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American Cancer Society (ACS)
This comprehensive site includes a broad range of general cancer information, news stories, lists of community resources by state, and information about the ACS-sponsored Cancer Survivors Network (CSN), a telephone and Web-based support service. There is also a section reviewing ACS research on alternative and complementary therapies such as herbal products used by cancer patients.

ASCO.org
This is the official Web site of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the main professional organization of oncologists in the U. S. and abroad.

Cancer.net
This is the patient information Web site of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which provides oncologist-approved information on more than 50 types of cancers 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.

Cancer.gov (National Cancer Institute - NCI)
This comprehensive NCI site includes a broad range of information about types of cancer, treatment options, and clinical trials. It includes the PDQ database, which contains current cancer treatment summaries by oncology experts, categorized by type and stage of cancer. There is also a link to the PDQ Clinical Trials database, which lists all NCI-sponsored cancer trials in the U.S. This is probably the best place for cancer patients to start their research.

Cancer Care, Inc.
This site has a strong emphasis on the support and counseling of patients and family members affected by cancer. Much of the content is provided by medical social workers. The site gives information about referrals to community resources for such things as financial assistance and transportation. It also provides access to online support groups and teleconferences, in which nationally recognized oncology experts give a brief educational seminar on a given topic and then answer questions over the phone for a small group of people. All services are free of charge.

Cancer Consultants.com
This is a cancer resource center that provides cancer management information.

Cancerbackup
This site, based in Great Britain, is a comprehensive cancer information Web site, featuring a large number of detailed, disease-specific monographs, fact sheets about specific chemotherapy regimens, links to print publications, a quarterly newsletter, and a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section to which users can post questions.

CancerGuide
This is a popular and well-written Web site compiled by long-time cancer survivor Steve Dunn, who dedicated the site to providing other cancer patients with tools they can use to research and understand their own illness. Steve was a Stage IV, fifteen year kidney cancer survivor who found his own successful clinical trial through research which he shares on this Web site.

Cancer Profiler
This online resource for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers is dedicated to delivering accurate and personalized information at a time of need. The NexProfiler™ Tools for Cancer help people with cancer make informed treatment decisions for an optimal outcome.

CancerSource
This is another commercial site providing a broad range of content including treatment information, coping topics, and news stories.

Caring Connections
Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life.

Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age.

Healthfinder
This is a "gateway" site to selected consumer health and human services information resources provided by U.S. government agencies and other organizations serving the public interest. It includes a large number of links to general health information.

Intelihealth
This is a commercial, general information site, with health content provided in part from Harvard Medical School. There is information about numerous diseases and conditions and preventative medicine.

Medline Plus
A "supersite" sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this is a general health information site, including disease topics, drug information, dictionaries, and directories of health resources.

National Alliance for Caregiving
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine. This site provides information for patients on complementary and alternative healing practices.

Needy Meds
This resource allows patients to find Patient Assistance Programs and other assistance with the cost of healthcare.

OncoLink (University of Pennsylvania)
One of the oldest and most comprehensive sites, OncoLink has disease-specific menus, Cancer FAQs, links to information about financial issues, and news articles. There is an OncoTip of the Day and a section called Ask the Cancer Expert, where a panel of specialists answer questions online.

Quackwatch
This site, compiled by a retired physician, is an encyclopedic collection of reviews and assessments of various alternative and complementary therapies often utilized by cancer patients. Sometimes overly cynical in tone, it nonetheless gives valuable information about numerous therapies that have been proven to be worthless or outright fraudulent.

The Wellness Community
The Wellness Community's mission is to help people with cancer and their loved ones enhance health and well being by providing a professional program of support, education and hope. All programs and services are provided free of charge.