Chapter 16 - Related Web Sites

• The Web site of the National Institute of Health contains an information index that will help you to find the institution responsible for the subject of your choice. The Health Information Page will also supply you with a link to that institute's home page.

• http://oncolink.upenn.edu/ cancer news; journals dedicated to cancer research.

• National Cancer Institute, Has a list of centers testing experimental therapies, as well as fact sheets and updates, plus news about ongoing clinical trials. Also provides access to PDQ (Physician Data Query), the largest resource on treatments and centers specializing in cancer care.

• American Cancer Society, Best site for information on diagnoses, treatments, and emotional support, as well as links to useful Web pages screened for accuracy and reliability.

• National Library of Medicine offers free access to the huge Medline database. Allows users to search articles and read abstracts. Full copies cost about $10.

• Food and Drug Administration prints updates on unproven therapies.

• The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer includes a thorough discussion of the cell cycle, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, how oncogenes cause cancer, and where these genes are located within the human genome.