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Recommended Websites
Health Websites
Cancer Websites
Types of Cancer Websites
Screening and Diagnosis Websites
Causes and Prevention Websites
Cancer Treatment Websites
Coping with Cancer Websites
Advocacy Websites
Websites in Other Languages
Health in Other Cultures Websites
Information Tools
Statistics Websites
Internet: Evaluating Websites
Inclusion/Removal Policy
Refer a Patient
Cancer Statistics
Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control, BC/Yukon
Cancer Drug Manual
Cancer Management Guidelines
Chemotherapy Protocols
Clinical Trials
Colorectal Cancer Care Workshop 2012
Continuing Education
Family Practice Oncology Network
Laboratory Services
Nursing
Nutrition
Pediatric Oncology
PET Functional Imaging
Pharmacy
Psychosocial Oncology
Residency Training Programs
Skin Cancer Atlas
Surgical Oncology Network
Systemic Therapy Update Newsletter
Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies

Recommended Websites

Updated: 14 February 2012

The websites on cancer and general health care linked to below have been compiled and evaluated by BC Cancer Agency librarians according to our established Inclusion/Removal Policy. The librarians have also compiled a list of websites that provide information about finding reliable health information in Evaluating Websites.

Health Websites 

Cancer Websites 

Types of Cancer Websites (such as breast, colorectal, lung, pancreas, etc.)

Websites in Other Languages

Health in Other Cultures

Screening and Diagnosis Websites

• Diagnostic Tests
• Screening 

Causes and Prevention Websites

• Cancer Clusters
• Carcinogens and Chemicals
• Electromagnetics
• Genetics and Hereditary Cancer
• Nutrition and Exercise to Prevent Cancer
• Radiation
• Radon
• Smoking and Tobacco 
• Sun and Skin Cancer Prevention
• Viruses

Cancer Treatment Websites 

• Angiogenesis
• Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant
• Chemotherapy
• Clinical Trials
• Complementary/Alternative Therapies
• Drugs and Drug Companies
• Immunotherapy
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Radiation Therapy
• Surgery

Advocacy Websites

Statistics Websites

Coping with Cancer Websites 

• Managing Symptoms and Side Effects

• Breathlessness/Dyspnea
• Constipation and Diarrhea
• Difficulty Swallowing/Dysphagia
• Fatigue
• Fertility and Sexuality
• Hair Loss/Alopecia
• Lymphedema
• Memory/Thinking Dysfunction
• Nausea
• Neutropenia
• Ostomy
• Pain
• Personal Appearance

• Advance Directives, Wills and Legal  Issues
• Anxiety and Depression
• Caregivers
• Chat Rooms
• Children and Teenagers with Cancer
• Children and the Family
• Exercise for People with Cancer
• Financial Information
• Funerals
• GLBT with Cancer
• Grief
• Home and Community Care
• Nutrition for People with Cancer
• Older Adults with Cancer
• Palliative Care/Hospice
• Support
• Survivorship
• Travel
• Work Issues
• Young Adults with Cancer

Information Tools 

• Conferences
• Dictionaries and Glossaries
• Directories
• Encyclopedias
• Evaluating Websites
• Finding a Physician
• Images and Illustrations 
• Libraries
• Cancer News, Medical News and Newspapers
• Medline
• Mobile Resources
• Organizations, Treatment Centres and Hospitals
• Practice Guidelines
• Psychological Tests and Measures
• Research and Research Funding
• Style/Citation Guides
• Teaching Materials



NOTE: While the BC Cancer Agency Library has selected and evaluated these "Recommended Links", we cannot guarantee the function, accuracy or currency of the websites and the information contained within them. Please read the BC Cancer Agency's Terms of Use for further information.