If you are like most of us, you'll want to find links for your specific
cancer. The following sites point to links for specific cancers. Cansearch
has a long list -- just scroll to the middle of their page to find
their links. All you have to do now is decide if you actually want
to know all that information!
If you like to get a lot of e-mail, consider joining one of the
specific mailing lists listed on the cansearch site.
These are some we know of. To add your suggestions or ask questions about what others have done,
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Health Information
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/
The National Cancer Institute's site, CancerNet, provides a variety
of information on cancer, for both patients and health professionals.
You can access full-text information summaries from the PDQ database
that describe the latest advances in cancer treatment, supportive
care, screening and prevention. Texts can be retrieved either in a
patient version (non-technical language) or a version for health professionals
(technical).
http://chid.nih.gov/
A combined health information database produced by health related
agencies of the federal government.
http://www.healthfinder.gov
A great site for health information sponsored by DHHS; excellent links.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
PubMed provides free access to the National Library of Medicine's
MEDLINE database. Use it to search for published articles about a
certain topic. Many of these articles are quite technical. Ask your
doctor if the article you found is relevant to your case - if it is,
ask him or her to explain what you don't understand.
www.lbbc.org
Living Beyond Breast Cancer is an organization located in the Philadelphia,
PA, area. Their web site features newsletters, up-coming conferences,
and emerging issues of concern to women and families affected by breast
cancer. The organization has a Young Survivors support and networking
group for women under 40 who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
http://www.medicinenet.com/
MedicineNet is a searchable Q&A database. All questions are answered
by MD's.
Advocacy and Legislation
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/
The California Legislative Counsel site. Daily updates to Senate and
Assembly bills; listings of state and federal representatives for
California; excellent links to other related sites.
http://thomas.loc.gov
The Thomas federal legislative tracking. Daily updates and full-text
bills.
http://whitehouse.gov
Go straight to the top! This is the White House website.
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