Introduction

The Internet Resources

General Health & Medical Sites

• Health A to Z

• Health Answers.com - Use the Health Answers Encyclopedia in the upper right hand corner

• Diseases & Conditions A-Z, Mayo Clinic

• Patients & Public, MD Anderson, University of Texas

• Medlineplus - This directory site is from the National Library of Medicine. You may search the site by subject of choose from topics such as health, drug information, directories and other resources.

• WebMD - An excellent reference, WebMD publishes news articles and reference materials. The site has broad reference sections, and in-depth analysis of medical news, diseases, conditions, and treatment options. Search by disease or condition.

Cancer Sites

• An Introduction to Skin Cancer

• OncoLink from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

• Cancer Resource Center - American Cancer Society - Here you'll find answers to questions about the nature of cancer, its causes, and risk factors. They also discuss the latest strategies for prevention and early detection, new diagnostic techniques, and the latest treatment options

• Cancer Page - This 'Cancer Community Online' was 'created for patients and their loved ones,' to provide them with 'the latest news, research, and information on prevention, detection, and treatment.' The different types of cancer are described and explained, and screening recommendations are given.

• The Breast Clinic - Excellent site offering well organized information on benign and cancerous breast diseases and treatment. The site includes instructions on self examination and risk factors. The links section includes Web sites by Dr. Susan Love and the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, well-known breast cancer education providers.

• Lung Cancer Online - Librarian Karen Parles, created this site after her own fight with the disease. We benefit from her research. Her site 'is a gateway to lung cancer resources for people with lung cancer and their families.' The annotated links cover general lung cancer information, treatment options, tests and procedures, complications, how to find the best care and the best support services and researching the medical literature.

• People Living With Cancer - The American Society of Clinical Oncology site 'dedicated to helping patients and their families find accurate, reliable, and oncologist-approved information about cancer.

• Cancer.gov - National Cancer Institute's site providing 'information about detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of many types of cancer.'

• Cancer.gov en Espanol - Cancer informacion en espanol.

• James Cancer Hospital - Cancer information sorted by type of cancer.