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There are number of sites offering updates on medical news for health professionals, these may prove useful for those who do not have enough time to devote to reading journals. Many of these services are commercial sites and require registration, currently
these tend to be free to the user, with the company raising revenue by selling advertising space.
- News - Mass Media (National Cancer Institute) News about recent research results at NCI
- Cancer News - USA Today News on current research and developments
- Cancer Watch A Monthly News and Education Magazine about Cancer Research
- Current research in Orthopedic Oncology - Commentary (Bone Cancer Research Fund, Indiana University) Bruce T. Rougraff, MD Current Opinion in Orthopedics 1994, 5;VI:67-69
- Global Health Net (University of Pittsburgh) This site includes a Key Medical Resources Page, a Women's Health section and medical links.
- HealthGate Inc. (USA) Including FREE MEDLINE and CANCERLIT ACCESS plus other biomedical databases, CME courses, and consumer health information.
- Intelihealth: Cancer Headlines (Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Health System) News
- Medical Science Bulletin - Oncology Review Section Information for Oncologists (Pharminfo)
- Medicine Online (USA) Cancer related resources - by GlaxoWelcome an international pharmaceutical company.
- MedicineNet "A Free Medical Resource" Diseases / Medical Dictionary / News and many other features
- Medscape Commercial site for health professionals. Requires free registration. Includes full text articles, free access to MEDLINE, TOXLINE, and AIDSLINE databases. There is an oncology section.
- New Medicine, Inc. (USA) including 'Future Oncology' News on products / technology
- News Headline about Breast Cancer (Search CNN)
- News Headlines about Leukemia (Search CNN)
- News5.net - Cancer news
- ONCONEWS -Email List (ACOR) Oncology News - a moderated list to broadcast Oncology News to Researchers, Physicicans, and Patients.
- Search CNN for cancer news items (CNN Interactive, USA)
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See also Medline
See also CancerLit
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Possible Causes - Menu (CancerNet)
- National Cancer Institute Research on Causes of Cancer in Children (CancerNet, USA) This factsheet gives an overview of NCI research findings and ongoing studies investigating the causes of childhood cancer.
- Psychological Stress and Cancer (CancerNet) Fact sheet
- Questions and Answers About Asbestos Exposure (CancerNet)
- Radon and Cancer (CancerNet)
- Smoking and Cancer (CancerNet)
- Carcinogen Identification and Evaluation (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details about the unit and the IARC "Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans", plus list of publications.
- Development of Thyroid Cancer Since the Chernobyl Accident (Net Magazine) Article by Professor M. Schlumberger, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif - France Includes details of the risks to children from ionizing radiation. English and French language support. PDF format
- Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Dissemination Program (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, USA) includes a report (06/1999) which concludes that evidence is "weak" for a link between EMF and cancer. The site includes the report (HTML or PDF) and press release.
- EMF / Powerlines and Cancer FAQ (Sci.Med.Physics - Oxford University)
- Hair Dyes and Cancer Risk (Medical Science Bulletin, Pharminfo)
- IARC Unit of Multistage Carcinogenesis (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis (National Cancer Institute, USA) The laboratory investigates the molecular basis of cancer. The Web page has details of the laboratory including the sections of Molecular Genetics, Liver Carcinogenesis, and Molecular Epidemiology.
- National Radiological Protection Board (UK) The NRPB is a govenment body formed in 1970 to research and protect against radiation hazards. This site includes FAQs (medical use of radiation, epidemiology, radon, UV radiation), press releases, publications, news, etc.
- Vegetarian Health and Nutrition: diet and cancer (The Vegetarian Society, UK) This is an article by Jane Brophy identifying certain fruit and vegetables which contain substances which help protect against cancer.
- Viruses and cancer (Ray's VIROLOGY home page) lecture notes of Ray Baumann
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- Physician's statement for Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk (CancerNet)
- Cancer Policy Framework (1993) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (USA)
- Carcinogenic Potency Project (Berkeley)
- Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (Department of Health, UK) a government committee
- Critical Reviews in Oncogenesis (Journal)
- Estrogens and Risk of Breast Cancer (Medical Science Bulletin, Pharminfo)
- IARC Field and Intervention Studies (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Research into chronic infections and cancer. Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Endogenous Cancer Risk Factors (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Environmental Cancer Epidemiology (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Gene Environment Interactions (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Genetic Cancer Susceptibility (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Genetic Epidemiology (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Molecular Toxicology (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Nutrition and Cancer (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Radiation and Cancer (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- IARC Unit of Viral and Hereditary Factors in Carcinogenesis (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Details of research and selected publications.
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis (National Cancer Institute, USA) The laboratory is part of the NCI Division of Basic Sciences. Research interests include enzymes of drug metabolism, interaction of carcinogens, and genetic and environmental factors in metabolism.
- Nutrition and Cancer (Journal)
- Soy Protein May Protect Against Breast Cancer (Medical Science Bulletin, Pharminfo)
- Teratogenesis Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis (Journal)
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) (Division of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis, and Centers, NCI)
- Clinical Decision Making (START, European School of Oncology) Referenced statement produced by an editorial board of top European oncologists.
- European School of Oncology an independent non-profit organisation founded in 1982 with the aim of facilitating education for health professionals. Details of courses, meetings etc.
- Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, USA) a Declaration of principles and guidelines for access, advocacy, and accountability in 3 areas: Quality cancer care, Physiologic long-term and late effects of cancer treatment, and pychosocial Issues
- Johns Hopkins Medical Laboratories (Johns Hopkins)
- Meta Index of Clinical Medicine Lists (Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources)
- Oncology Online (USA) Commercial site for US physicans (requires log-in) with resources for research, consultation and practice management.
- Oncology: Daily News (NewsPage) Todays research news
- Second Opinion in Radiology (Pilot Scheme) (via Telescan) Images can be sent by Email for a second opinion. The service is provided by the Dept of Radiology, Virckow-Kinikum, Berlin.
- START State of the Art In Oncology - Information for Health Professionals (START, European School of Oncology) A database on state-of-the-art treatment of cancer and cancer related topics is under development by the European School of Oncology.
See also Research news for Health Professionals
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First created: Mon 4 Mar 1996
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