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Types of Cancer Websites

These other websites have been compiled and evaluated by BC Cancer librarians. For BC Cancer information about types of cancer see Types of Cancer.

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Advanced Cancer Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Advanced Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Advanced Cancer, Metastatic Cancer, and Bone Metastasis (American Cancer Society)
Advanced Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Advanced Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Metastatic Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Metastatic Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Support websites

LivingOutLoud.life - stories of young adults living with advanced illness

Anus Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Anal Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Anal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Anal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Anal Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Anal Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Bile Duct Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Bile Duct Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Bile Duct Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) (Cancer.Net)
Bile Duct Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Liver and Bile Duct Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

More bile duct websites

Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (US)

Bladder Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Bladder Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Bladder Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Bladder Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Bladder Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Bladder Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Bladder Cancer Canada

More bladder cancer websites

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (US)
Urology Care Foundation (American Urological Association)

Ostomy websites

Support

Bladder Cancer Canada

Bone Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Bone Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Bone Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Bone Cancer (Sarcoma of Bone) (Cancer.Net)
Bone Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Bone Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Osteosarcoma (American Cancer Society)
Primary Bone Cancer Fact Sheet (US National Cancer Institute)

More bone cancer websites

Sarcoma Foundation of America (US)

Childhood bone cancer websites

Childhood Bone Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Ewing Sarcoma - Childhood and Adolescence (Cancer.Net)
Osteosarcoma - Childhood and Adolescence (Cancer.Net)
Rhabdomyosarcoma - Childhood (Cancer.Net)

Bone, Secondary, Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Bone Metastasis (American Cancer Society)
Bone Metastases (Canadian Cancer Society)

Brain and Central Nervous System Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Adults (American Cancer Society)
Brain and Spinal Tumours (Canadian Cancer Society)
Brain Tumor (Cancer.Net)
Brain Tumors (MedlinePlus)
Brain Tumors (US National Cancer Institute)
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

More brain cancer websites

Acoustic neuroma websites

Acoustic Neuroma Association (US)

Childhood brain cancer websites

Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Children (American Cancer Society)
Brain Tumors (US National Cancer Institute)
Brain Stem Glioma-Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Central Nervous System Tumors (Brain and Spinal Cord)-Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Childhood Brain and Spinal Tumours (Canadian Cancer Society)
Childhood Brain Tumors (MedlinePlus)

Neuroblastoma websites

Neuroblastoma (American Cancer Society)
Neuroblatoma (Canadian Cancer Society)

Clinical trials websites

Clinical Trial Finder (US National Brain Tumor Society)

Brain, Secondary, Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Brain Metastases (American Cancer Society)
Brain Metastases (Canadian Cancer Society)

Breast Websites

F For For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Breast Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Breast Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Breast Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Breast Cancer (US National Cancer Institute
Canadian Breast Cancer Network

More breast cancer websites

Advanced breast cancer websites

MedSearch (Canadian Breast Cancer Network) - where metastatic drugs are available in Canada
Metastatic Breast Cancer Network (US)

Breast reconstruction websites

Breast Reconstruction Program (Vancouver Coastal Health)
Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy (American Cancer Society)
Flat Closure NOW

Inflammatory breast cancer websites

Breast Cancer - Inflammatory (Cancer.Net)
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Male breast cancer websites

Breast Cancer in Men (Cancer.Net)
Breast Cancer in Men (American Cancer Society)
Male Breast Cancer (Breastcancer.org)
Male Breast Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Male Breast Cancer Treatment (US National Cancer Institute)

Triple-negative breast cancer websites

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (Living Beyond Breast Cancer, US)

Genetics and biology websites

BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing (US National Cancer Institute)
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (US)
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Risky Genes

Prevention and screening websites

BC Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Prevention (US National Cancer Institute)
Breast Cancer Screening (Cancer Care Ontario)
Breast Cancer Screening (US National Cancer Institute)
Dense Breasts Canada
Breast Changes and Conditions (US National Cancer Institute)

Research studies

Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab (University of BC Faculty of Medicine) - Exercise studies available to cancer patients / survivors

Support websites

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Every Breast Counts (Women's College Hospital) - for Black women in Canada
Rethink Breast Cancer - for young adults with breast cancer
Young Survival Coalition - for young adults with breast cancer

Clinical trials

National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (US)

Decision tools

Surgery Choices for Women with DCIS or Breast Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Surgery Guide (Canadian Breast Cancer Network)

Multimedia

Breast Cancer Videos (American Cancer Society)

Cervix Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Cervical Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Cervical Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Cervical Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Cervical Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Cervical Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

More cervical cancer websites

National Cervical Cancer Coalition (US)

Cervical cancer screening websites

AboriginalSexualHealth.ca
BC Cancer Screening
Cervical Cancer Screening (US National Cancer Institute)
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (US)

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) websites

HPV (MedlinePlus)
HPV and Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
HPVInfo.ca
ImmunizeBC
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (US)

Childhood Cancer Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Cancer (BC Children's Hospital)
Cancer in Adolescents (American Cancer Society)
Cancer in Children (American Cancer Society)
Cancer in Children (MedlinePlus)
Cancer in Children and Adolescents (US National Cancer Institute)
Childhood Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Childhood Cancers (US National Cancer Institute)
For Children (Cancer.Net)
For Teens (Cancer.Net)

More childhood cancer websites

CureSearch for Children's Cancer (US)

Childhood bone cancer websites

Childhood Bone Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Ewing Sarcoma - Childhood and Adolescence (Cancer.Net)
Osteosarcoma - Childhood and Adolescence (Cancer.Net)
Rhabdomyosarcoma (American Cancer Society)
Rhabdomyosarcoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Rhabdomyosarcoma - Childhood (Cancer.Net)

Childhood brain cancer websites

Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Children (American Cancer Society)
Brain Tumors (US National Cancer Institute)
Brain Stem Glioma-Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Central Nervous System Tumors (Brain and Spinal Cord)-Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Childhood Brain and Spinal Tumours (Canadian Cancer Society)
Childhood Brain Tumors (MedlinePlus)

Childhood eye cancer websites

Retinoblastoma (American Cancer Society)
Retinoblastoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Retinoblastoma (US National Cancer Institute)

Childhood leukemia websites

Childhood Leukemia (Canadian Cancer Society)
Childhood Leukemia (MedlinePlus)
Kids Get Blood Cancers, Too (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid, Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Leukemia in Children (American Cancer Society)

Childhood lymphoma websites

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Childhood non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Kids Get Blood Cancers, Too (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children (American Cancer Society)

Pain websites

Centre for Pediatric Pain Research (Dalhousie University)

Support websites

Camp-Mak-A-Dream
Childhood Cancer Canada
Parents Who Have a Child with Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Support Groups and Charities (Children's Cancer Web Resources)
Your Child Has Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)

Books and pamphlets

Children With Cancer: A Guide for Parents (US National Cancer Institute)
When Your Child Has Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)

Multimedia

Childhood Cancer Survivorship Videos (American Cancer Society)
Leukemia in Children and Teens (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)

For Patients / Public (Children and Teens)

Support websites

13Thirty (US) - Ages 13-30
Bandaides & Blackboards - Ages 9-14
Sibling Support Project (Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada)
Young Adult Cancer Canada - Ages 15-18

Books and pamphlets

When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens (US National Cancer Institute)

Colorectal Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Colon/Rectum Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Colorectal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Colorectal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Colorectal Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Colorectal Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Colorectal Cancer Canada

Genetics websites

Familial Gastrointestinal Registry (Zane Cohen Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario)

Multimedia

Colon Cancer Videos (American Cancer Society)

Ostomy websites

Prevention and screening websites

BC Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Prevention (US National Cancer Institute)

Research studies

Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab (University of BC Faculty of Medicine) - Exercise studies available to cancer patients / survivors

Support websites

Colon Club
Colon Town (Online community of more than 100 “secret” groups on Facebook for colorectal patients, survivors, and carepartners. Membership by application.)

Esophagus Websites

or Patients / Public

Good places to start

Esophageal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Esophageal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Esophageal Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Esophageal Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Esophagus Cancer (American Cancer Society)

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Risk factors and prevention websites

GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and the Risk for Esophageal Cancer (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

Support websites

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association (US)

Eye Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Eye Cancer (Ocular Melanoma) (American Cancer Society)
Eye Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Eye Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Eye Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma (US National Cancer Institute)

Childhood eye cancer websites

Retinoblastoma (American Cancer Society)
Retinoblastoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Retinoblastoma (US National Cancer Institute)

Fallopian Tube Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Fallopian Tube Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

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Gallbladder Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Gallbladder Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Gallbladder Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Gallbladder Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Gallbladder Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Gallbladder Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Head and Neck Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Head and Neck Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Head and Neck Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Head and Neck Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Head and Neck Cancers (American Cancer Society)

More head and neck cancer websites

Mouth Cancer Foundation (UK)
Oral Cancer Foundation (US)

Books and pamphlets

Oral Care Education (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer) - multilingual fact sheets

For Researchers / Clinicians

Head and neck cancer websites

International Society of Oral Oncology

Hodgkin Lymphoma Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Hodgkin Disease (American Cancer Society)
Hodgkin Lymphoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Hodgkin's Disease (MedlinePlus)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
Lymphoma (US National Cancer Institute)
Lymphoma Canada
Lymphoma, Hodgkin (Cancer.Net)

More Hodgkin lymphoma websites

Childhood Hodgkin lymphoma websites

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma (Canadian Cancer Society)

Bone marrow/stem cell transplant websites

BMT Infonet (US Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network)
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC - This website is intended to provide patients, families, physicians and health care workers with information about the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC which operates out of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the adjacent BC Cancer.

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Kidney Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Kidney Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Kidney Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Kidney Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Kidney Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Kidney Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Kidney Cancer Canada

More kidney cancer websites

Kidney Cancer Association (US)
Urology Care Foundation (American Urological Association)

Childhood kidney cancer websites

Wilms Tumour (Canadian Cancer Society)

Multimedia

Kidney Cancer Canada YouTube Channel

Larynx Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Laryngeal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (US National Cancer Institute)
Throat Cancer (MedlinePlus)

Support websites

Books and pamphlets

Laryngectomee Guide (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Multimedia

Cancer of the Throast or Larynx (MedlinePlus)

Leukemia Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Leukemia (Canadian Cancer Society)
Leukemia (MedlinePlus)
Leukemia (US National Cancer Institute)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada

More leukemia websites

Bloodwise (UK)

Adult acute leukemia websites

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (Canadian Cancer Society)
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (MedlinePlus)
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) in Adults (American Cancer Society)
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (Canadian Cancer Society)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) (American Cancer Society)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (MedlinePlus)
Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic (Cancer.Net)
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (Cancer.Net)

Adult chronic leukemia websites

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (Canadian Cancer Society)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (MedlinePlus)
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (MedlinePlus)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (Canadian Cancer Society)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Society of Canada
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) American Cancer Society)
CLL & SLL (Lymphoma Canada)
Leukemia, B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia and Hairy Cell Leukemia (Cancer.Net)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) (American Cancer Society)
Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic (Cancer.Net)
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) (American Cancer Society)
Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid (Cancer.Net)
Leukemia, Chronic T-Cell Lymphocytic (Cancer.Net)

Childhood leukemia websites

Childhood Leukemia (Canadian Cancer Society)
Childhood Leukemia (MedlinePlus)
Kids Get Blood Cancers, Too (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid, Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Leukemia in Children (American Cancer Society)

Bone marrow/stem cell transplant websites

BMT Infonet (US Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network)
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia -This website is intended to provide patients, families, physicians and health care workers with information about the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia which operates out of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the adjacent BC Cancer.

Books and pamphlets

Acute Myeloblastic Leukaemia: A Guide for Patients (European Society for Medical Oncology)
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (European Society for Medical Oncology)

Multimedia

Educational Video Library (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Leukemia in Children and Teens (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Liver Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Liver Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Liver Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Liver Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Liver Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Liver and Bile Duct Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Liver, Secondary, Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Liver Metastases (American Cancer Society)
Liver Metastases (Canadian Cancer Society)

Lung Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Lung Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Lung Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Lung Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Lung Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell (Cancer.Net)
Lung Cancer - Small Cell (Cancer.Net)
Lung Cancer Canada

More lung cancer websites

American Lung Association
Caring Ambassadors Lung Cancer Program (US)
Free to Breathe (US)
Lung Cancer Alliance (US)
Lungcancer.org (US)

Lung carcinoid websites

Lung Carcinoid Tumor (American Cancer Society)

Books and pamphlets

Patient's Guide to Lung Cancer (Lung Cancer Canada)

Multimedia

Managing Difficulty Breathing (Lung Cancer Canada)
Relaxation for Shortness of Breath (Lung Cancer Canada)

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Early and Locally Advanced (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
NCCN Guidelines for Patients : Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Metastatic (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Lung, Secondary, Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Lung Metastases (American Cancer Society)
Lung Metastases (Canadian Cancer Society)

Mesothelioma Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Malignant Mesothelioma (American Cancer Society)
Malignant Mesothelioma (US National Cancer Institute)
Mesothelioma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Mesothelioma (Cancer.Net)
Mesothelioma (MedlinePlus)

More mesothelioma websites

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Mouth Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Oral Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Oral Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)

More mouth cancer websites

Mouth Cancer Foundation (UK)
Oral Cancer Foundation (US)

Journal articles

Oral Cancer: How to Protect Yourself. JADA. 2001. 132(48S)

Myelodysplastic Syndromes Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (American Cancer Society)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MedlinePlus)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes-MDS (Cancer.Net)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (US National Cancer Institute)

More myelodsplastic syndromes websites

Bone marrow/stem cell transplant websites

BMT Infonet.org (US Bone & Marrow Transplant Information Network)
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia -This website is intended to provide patients, families, physicians and health care workers with information about the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC which operates out of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the adjacent BC Cancer.

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (US National Cancer Institute)

More myeloproliferative neoplasms websites

Bone marrow/stem cell transplant websites

BMT Infonet.org (US Bone & Marrow Transplant Information Network)
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia -This website is intended to provide patients, families, physicians and health care workers with information about the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC which operates out of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the adjacent BC Cancer.

Myeloma Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Multiple Myeloma (American Cancer Society)
Multiple Myeloma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Multiple Myeloma (Cancer.Net)
Multiple Myeloma (MedlinePlus)
Myeloma Canada
Plasma Cell Neoplasms (Including Multiple Myeloma (US National Cancer Institute)

More myeloma websites

International Myeloma Foundation
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (US)
Myeloma (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)

Bone marrow/stem cell transplant websites

BMT Infonet (US Bone & Marrow Transplant Information Network)
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia - This website is intended to provide patients, families, physicians and health care workers with information about the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia which operates out of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the adjacent BC Cancer.

Multimedia

Myeloma Canada YouTube Videos
Educational Video Library (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)

Support websites

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
Lymphoma (MedlinePlus)
Lymphoma (US National Cancer Institute)
Lymphoma Canada
Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin (Cancer.Net)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (American Cancer Society)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Canadian Cancer Society)

More non-Hodgkin lymphoma websites

Childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma websites

Childhood non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Kids Get Blood Cancers, Too (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children (American Cancer Society)

Skin lymphoma websites

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Lymphoma of the Skin (American Cancer Society)
Mycosis Fungoides and the Sézary Syndrome Treatment (US National Cancer Institute)

Bone marrow/stem cell transplant websites

BMT Infonet (US Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network)
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC - This website is intended to provide patients, families, physicians and health care workers with information about the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC which operates out of the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the adjacent BC Cancer.

Multimedia

Educational Video Library (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Leukemia in Children and Teens (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Ovary Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Ovarian Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Ovarian Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Ovarian Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Ovarian Cancer Canada
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

More ovarian cancer websites

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (US)
OvCaRe (BC)

Genetics websites

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (US)
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (Cancer.Net)

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Ovarian Cancer (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

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Pancreas Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Pancreatic Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Pancreatic Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Pancreatic Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Pancreatic Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Pancreatic Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Pancreatic Cancer Canada

More pancreatic cancer websites

Craig's Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society
Lustgarten Foundation (US)
Pancreatic Cancer: JAMA Patient Page (US)
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (US)
Pancreatica.org (US)
Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center (Johns Hopkins, US)

Books and pamphlets

Pancreatic Cancer: A Guide for Patients (European Society for Medical Oncology)

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Penis Websites

Patients / Public

Good places to start

Penile Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Penile Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Penile Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Penile Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

More penis websites

Urology Care Foundation (American Urological Association)

Pharynx Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Hypopharyngeal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Nasopharyngeal Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Oral Cavity (Mouth) and Oropharyngeal (Throat) Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Oropharyngeal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)

Prostate Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Prostate Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Prostate Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Prostate Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Prostate Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

More prostate cancer websites

If I Were Tom (Prostate Cancer Foundation BC)
Island Prostate Centre (Victoria, BC)
Prostate Cancer Foundation (US)
Prostate Cancer Foundation BC
Urology Care Foundation (American Urological Association)
Vancouver Prostate Centre

Prevention and screening websites

Prostate Cancer: Should I Get Screened? (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Support websites

Island Prostate Centre (Victoria, BC)
Prostate Cancer Supportive Care (BC)
Support Groups (Prostate Cancer Foundation BC)
TrueNTH (Prostate Cancer Canada)

Books and pamphlets

Challenging Prostate Cancer: Nutrition, Exercise and You (Prostate Centre at the Princess Margaret Hospital)
Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Patients (European Society for Medical Oncology)

Salivary Gland Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Salivary Gland Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Salivary Gland Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Salivary Gland Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Salivary Gland Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Salivary Gland Cancer Treatment (US National Cancer Institute)

Sarcoma Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Soft Tissue Sarcoma (American Cancer Society)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Sarcoma, Soft Tissue (Cancer.Net)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma (MedlinePlus)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma (US National Cancer Institute)

More sarcoma websites

Sarcoma Alliance (US)
Sarcoma Foundation of America (US)

Ewing sarcoma websites

Ewing Family of Tumors (American Cancer Society)

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) websites

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) (American Cancer Society)
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTS) (Canadian Cancer Society)
GIST Support International
Life Raft Group Canada

Kaposi's sarcoma websites

Kaposi Sarcoma (American Cancer Society)
Kaposi Sarcoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Kaposi Sarcoma (Cancer.Net)
Kaposi's Sarcoma (MedlinePlus)

Osteosarcoma websites

Bone Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)
Osteosarcoma (American Cancer Society)
Osteosarcoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Osteosarcoma - Childhood (Cancer.Net)

Rhaddomyosarcoma websites

Rhabdomyosarcoma (American Cancer Society)
Rhabdomyosarcoma (Canadian Cancer Society)

Childhood sarcoma websites

Ewing Sarcoma - Childhood (Cancer.Net)
Ewing Family of Tumors (American Cancer Society)

Skin and Melanoma Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Skin Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Skin Cancer (Including Melanoma) (US National Cancer Institute)

Non-melanoma skin cancer websites

Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma) (Cancer.Net)

Melanoma websites

Melanoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Melanoma (Cancer.Net)
Melanoma (MedlinePlus)
Melanoma Skin Cancer (American Cancer Society)

Merkel cell carcinoma websites

Merkel Cell Carcinoma (American Academy of Dermatology
Merkel Cell Carcinoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment (US National Cancer Institute)
Merkel Cell Skin Cancer (American Cancer Society)

Skin lymphoma websites

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada)
Lymphoma of the Skin (American Cancer Society)
Mycosis Fungoides (including Sézary Syndrome) Treatment (US National Cancer Institute)

More skin cancer and melanoma websites

Dermatology A-Z (American Academy of Dermatology)
Melanoma International Foundation
Melanoma Network of Canada
Save Your Skin Foundation
Skin Cancer Foundation (US)
Skinsight

Prevention and screening websites

Canadian Dermatology Association
Mole Melanoma
Skin Cancer (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Multimedia

Skin Cancer Image Gallery (American Cancer Society)
Skin Cancer Videos (American Cancer Society)

Small Bowel / Intestine Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Intestinal Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Small Bowel Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Small Intestine Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Small Intestine Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Small Intestine Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Gastrointestinal carcinoid tumour websites

Carcinoid Cancer Foundation (US)
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor (American Cancer Society)
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor (US National Cancer Institute)

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour websites

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) (American Cancer Society)
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (Cancer.Net)
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GISTs) (Canadian Cancer Society)
GIST Support International
GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada

Stomach Websites

or Patients / Public

Good places to start

Stomach Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Stomach Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Stomach Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Stomach Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Support websites

My Gut Feeling (Stomach Cancer Foundation of Canada)

Books and pamphlets

Stomach Cancer: A Guide for Patients (European Society for Medical Oncology)

Testes Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Testicular Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Testicular Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Testicular Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Testicular Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Testicular Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

More testicular cancer websites

Testicular Cancer Resource Center (US)

Thymus Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Thymoma (Cancer.Net)
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma (US National Cancer Institute)
Thymus Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Thymus Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Thymus Cancer (MedlinePlus)

Thyroid Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Thyroid Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Thyroid Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Thyroid Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Thyroid Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Thyroid Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

More thyroid cancer websites

American Thyroid Association
Thyroid Cancer Canada
ThyCa (Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, US)

Unknown Primary Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Cancer of Unknown Primary (American Cancer Society)
Cancer of Unknown Primary (Canadian Cancer Society)
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (US National Cancer Institute)
Unknown Primary (Cancer.Net)

Uterus / Endometrium Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Endometrial Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Uterine Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Uterine Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Uterine Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Uterine Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Uterine sarcoma websites

Uterine Sarcoma (American Cancer Society)
Uterine Sarcoma Treatment (US National Cancer Institute)

Vagina Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Vaginal Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Vaginal Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Vaginal Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Vaginal Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Vaginal Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Vulva Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Vulvar Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Vulvar Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
Vulvar Cancer (Cancer.Net)
Vulvar Cancer (MedlinePlus)
Vulvar Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia Websites

For Patients / Public

Good places to start

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (American Cancer Society)
Waldenström Macroglobulinemia (MedlinePlus)
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia ((Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma) (Cancer.Net)

More Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia websites

International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Waldenström Macroglobulinemia (US National Organization for Rare Disorders)

Practice guidelines

NCCN Guidelines for Patients (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

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