Updated: 27 April 2011

Below are links to external multilingual websites which have been compiled and evaluated by BC Cancer Agency librarians according to our established Inclusion/Removal Policy. 

For Patients/Public

Good places to start

• Cancer Information in Other Languages: Canadian Cancer Society
• Health Information in Multiple Languages: MedlinePlus (US)
• Patient Health Education Materials Resource Catalogue: Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care

More websites in other languages

• Asian American Health: National Library of Medicine (US)
• Asian Language Materials: American Cancer Society
• Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool: American Cancer Society
• Consumer Health Brochures in Multiple Languages
• Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources: National Network of Libraries of Medicine (US)
• Ethnomed - Ethnic Medicine Information
• EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network
• Health Information Translations 
• Healthy Roads Media
• International Health Education Alliance
• Multicultural Health Communication Service (New South Wales, Australia)
• Non-English Guides to PubMed
• Refugee Health Information Network 
• Settlement.org
• SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
• Visible Minorities and English Second Language Populations: Canadian Breast Cancer Network

Websites in American Sign Language

• Health Information in ASL (American Sign Language): MedlinePlus (US)

Websites in Arabic (العربية)

• Health Information in Arabic: MedlinePlus (US)
• Minhaal

 Websites in Chinese (中文)

• Asian American Health: National LIbrary of Medicine (US)
• Asian Language Materials: American Cancer Society
• Cancer-asian.com: Canadian Cancer Society
• CancerQuest (US)
• Health Information in Chinese-Simplified: MedlinePlus (US)
• HealthLink BC
• Hong Kong Cancer Fund
• interCultural Online Health Network (BC)
• Lymphoma Research Foundation (US)
• Pap Testing: A New Step on the Path to Women's Health
• 中文刊物: Canadian Cancer Society
• Resource Guide for Chinese Cancer Patients (Lower Mainland): BC Cancer Agency
• Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
• SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages

Websites in Cree

• Cree Publications: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Farsi (فارسی)

• HealthLink BC

Websites in French (français)

• Aujourd'hui la santé
• Health Information in French: MedlinePlus (US)
• HealthLink BC
• PasseportSanté
• Ressources pour les francophones: Provincial Health Services Authority (BC)
• Société canadienne du Cancer
• Vancouver Coastal Health Francophone Resources (BC)

Websites in Hindi (हिन्दी)

• Health Information in Hindi: MedlinePlus (US)
• Hindi Fact Sheets: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Italian (italiano)

• AIMaC: Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro
• CancerQuest (US)
• Health Information in Italian: MedlinePlus (US)
• Pubblicazioni in italiano: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Japanese (日本語)  

• Health Information in Japanese: MedlinePlus (US)

Websites in Korean (한국어)

• Health information in Korean: MedlinePlus (US)
• Korean Publications: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Ojibwe

• Ojibwe Publications: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Persian ( فارسی )

• انتشارات به زبان فارسی : Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Polish (polski)

• Health Information in Polish: MedlinePlus (US)
• Polish Fact Sheets: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Portuguese (português)

• Health Information in Portuguese: MedlinePlus (US)
• Portuguese Fact Sheets: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ)

• HealthLink BC
• interCultural Online Health Network
• Punjabi Publicatons: Canadian Cancer Society
• ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Russian (Русский)

• CancerQuest (US)
• EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network
• Health Information in Russian: MedlinePlus (US) 
• MedInfoRus: Medical Information in Russian

Websites in Spanish (español)

• Acceso Computarizado a la Salud de Nueva York
• Cancer.Net En Espanol (US)
• CancerQuest (US)
• Documentos sobre el cancer: National Cancer Institute (US)
• Información de referencia sobre el cáncer: American Cancer Society
• Healthfinder Espanol
• Lymphoma Research Foundation (US) 
• Manual merck de informacion medica para el hogar
• MedlinePlus in Spanish (US)
• Prevención y Control del Cáncer: CDC (US)
• Publicaciones en español: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Tagalog (Tagalog)

• Health Information in Tagalog: MedlinePlus (US)
• Tagalog Fact Sheets: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Tamil

• Tamil Fact Sheets: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Ukrainian (Українська)

• Health Information in Ukrainian: MedlinePlus (US)
• Ukrainian Fact Sheets: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Urdu (اردو)

• Health Information in Urdu: MedlinePlus (US)
• Urdu Fact Sheets: Canadian Cancer Society

Websites in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

• Health Information in Vietnamese: MedlinePlus (US)
• Vietnamese Publications: Canadian Cancer Society

Foreign language dictionaries and glossaries

• Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular terms in 9 European languages (provides translations of medical terms in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese & Spanish)