Links to other Cancer Sites

USEFUL LINKS

The Internet contains a wealth of information on cancer from a variety of perspectives, and we encourage our visitors to visit other sites to supplement what is available on the UCCRC site. Thus, we provide a list of web links to sites related to a variety of cancer-related issues. Our list is lengthy but certainly not comprehensive. We provide these links as a service to you, but, of course, we cannot take responsibility for information provided by other organizations.

Please do not look at any web sites as substitutes for professional medical care and advice. If you have, or suspect you have, a health problem you should consult your physician. This is especially true in regards to malignancy. Cancer is a large group of very complex diseases that vary dramatically in their natures and impacts. Moreover, the dynamics, symptoms and effects of each form of cancer differ significantly from patient to patient.

We have grouped these links into various categories. For your convenience, several sites are referenced in more than one category to expedite your search for particular topics. Please click on the category that suits your needs to access the list of appropriate links:

Major Sections of the University of Chicago Hospitals' Web Sites Related to Cancer
General Cancer Sites

Cancer Online Bibliographies and Indices of Cancer Web Sites
  • Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)

    • ACOR develops and hosts Internet-based communications systems that help patients, their families and friends, researchers, and physicians acquire relevant cancer information. The heart of ACOR is a group of free, discussion lists, which enable participants to discuss clinical and non-clinical cancer issues.
  • The Cancer Index

    • A guide to internet resources on cancer. Volunteers maintain this non-profit site.
  • The Cancer Information Network

    • A noncommercial site designed to connect cancer patients and their caregivers with useful information.
  • Cancer Links

    • Another site providing a wealth of useful cancer information on the web.
  • Cancer resources in Illinois

    • The page on the Cancer Index site devoted to resources located in Illinois.
  • Cancer News on the Net®

    • Provides links on the web to the latest news and information on cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
  • NCI Cancer Literature

    • The NCI site's link to written material on cancer-related topics. It includes publications by the NCI and other organizations.
  • PubMed Central (PMC)

    • PubMed Central (PMC) the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (see link below) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
  • U.S. National Library of Medicine

    • The website of the National Library of Medicine provides a large data base of health information and other health-related web sites.
Cancer Research
Clinical Trials
  • American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN)

    • The official site of the NCI-funded cooperative group focusing on diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapeutic technologies.
  • The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)

    • This is the official site of the NCI-funded cooperative group established primarily to evaluate the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors.
  • Cancer and Leukemia Cooperative Group B

    • Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, this national clinical research group has its headquarters at the University of Chicago. The CALGB was founded in 1956 with a goal of bringing together clinical oncologists and laboratory investigators to develop better treatments for cancer. Today it is a national network of 29 university medical centers, over 225 community hospitals and more than 3000 oncology specialists who collaborate in clinical research studies aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality from cancer, relating the biological characteristics of cancer to clinical outcomes and developing new strategies for the early detection and prevention of cancer.
  • CancerTrialsHelp.org

    • Sponsored by the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups, this site introduces patients to clinical trials, provides a search engine of clinic trials, and sponsors a patient discussion forum.
  • Centerwatch: Clinical Trials Listing Service

    • This site provides information about clinical research and lists more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug therapies in research and those recently approved by the FDA.
  • Children's Oncology Group (COG)

    • This NCI-funded cooperative group focusing on children and cancer. COG's home page is also the portal to CureSearch (see links section Children and Cancer.)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

    • This is the official site of one of the first cooperative groups launched to perform multi-center cancer clinical trials. It has more than 90 active clinical trials in all types of adult malignancies with annual accrual of approximately 6,000 patients.
  • European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)

    • The purpose of EORTC is "to conduct, develop, coordinate, and stimulate laboratory and clinical research in Europe to improve the management of cancer and related problems by increasing survival but also patients' quality of life."
  • Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG)

    • This NCI-funded cooperative cancer research group focuses its research on women with pelvic malignancies, such as cancer of the ovary, uterus, and cervix.
  • The National Cancer Institute of Canada's Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG)

    • This cooperative oncology group carries out clinical trials in cancer therapy, supportive care and prevention across Canada and internationally.
  • National Cancer Institutes Introduction to the Clinical Trial Cooperative Groups Program

    • This site describes the program that supports and integrates the efforts of 1,700 institutions involved in recruiting participants for group-conducted clinical trials.
  • National Cancer Institute's Site on Cancer Trials

  • The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)

    • This cooperative group focuses on breast and colorectal cancer.
  • North Central Cancer Treatment Group

    • This cooperative group specializes in researching methods of treating and preventing cancer and to alleviate the side effects of cancer and cancer treatments.
  • Southwest Oncology Group

    • This cooperative group also focus on adult cancers through a network of approximately 4,000 physicians at 283 institutions.
Sites Focused on Cancer by Gender, Age or Race
Cancer Survivors
Publications
Cancer Patient Resources and Support Groups (General)
  • OncoChat

    • Welcome to our home on the Web! OncoChat is a real-time global support community for people whose lives have been touched by cancer. We don't offer medical advice or professional counseling. We do offer lots of hugs and understanding from people who share similar experiences and emotions.
  • People Living with Cancer


    • The patient information website sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

  • The University of Chicago Cancer Resource Center

    • Since 1997, the UCCRC has provided this unique resource to patients and their families. Last year, the UCCRC—in partnership with the University Hospitals, the American Cancer Society and the Duchossois family—remodeled the Cancer Resource Center and moved it to a more accessible and convenient location and expanded its a broad range of services. The new Cancer Resource Center is a welcoming facility where people can learn about the disease in all of its many manifestations, get answers to their most troubling questions and link with worthwhile community resources. The ultimate goal of the Center is to dispel much of cancer's mystery and replace rumor and myth with fact and truth.
  • University of Chicago Women's Cancer Support Group

  • The Wellness Community

    • The Wellness Community (TWC) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing free emotional support, education and hope for people with cancer and their loved ones.
Sites for Specific Cancers (Includes Support Groups)