The following links might be of interest:
Cancer BACUP www.cancerbacup.org.uk
Cancer BACUP is a U.K.-based cancer information service staffed by experienced nurses who provide information and support for cancer patients by telephone, letter and e-mail. The CancerBACUP Web site provides online information booklets on a variety of specific cancers, treatments and coping issues. Users can click on their topic of interest and read the booklet or click to the chapter of interest in the left-hand navigation bar. In the Health Professionals section, users can access Guidelines from the United States, Europe or United Kingdom by clicking here: http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/hp/index.htm, then choosing the geographic region of interest and then choosing the specific guideline of interest in the left-hand navigation bar.
Medicine OnLine www.meds.com
Medicine OnLine offers its Guide to Oncology Regimens, accessible directly from this link: http://www.meds.com/DoseCalc/reg_dis_index.html. From here, professionals access a reference list of 120 standard chemotherapeutic protocols, organized by type of cancer for which the regimen is used. It also features a useful cancer glossary.
Cancer Information Network www.cancernetwork.com
This is a comprehensive full-text cancer information site for healthcare professionals. Users must log in to access the information, which is categorized and accessed via the left-hand navigation bar. The site is well-designed and easy to navigate. It also offers CME, conferences and symposia, and access to clinical journals.
National Cancer Institute, PDQ http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/list.aspx?viewid=d89696ae-a0b9-40b1-a4f0-aa20373b44dd
Access the NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database called PDQ directly from this link. Scroll down to access the various PDQ Cancer Information Summaries, including Treatment Summaries, which contains treatment information on more than 80 types of adult and childhood cancers; or access the PDQ's Clinical Trials Database.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Practice Guidelines www.nccn.org/physician_gls.asp
The NCCN offers its practice guidelines through CD-ROM and is distributed to physicians. This page will take you to directly to more information on ordering the CD-ROM. An electronic version of the NCCN Oncology Practice Guidelines is available.
Asbestos.com www.asbestos.com
With more than 3,000 pages of content, this site features information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers that are caused by asbestos exposure (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, etc.). Unlike other sites, Asbestos.com has achieved HON code approval (Health On the Net (HON) Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based medical information). This site has employed a full staff of writers dedicated to research and writing about asbestos exposure and the diseases that result from exposure to the toxic mineral.
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