“You have cancer” – It can be so frightening and horrifying to hear those words.
I have had people around me go through that experience, including my wife, my father, my grandparents and other close friends. Most were able to beat it, with courage, determination, and the miracle of modern medicine. Other loved ones lived through the pain with courage, but in the end, the cancer was not able to be contained and eventually it took their life.
This site is not a site where I will tell you what treatment is best and which ones to avoid. I am not qualified to prescribe or recommend treatments of any sort. Please seek professional advice for that. This site is to be used as a resource to find qualified sites that deal with specific types of cancer. This site is a directory of cancer treatment sites so you can easily and quickly find a useful site that deals with a specific form of cancer treatment.
For each type of cancer, I will try to list some of the most popular and informative sites about that type of cancer treatment and then give a brief summary of the site.
If you find other useful sites that I have not listed, please email me at recommendations@be-cancer-smart.com.
Here are several credible, official sites that give full and comprehensive information about each type of cancer, symptoms, how they are diagnosed, research, clinical trials, treatment, organizations, etc. If you are serious about finding information about cancer, these sites need to be on your list:
MedLine Plus - http://medlineplus.gov/
Medline Plus is a US government sponsored website about a broad range of health issues, but includes very extensive resources about each specific type of cancer (find by topic or by search within the site). It is run jointly by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
It is a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MedlinePlus is updated daily and can be bookmarked at the URL: medlineplus.gov. There is no advertising on this site, nor does MedlinePlus endorse any company or product.
American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
Providing the public with accurate, up-to-date information on cancer is a priority for the American Cancer Society. The Society provides information on all aspects of cancer through a toll-free information line, web site, and published materials.
National Cancer Information Center
1-800-ACS-2345
People facing cancer need clear, reliable information in order to understand their disease and make informed decisions about their health. Trained cancer information specialists are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer questions about cancer, link callers with resources in their communities, and provide information on local events. Callers who speak languages other than English and Spanish can also be assisted. The National Cancer Information Center includes an email response center staffed by cancer information specialists who respond to questions and comments submitted through the Society's web site.
American Cancer Society Web Site
www.cancer.org
The Internet is an important resource for people seeking information about cancer. The American Cancer Society's web site is an important extension of the Society's mission to provide lifesaving information to the public. The user-friendly site includes an interactive cancer resource center containing in-depth information on every major cancer type. Through the resource center, visitors can order American Cancer Society publications, gain access to recent news articles, and find additional on- and off-line resources. Other useful sections on the web site include a directory of medical resources, links to other sites organized by cancer type or topic, resources for media representatives, and information on the Society's research grants program, advocacy efforts, and special events.
There are many other wonderful sites with comprehensive information. I hope the aggregation of some of this data will be of use to you.
If you or one of your loved ones are involved in the fight against cancer, may God bring peace to your heart and healing to the body.
