biology

• CancerQuest (www.CancerQuest.org)
• Inside Cancer (www.insidecancer.org)

Cancer Statistics

• National Cancer Database (NCDB) (www.facs.org/cancer/ncdb/index.html)
• National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Database (http://seer.cancer.gov/)
• National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) (www.cdc.gov/nchs/Default.htm)
• North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (www.naaccr.org)

Hospital and Doctor Directories

• American Board of Medical Specialties (www.abms.org)
• American College of Radiology (http://apps2.acr.org/lib/afw/afw-search.php)
• American College of Surgeons Approved Hospitals (www.facs.org/cancer/onlyprograms.html)
• American Hospital Association (www.aha.org)
• American Medical Association DoctorFinder (http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html)
• FDA Certified Mammography Centers (www.fda.gov/CDRH/MAMMOGRAPHY/certified.html)
• National Cancer Institute - Cancer Centers Program (www.cancer.gov/cancercenters)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) (www.nccn.org)
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (www.nhpco.org)

International Cancer Resources

• Cancerbackup (www.cancerbackup.org.uk)
• CancerHelp UK (http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/cancerhelp/index.html)
• Canadian Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca)
• European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) (www.eortc.be)
• Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer (www.cancerindex.org/clinks1.htm)
• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) (www.iarc.fr)
• International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (www.isncc.org)
• International Union Against Cancer (UICC) (www.uicc.ch)
• Telescan (http://telescan.nki.nl/)

Medical Articles and Journals

• CA- A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (http://caonline.amcancersoc.org)
• Cancer (www.canceronlinejournal.com)
• Cancer Cytopathology (www.cancercytojournal.com)
• National Library of Medicine (www.nlm.nih.gov)
• PubMed (Medical Article Searches) (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed)

Newsgroups, Message Boards, Mailing Lists, etc.

• Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) (www.acor.org)
• OncoChat (www.oncochat.org)

Nutrition

• Aim for a Healthy Weight (NHLBI) (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm)
• American Dietetic Association (ADA) (www.eatright.org)
• American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) (www.aicr.org)
• International Food Information Council (www.ific.org)
• MayoClinic.com Food and Nutrition Center (www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/NU99999)
• National Cancer Institute - Eating Hints for Cancer Patients (www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/eatinghints)
• National Cancer Institute - Nutrition in Cancer Care (www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nutrition/Patient)
• Obesity Action Coalition (www.obesityaction.org)
• OncoLink (University of Penn Cancer Center) – Nutrition During Treatment (http://oncolink.upenn.edu/coping/coping.cfm?c=3)
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (www.fns.usda.gov)

Professional Resources

• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (www.aacr.org)
• American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) (www.abms.org)
• American College of Radiology (ACR) (www.acr.org)
• American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) (www.cancerstaging.org)
• American Medical Association (AMA) (www.ama-assn.org)
• American Nurses Association (ANA) (www.nursingworld.org)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (www.asco.org)
• American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO) (www.astro.org)
• Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology (www.infobiogen.fr/services/chromcancer)
• Commission on Cancer (American College of Surgeons) (www.facs.org/cancer/coc/coc.html)
• Dermatlas (www.dermatlas.org)
• EGFR-INFO.com (www.egfr-info.com)
• International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (www.isncc.org)
• Medscape (www.medscape.com)
• National Cancer Institute Physician Data Query (PDQ) (www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) (www.nccn.org)
• Oncologyeducation.com (www.oncologyeducation.ca)
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) (www.ons.org)
• Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care (www.promotingexcellence.org)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) (http://rwjf.org/index.jsp)
• Targeted Therapies (www.tgt-therapies.com)
• Virtual Lecture Hall (Online CME/CE) (www.vlh.com)
• WHO Pain and Palliative Care Communications Program (Cancer Pain Release) (www.whocancerpain.wisc.edu)

Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies

• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) (www.phrma.org)
• Amgen (www.amgen.com)
• AstraZeneca (www.astrazeneca.com)
• Bayer Pharmaceuticals (www.bayerpharma-na.com)
• Berlex (www.berlex.com)
• Bristol-Myers Squibb (www.bms.com)
• Cephalon (www.cephalon.com)
• Chiron (www.chiron.com)
• Eli Lilly & Co. (www.lilly.com)
• Endo Pharmaceuticals (www.endo.com)
• Genentech (www.gene.com)
• Genzyme Corporation (www.genzyme.com)
• GlaxoSmithKline (www.gsk-us.com)
• Miraluma Breast Imaging (Bristol-Myers Squibb) (www.miraluma.com)
• Novartis Oncology (www.us.novartisoncology.com)
• Ortho Biotech (www.orthobiotech.com)
• Pfizer (www.pfizer.com)
• Schering-Plough (www.sch-plough.com)

Other Health Resources

Government Sites

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (www.cdc.gov)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (www.epa.gov)
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA) (www.fda.gov)
• Healthfinder (US Department of Health & Human Services) (www.healthfinder.org)
• Medline Plus (http://medlineplus.gov)
• National Cancer Institute (NCI) (www.cancer.gov)
• National Guideline Clearinghouse (www.guideline.gov)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) (www.nih.gov)
• National Institute of Mental Health NIMH) (www.nimh.nih.gov)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM) (www.nlm.nih.gov)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (www.osha.gov)
• World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int)

Other Health & Disease Information

• All Health Net (www.allhealthnet.com)
• Healthfinder (US Department of Health & Human Services) (www.healthfinder.org)
• Health Power (www.healthpoweronline.com)
• The Hormone Foundation (www.hormone.org)
• Medicine Online (www.meds.com)
• Medline Plus (http://medlineplus.gov)
• National Coalition on Health Care (www.nchc.org)
• National Prevention Information Network (CDC) (www.cdcnpin.org)
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) (www.rarediseases.org)
• National Women's Health Resource Center, Inc. (www.healthywomen.org)

Other

• America's Second Harvest (www.secondharvest.org)
• Better Business Bureau (BBB) (www.bbb.org)
• Give.org (BBB Wise Giving Alliance) (www.give.org)
• Independent Sector (www.IndependentSector.org)
• Research Match (www.researchmatch.org)
• Scorecard (Environmental Defense) (www.scorecard.org)

*Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by the American Cancer Society.