About Cancer

If you are looking for first hand information on cancer, your search ends here with the internet. There are several sites that offer information on breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer as well as different other types of cancer, including information on its signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and prognosis. The American Cancer Society at cancer.org has loads of cancer resources and links of interest that can guide you to other cancer information resources. In addition you will be able to find comprehensive guides about different types of cancer, treatment options, various cancer drugs, and learn how to get involved in groups promoting cancer awareness and education. You also have an option to make donations by purchasing books and other resources containing cancer information from the website too.

To find out more about ongoing research and current cancer information you can check the National Institute of Health's cancer research group, a good source that is located online at cancer.gov. This is an excellent site where one can find cancer statistics, such as the occurrence of various forms of cancer, plus information regarding ongoing clinical trials, results of previous research, how clinical trials are performed, and how to locate a clinical trial to take part in. You can also find an extensive online dictionary on this site with description for various cancer terms and treatments, as well as an in depth section on medications used in cancer treatments plus links to more cancer drug information. Other interesting sites worth trying out are oncolink.com sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, cancersociety.com, and the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at cis.nci.nih.gov.

If you would like to learn about cancer information from more personal sources, for instance from people who have cancer, then you can either join a local cancer support group or an online chat forum. Views and experiences of people can be found posted on their own personal websites, and you can interact with these people via email too. Who knows, you may just have something in common, and this could be a great way to find out more about your situation and what to expect. You can even check with your primary care physician or gynecologist for information on various types of female concerns, including breast, uterine, ovarian, and cervical, cancers. For those looking for cancer information on a specific type, you can do a search on that alone that will enable you to focus on your results considerably. Hopefully, you or your loved ones will never hear the diagnosis of cancer, but if you do, there are tons of useful information and resources that are easily available. Knowledge is power, get it, and use it.